Climbing expeditions will soon launch into the Himalayas to prepare for their bids on 8,000-meter peaks – the highest mountains in the world. By early May, the Jetstream will make its annual ...

The climbing expedition teams seeking to summit Himalayan peaks this winter season are currently acclimatizing in the Khumbu Valley, with Ama Dablam (22,349 feet) serving as a warm-up peak for ...

The 2025 climbing season in the Himalayas has begun without controversy. Climbing techniques have evolved over centuries, often creating controversy and debate.

One of the greatest mountain guides will attempt to ... which ends in May. Most climbing of Everest and nearby Himalayan peaks is done in April and May, when weather conditions are most favorable.

The Puja Ceremony is a sacred Buddhist tradition that occurs before every climbing expedition in the Himalayas.

Our Everest correspondent recently attended a pre-climb meeting held by guiding company Seven Summit Treks in downtown ...

I’ve quit drinking and started climbing again, and have returned to the Himalaya. I’ve come to recognize that the notion that summiting a mountain could fix me was as much an illusion as the ...

Peter Thomas via Unsplash The Himalayan mountains are one of the harshest environments in ... Clouded leopards are one of the few species that can climb down trees going headfirst. Pamela Newton via ...

The colorful swirls and stripes that characterize China's Rainbow Mountains would have remained hidden without the epic ...

Climbing expeditions will soon launch into the Himalayas to prepare for their bids on 8,000-meter peaks – the highest mountains in the world. By early May, the Jetstream will make its annual ...

Peter Thomas via Unsplash The Himalayan mountains are one of the harshest ... Clouded leopards are one of the few species that can climb down trees going headfirst. Pamela Newton via Unsplash ...