The climbing season on Mount Everest peaks in late May and early June every year. Extreme weather patterns at this location ...

Climbing through history tells the stories of more than a dozen female climbers who have conquered the world's greatest peaks ...

A recent article in the Rising Nepal highlighted a concerted effort to spread the word on the rapid melting of the Khumbu Glaciers and plastic pollution, especially in Sagarmāthā National Park, home ...

Mountaineering is never 'easy'. Nothing is in your hands, you have to be prepared. That's the same for life as well.' ...

A new film, Everest Revisited: 1924–2024, looks beyond the headlines to consider what Everest has come to mean, both in the past and the present.

For 160 years, the body of a Scots aristocrat who died in the first expedition to the top of the Matterhorn has been trapped ...

From murderous mountains to boiling hot springs these are the world's most dangerous natural attractions, ranked.

In many ways, Glenn Porzak embodies the challenges and contradictions of the West. The region’s prosperity depends on its ...

When female mountaineers refer to hostile conditions, it might not be just the rockface they are talking about, writes Roger ...

An adrenaline junkie, she delights in chasing altitude peak points all over the world, not to break records but simply to ...

The climb to Everest Base Camp is often marketed as an adventure for anyone. But as the autumn season approaches, being ...