Last year, Bartek Ziemski and Oswald Rodrigo Pereira of Poland stunned the climbing community when flying under the radar, they completed unsupported ascents of Annapurna and Dhaulagiri without ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Today is the 70th anniversary of the first ascent of 8,586m Kangchenjunga, the world’s third-highest mountain. Located on the ...
Michael Gardner died in a fall on Jannu East (7,468m), in Nepal’s Kangchenjunga region, on October 7. The 32-year-old was attempting a new route with longtime friend and climbing partner Sam Hennessey ...
A lawmaker in India is demanding an end to climbing on the world's third-tallest mountain. The Chief Minister of India's Sikkim region wants climbers to steer clear of the 28,169ft (8,586m) ...
The world’s 14 highest mountains all rise from the Himalaya in Tibet and Nepal – the iconic 8,000-meter peaks, eight of which reside in Nepal. Now, Nepal’s Department of Tourism seeks to alter ...