Climbers are searching for ways to climb the highest mountains in the world in shorter time periods, including the use of ...

Mountaineers who have trained and had their sights set on climbing to the summit of Mount Everest this month will have to ...

For the mountaineers, climbing the peaks of Mount Everest is the piece de resistance of their careers. What a lot of people don't realize is that accomplishing ...

A powerful earthquake struck Tibet this week, estimated between 6.8 and 7.1 magnitude. Its effects were devastating.

German climber Jost Kobusch safely reached base camp at the foot of Mount Everest, relieved and feeling accomplished. The climber braved high winds, freezing co ...

A strong earthquake shook a mountainous region in western China near Nepal on Tuesday morning, killing at least nine people.

The epicenter of the magnitude 6.8 quake that hit around 9:05am Tuesday morning was in Tingri county, in Shigatse city ...