Super talented mountaineer and skier makes monumental first descent of 20,623 foot Great Trango Tower’s West Face ...

Ski mountaineers Christina "Lusti" Lustenberger and Guillaume "Gee" Pierrel have become the first party to descend Mount ...

Mountains have always been more than just towering landforms; they symbolise mystery, power, and the resilience of nature.

Thousands of climbers attempt to summit the roof of Africa each year. Here's what it's like to be one of them.

At the top of the world, there is a sea—the remains of one, at least. The summit rocks of Mount Everest, the highest ...

March marks the arrival of spring, making it one of the best times to explore India. With the month approaching fast, the ...

Kangchenjunga (8,586m) is the third-highest mountain in the world. Located on the border between Nepal and India, the name means "the five treasures of the great snows," and it has several subpeaks.

K2 (8,611m / 28,251 feet): Known as the "Savage Mountain," K2, the world’s second-highest peak is located on the Pakistan-China border in the Karakoram range. Kangchenjunga (8,586m / 28,169 feet ...

Nepal's Department of Tourism is determined to enlarge its list of 8,000m peaks by adding six secondary summits on ...

A fatal race made Tracee Metcalfe the closest to becoming the first American woman to summit all of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks.

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