The Continental Collision That Started It All The collision between India and Eurasia began roughly 50 to 55 million years ago when the Indian plate crashed into the Eurasian plate, creating the ...

The highest mountains in the world have a unique allure. A journey just to catch glimpses of these mysterious, remote, savage giants is the trip of a lifetime for many and, for mountaineers, they’re ...

Climbing teams are progressing on Mt. Everest as the spring climbing season in the Himalayas takes shape. At 29,029 feet, the highest mountain in the world endures the relentless force of the Jet ...

Nepal's mountains including Everest have long drawn climbers from across the world, but a growing community is exploring ...

The climbing season in the Himalayas continues, with high-altitude expeditions taking on K2 and other 8,000-meter peaks in the Karakoram. After a successful spring season on Mount Everest, Lhotse, and ...

Tracee Metcalfe wouldn’t have considered herself a mountaineer at the beginning of it all. Growing up in the suburbs of L.A.

A fatal race thrust Tracee Metcalfe into a surprising position: the closest to becoming the first American woman to summit all of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks. But to claim the record, she’d have to ...