A snowless Himalayan winter is raising alarms across India. Experts explain what a ‘snow drought’ means and why it matters ...

Experts say dwindling snowfall during winter will impact the lives and livelihoods of millions.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Earth is home to 14 “eight-thousanders,” summits that top off ...

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — American and British climbers have been rescued after being stranded for three days on a mountain in India’s Himalayan north. Fay Jane Manners from the United Kingdom and ...

It was recently reported by Kris Annapurna in ExplorersWeb that elite alpinists Fay Manners of the UK and Michelle Dvorak of the U.S. had been missing at approximately 21,300 feet on Chaukhamba III.

Mount Everest increases in height by about 4 millimeters each year due to tectonic plates constantly moving. The height is changing because the Indian tectonic plate is pushing below the Eurasian ...

Coming down is the hard part, most mountain climbers will tell you, a maxim proved to tragic effect in August 2008, when 11 of 25 experienced adventurers from five different countries perished while ...

On Friday, residents of Rajbiraj near the Indian border could see clear across the breadth of Nepal to mountains like Cho Oyu and Makalu that form Nepal's northern frontier with China. All photos: ...

After a long silence, the Himalayas called me back -- an irresistible summons that only mountains possess. And I had to ...

Camp 2 below the Lhotse face. Photos: LAKPA SHERPA/8K EXPEDITIONS It is currently summit week on Everest, with strong pre-monsoon storms lashing the world’s highest mountain. Climbers and their Nepali ...