From sacred lakes to former kingdoms, these trails deliver all the Himalayan drama without the Everest circus.

In 2019, while in Peru as a camp counselor, Tyler Andrews set his first Fastest Known Time (FKT) on the 37.9-mile Salkantay ...

Forces of tourism on one hand and climate change on the other are posing huge challenges for these marginal environments.

A Nepalese drone technology company has used UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) on Mount Everest to transport crucial ...

The crowded conditions on Everest meant that I couldn’t speed climb it without oxygen, which was my original goal. So Makalu made sense. Dawa holds up peace flags at the summit of Makalu.

History is repeating itself in the world of controversial sports records.

A new proposal from Nepal aims to tighten requirements and improve climber safety on the world's tallest peak, but such proposals rarely become law.

The only surviving member of the mountaineering expedition that first conquered Mount Everest said Saturday that the world’s highest peak is too crowded and dirty, and the mountain is a god that ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — The only surviving member of the mountaineering expedition that first conquered Mount Everest said Saturday that the world's highest peak is too crowded and dirty, and the ...

World News Last living member of first Mountain Everest climb says mountain is now too dirty, crowded: ‘Dirtying the gods’ By Angela Barbuti Published March 2, 2024, 3:40 p.m. ET ...