Over-picking and climate change threaten the future of yartsa gunbu and the communities that have come to rely on income ...

The Nepali climbers are the first to summit K2 ... the world's second highest mountain, in winter. Mountaineer Nimsdai Purja, a member of the group, said they reached the peak at 17:00 local ...

Such contributions may appear valuable when pitched as ‘perspectives from within’—which can offer Himalayan Studies ...

Mount Everest saw two record-breaking climbs on Sunday with a Nepali sherpa making the most ... Kami Rita Sherpa, 54, scaled the world's tallest mountain for a 29th time while British man Kenton ...

This year, at least 12 people have died on the mountain -- 9 foreign nationals, and 3 Nepalis, including Australian climber Jason Kennison – while five are missing -- 1 foreign and 4 Nepalis.