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At the Bangla Mountaineering and Trekking Club (BMTC), climbers gathered on fixed days. Photos of expeditions from home and abroad were screened on a big screen. Participants learned about trekking ...

With the retreat of the climbing team attempting a winter ascent on Makalu, the winter climbing season in the Himalayas officially ends. The pristine mountain range will enjoy a respite from human ...

Three American climbers lay in the dark, sharing a custom-made sleeping bag on a portable ledge dangling from a massive cliff high in the Himalayas. They were anchored to the north face of Mount Jannu ...

Climbing season in the Himalayas predominately takes place just twice per year when the Jetstream subsides above the Himalayan sky. The Himalaya, the highest mountain range in the world, stretches ...

SALT LAKE CITY – Three American climbers lay in the dark, sharing a custom-made sleeping bag on a portable ledge dangling from a massive cliff high in the Himalayas. They were anchored to the north ...

(NEW YORK) — Climbing Mount Everest is one of the most difficult feats known to humankind, but the treacherous expedition is getting even more challenging due to climate change, according to experts.

The tear-jerking documentary tracks her life story with archival footage of all her climbs, and intimate and candid ...

A woman who was born in Sonora, grew up in Groveland and Yosemite Valley, and has extensive rock climbing and mountaineering experience in California and Alaska is traveling to the Himalayas last week ...