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Our Everest correspondent recently attended a pre-climb meeting held by guiding company Seven Summit Treks in downtown ...
India has some of the most impressive and diverse mountain ranges in the world. From the snow covered Himalayas to the misty ...
Ang Dawa Sherpa nearly perished on his first Everest climb because he wasn’t prepared; then he went to school in Nepal for a mountain guide degree. After moving to the US, he wasn’t surprised to find ...
For as long as he can remember, former Aurora resident Brian O’Malley has aimed high.
Snowfall across the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region has dropped to its lowest level in 23 years, putting nearly two billion ...
The 2025 climbing season in the Himalayas has begun without controversy. Climbing techniques have evolved over centuries, often creating controversy and debate.
Kami Rita, 55, flew to Mount Everest on Sunday from Kathmandu to lead a group of climbers who will try to reach the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit during the spring climbing season.
he said.Around the same time, Raj Bikram, CEO of Airlift Nepal, was in touch with the Khumbu municipality for 3D-mapping Mount Everest using drones when the region’s mayor asked how much weight ...