India, Jan. 28 -- Much before they were turned into instruments of control, Tibet's mountains were once places of refuge and ...

As the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates slowly collide, the Himalayan mountains continue to rise. However a new study suggests the Indian plate may be peeling apart, causing a slab tear. Scientists ...

An industrial construction site on the upper Mekong, with a Tibetan village on the opposite bank, 2011. Credit: Scott Ezell In 2004, I traveled a thousand miles in the eastern Tibetan plateau by local ...

Located in Daofu County of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, the Zhara Mountains have been one of the sacred mountains since ancient times, according to the legend of Tibetan ...

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Mount Shishapangma is seen from Baiku Lake in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Sept. 2, 2023. American mountaineer Anna Gutu and a ...

Photo taken on July 15, 2017 shows Namcha Barwa in Tibet Autonomous Region. Located at the junction of Himalayas, Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains and Hengduan Mountains, Namcha Barwa is the highest ...

Yangzom Brauen's new family memoir Across Many Mountains tells the harrowing yet ultimately inspirational story of her grandmother and mother's life in Tibet and their subsequent escape and exile ...

BEIJINGBEIJING — American mountaineer Anna Gutu and a Nepalese guide Mingmar Sherpa were confirmed Sunday dead after avalanches struck the slopes of a Tibetan mountain, while two others remained ...