The Continental Collision That Started It All The collision between India and Eurasia began roughly 50 to 55 million years ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Earth is home to 14 “eight-thousanders,” summits that top off at ...

High in the Himalayas, such extreme weather means blizzards and snowstorms, which is a huge risk for trekking, mountaineering ...

It was recently reported by Kris Annapurna in ExplorersWeb that elite alpinists Fay Manners of the UK and Michelle Dvorak of the U.S. had been missing at approximately 21,300 feet on Chaukhamba III.

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — American and British climbers have been rescued after being stranded for three days on a mountain in India’s Himalayan north. Fay Jane Manners from the United Kingdom and ...

Camp 2 below the Lhotse face. Photos: LAKPA SHERPA/8K EXPEDITIONS It is currently summit week on Everest, with strong pre-monsoon storms lashing the world’s highest mountain. Climbers and their Nepali ...

Day 3, the weather worsens during the first ascent of Phungi Peak (6538 m), Himalaya, Nepal (Yury Koshelenko, Aleksei Lonchinskii) Planetmountain.com is a site about climbing, mountaineering, trekking ...

An all-women international expedition has reached Rolwaling Valley in Dolakha district to attempt the 5,930-metre Ramdung ...

The body of US mountaineer and extreme skier Hilaree Nelson was recovered on Wednesday by a search and rescue team in the Himalayas, the BBC reported. Nelson, 49, had gone missing on Monday after ...