The first alpine-style expedition of the season leaves for Nepal shortly. Three veteran climbers will attempt Yalung Peak ...

At the top of the world, there is a sea—the remains of one, at least. The summit rocks of Mount Everest, the highest ...

In order to get on to the middle of the glacier, we had to thread our way through moraine mounds; the route had, however, ...

On the reading list this week is an omnibus edition of Frank S Smythe’s writing that offers a view of early Himalayan ...

For a considerable distance the gradient of the Kangchenjunga Glacier is a gentle one, and in five miles it does not rise more than 1,500 feet. The day before, Wood Johnson and I had noted a snowy ...

A team of Sherpas has fixed ropes as far as Camp 2 on Annapurna. On Saturday, they begin work on the treacherous section ...

This article uncovers the highest mountains in Asia and their breathtaking altitudes, with the Himalayas' peaks dominating the list.

Himalaya Airlines is starting a new flight between Pokhara and Lhasa from 31 March. The weekly flight will be the first ...

The water surge came after intense rainfall burst the high-altitude Lhonak Lake, which sits at the base of a glacier in peaks surrounding the world's third-highest mountain, Kangchenjunga.

Kangchenjunga is India’s highest mountain and the third-highest in the world. It is on the India-Nepal border. Tap to read in detail.