Nepal and Bhutan convened at the Deer Park Institute at Bir in Himachal Pradesh for the Zero Waste Himalaya Network Meet recently. “The participants in the workshop discussed the specific challenges ...

Every year, climbers in Nepal's high peaks face the risk of ... Considering the nature of Himalayan mountains, the biggest perk of this technology is its power/maintenance-less design.

Buddhist monks, scientists, government officials and community figures will take part in a ceremony on Monday at the Yala glacier, one of the most studied and measured ice bodies in the Hindu Kush ...

An ICIMOD report points to reduced water for 12 Asian river systems fed by the spring thaw on the Hindu Kush-Himalayan ...

Thousands of feet up on a mountain in Nepal sat a “large”-headed creature with spiny skin. Its remote home and general appearance largely helped it go unnoticed and, when occasionally found, be ...

An experienced mountaineer has died on a Himalayan mountain while ... going to bed on Sunday at Camp II on Nepal’s Mount Makalu, the fifth-tallest mountain in the world. Mr Pancoe, who had ...

“This national estimate is a historic step in Nepal’s conservation journey. It not only provides us with a clearer picture of ...

As someone who has wandered through Nepal’s breathtaking Himalayan trails more times than I can count, the question I get most often from first-time trekkers is: “What’s the best starter trek?” For ...

A US climber died attempting to scale the world's fifth-highest mountain, Makalu ... and was not feeling well,” Iswari Paudel of Himalayan Guides Nepal, told AFP. Paudel said that attempts ...

Our Everest columnist shares some intel on how to avoid illness during the 11-day hike. Plus, a rest day adventure in the ...