Darby Allin’s climb of Mount Everest has begun. Allin is making the ascent with Adventure Consultants, a New Zealand-based ...

Nepal’s climate vulnerability shapes its climate goals and strategies, with the Sagarmatha Sambad as a rising symbol of ...

The spring climbing season has begun in the iconic Himalayas, when mountaineers flock to the roof of the world and the earth's highest mountains. In recent year ...

(CNN) -- Prime Minister Helen Clark said today that the passing of Sir Edmund Hillary is a profound loss to New Zealand. "My thoughts are with Lady Hillary, Sir Edmund's children, wider family, and ...

For as long as he can remember, former Aurora resident Brian O’Malley has aimed high.

On May 29, 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and climbing companion Tenzing Norgay became the first to scale the summit of Mount ...

IT takes most mountaineers at least 70 days to scale the world’s highest peak, as even the fittest athletes have to acclimatise their bodies to the deadly thin air on Mount Everest.  But ...

Maybe you can blame it on Sir Edmund Hillary, the New Zealander who along with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first humans ...

While Everest remains the most climbed mountain above 8,000 meters, other Himalayan peaks in Nepal have also gained attention. Manaslu ranks second in terms of successful ascents, with 3,023 climbers ...

Learn these smart packing strategies from past and present adventurers, who know what to take and leave behind ...

three years before Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay scaled Mt. Everest for the first time. Annapurna I, the 10th highest mountain in the world, stands 8,091 meters (26,545 feet) in the ...