When you think about the world’s highest mountains, Mount Everest probably comes to mind first. The planet’s roof is actually ...

Astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS) shot these photographs of the Himalayas, the Tibetan Plateau, and the Indo-Gangetic plain. A team of researchers at the Stanford Doerr School ...

Climbing expeditions will soon launch into the Himalayas to prepare for their bids on 8,000-meter peaks – the highest mountains in the world. By early May, the Jetstream will make its annual northern ...

Nima Rinji Sherpa’s ears are still tinged black from wind chill, an occupational hazard of climbing to heights where humans struggle to breathe and where the weather can turn deadly in an ...

Home to eight of the world’s ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest, Nepal attracts hundreds of climbers and trekkers every year. But avalanches remain one of the deadliest hazards on its slopes.