All of the tallest mountains in the world are located in Asia, either in the Himalayas or the Karakorum ranges. Of the 10 ...

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

The list of globally recognised eight-thousanders in Nepal includes Everest (8,848.86 metres), Kanchenjunga (8,586 metres), ...

Nepal, a nation famous for its grand mountains and wealthy social legacy, offers a few of the most assorted and breathtaking trekking encounters in the world. Among the numerous trekking courses, two ...

Nepal is home to many of the most glowing touring courses in the world. Among these, the Everest Base Camp trip, Annapurna ...

This week, alpinist Anatoli Boukreev would have turned 67. One of the best alpinists of the 20th century, Boukreev made hundreds of bold ascents.

The Little Mountain fire erupted Wednesday in San Bernardino County. (San Bernardino County Fire Protection District) ‘To call this a crime of violence is quite the understatement’: Judge ...

Mount Everest is indeed the world's highest mountain, with its peak standing at 8,849m (that's 8.8km) above the ocean.

Why it's incredible: The mountain looks like a human-made pyramid. A mountain that's hidden in a sea of snow in Antarctica looks strikingly like an ancient Egyptian pyramid when viewed from above.

It dominated the skyline most days, besides views of Annapurna (26,545’) and Dhaulagiri (26,721 ... making for beautiful pictures of the mountain. A few of us headed up as far as we felt ...

The flight took just 20 minutes at 10,500 feet and flew through a narrow valley passage around two 8,000 m mountains (Annapurna and Dhaulagiri ... It was a beautiful mountain flight with the ...