GILGIT-BALTISTAN, (ANI) - K2, the second-highest mountain on the planet after Mount Everest, has become a 'garbage mountain' as a mound of trash has piled up, raising environmental concerns. The ...

NEW DELHI – A 18-year-old Nepali mountaineer, Nima Rinji Sherpa, set a new world record on October 6, becoming the youngest person to conquer all 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks.

Russia's economy minister says the country's economy is on the brink of a recession. Economy Minister Maxim Reshetnikov ...

A Buddhist "purification ritual" will be held on June 15 to seek the forgiveness of the locals' guardian deity. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

One of the project’s highlights is a 1,315-meter-long (4,314-foot) steel and concrete bridge above the Chenab River connecting two mountains with an arch 359 meters (1,177 feet) above the water.

Mt. Khangchendzonga, India’s tallest peak at 8,586 metres above sea level, borders Sikkim and Nepal. The NIMAS and the Army teams approached the peak from the Nepal side, as the mountain is ...

For most riders, conquering India’s highest motorable pass is a once-in-a-lifetime feat. But for Subrata Boral, a 54-year-old Kolkata-based mountaineer-turned-biker, it’s only the beginning. Having ...

Two climbers - one Indian and one Filipino - have died on the world’s highest mountain peak, Mount Everest, marking the first deaths of the current March–May climbing season, Reuters reported ...

Emirati adventurer Saeed Al Maamari has achieved a new accomplishment in mountain sports, after successfully climbing Kanchenjunga (8,586 metres), the highest peak in India and the third highest ...

American climber dies during charity ascent on world’s fifth-highest peak in Nepal Mr Alexander Pancoe, 39, died on Sunday while settling into his sleeping bag at the mountain’s second high camp.

The world’s fifth-highest mountain, Makalu’s peak is 28,000 feet high — almost as tall as Mount Everest, the world’s tallest peak at a height of 29,032 feet.

An American mountaineer died on Mount Makalu in eastern Nepal during a climb to raise funds for a children's cancer programme, officials said on Tuesday, the second death in the Himalayan nation's ...