Back then, it was a regional list, conceived as an objective way to determine which mountains in the Indonesian archipelago would probably be worth attempting to hike at weekends. We developed the ...

More and more, mountain snow in the Mount Everest region is vanishing into thin air. The snow line on Mount Everest's ...

A brewing controversy over private cable car projects in Nepal’s hills has taken a new turn after the country’s planning ...

KATHMANDU – Nepal has announced a 36% hike in permit fees for climbing Mount Everest, the first increase in nearly a decade. The new fees, effective from September 2025, are aimed at boosting ...

Photo courtesy of Nwang “Anthony” Sherpa SOUTH NORWALK – Himalaya SoNo plans to open its culturally rich restaurant, bar, music venue, and retail shop on Feb. 26. That day is the Hindu ...

Picking up the camera in the late 19th century, clearness of vision, sharpness and luminosity define the pioneering mountain ...

By Shanna Hanbury A photo series on ice stupas — artificial glaciers in the northern Indian Himalayas — recently won first place in the 2024-25 Onewater’s Walk of Water: Water Towers photo story ...

India added nearly $23 billion to its merchandise trade deficit in January 2025, taking the deficit for the first 10 months ...

Despite a significant increase in the number of climbs, the overall mortality rate has remained stable at around 1%. Between ...

Swiss mountaineer Nicolas Hojac is known for scaling peaks all over the world – including many speedy ascents of the Eiger north face in his home country.

Cyclones, cows, yaks and altitude sickness were just some of the challenges that Limerickman Denis Quilty faced in climbing Island Peak, a 6,189-metre mountain in the Himalayas. Cyclones ...