KATHMANDU - An American mountaineer died on Mount Makalu in eastern Nepal during a climb to raise funds for a children's cancer programme, officials said on Tuesday, the second death in the Himalayan ...

Mount Kailash is considered impenetrable. Many mountaineers have tried to climb this mountain, but none have been successful.

Following years of concern over the amount of climbers — both experienced and amateur — attempting to scale Mount Everest, a major change is in the works.

For Huang Chunyan, 43, summiting Qomolangma in 2017 was a statement against gender bias in her small hometown village. Now, ...

Following years of concern over the amount of climbers attempting to scale Mount Everest, a sweeping change is on the horizon which will dramatically change who can step foot on the mountain in the ...

When China opened up and millions went abroad, it influenced everything from fashion and cuisine to values and perspectives.

Nepal is set to pass a law to grant permits to climb Mount Everest only to those who have previously scaled at least one ...

China is tightening control over Tibet and flexing its strategic roof of the world advantage by cyber-spying on the Dalai ...

One of the requirements for applying for an Everest climbing permit is to have experience climbing a peak at least 7,000 ...