With Nepal's new action plan, along with community responsibility and traveller accountability, every climb should aim to preserve the cleanliness, beauty and natural ecosystem of the Himalayas.

When adventurers talk about Mount Everest, most often it's about climbing the world's highest peak. In October, Jim Morrison became the first person to ski down Everest’s most dangerous route. The ...

While it marks a feat for thrill seekers and climbers, the Himalayan peak, located on the border of Nepal and China, is incredibly treacherous due to its high altitude, severe temperatures, and low ...

Towering 8,848 meters above sea level, Mount Everest is the highest point on Earth — but how did it come to be? This video explains the collision of tectonic plates, the rise of the Himalayas, and the ...

For most climbers, summiting Everest is an unfathomable accomplishment, marking the peak of mountain climbing success. For American climber Jim Morrison, the trek to the top of Mount Everest's north ...

Jim Morrison, a 50-year-old American skier and mountaineer, made history this week by becoming the first person to ever successfully ski down Mount Everest's North Face. Morrison descended Everest on ...

Anja Djuricic was born in Belgrade, Serbia, in 1992. Her first interest in film started very early, as she learned to speak English by watching Disney animated movies (and many, many reruns). Anja ...

Mountaineers have skied other routes on Mount Everest, but never the Hornbein Couloir, a steep, narrow gully on the North Face. Luca Galuzzi via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 2.5 American ...

Jim Morrison, 50, accomplished the feat at 7:45 p.m. local time on Wednesday. An American skier made history on Wednesday as the first to descend Mount Everest's notoriously narrow north face route.

The storm that came spinning out of the Bay of Bengal in the north of the Indian Ocean last weekend was already notable. It pounded the Himalayas — the tallest mountains in the world — and unleashed a ...

A storm buried tents and stranded people on the mountain last weekend. Some experts think it might have set a record. By Judson Jones Judson Jones is a meteorologist and reporter for The Times. The ...

A blizzard that trapped hundreds of trekkers on the north side of Mount Everest last weekend captured headlines for its proximity to the famed peak. But less appreciated was the truly bizarre nature ...