An unofficial hiking trail to the top of San Diego’s 84th highest, but perhaps most visible East County peak. Season: ...

Makalu Climbing Team Retreats Shy of Summit With the retreat of the climbing team attempting a winter ascent on Makalu, the ...

The Japan Gunma Winter Annapurna I Expedition, led by Kuniaki Yagihara, was a big team that included 15 Japanese and eight climbing sherpas. They attempted the Bonington route on the South Face ...

It was a culmination of a decade-long effort that started when Purandare heard of the legendary climbing Sherpas of Darjeeling from renowned explorer Harish Kapadia. “Western literature usually ...

Vincent Sablich and Tamsin Hunt have won the second edition of Tenzing Norgay Sherpa Open Climbing Competition held at ...

Rising Prices, New Rules on Mount Everest The allure of climbing Mount Everest, since the first ascent in 1953, continues to escalate, resulting in overcrowding ...

A new regulation may ban independent climbers on all Nepal's 8,000m peaks, including Everest. As of this fall, everyone must ...

Mount Everest's Sherpas are considering a climbing boycott following the deadliest avalanche in the mountain's history. Several Sherpas have already quit, while others are still mulling over a boycott ...

The price of a permit to climb the world’s highest peak will rise 36 percent later this year. Guides believe that climbers ...