Climbers trekking through a snowy slope heading to Mount Everest in the distance - Vixit/Shutterstock Mount Everest is the highest point on Earth. It stands at an incredible 29,032 feet and grows ...

For seasoned climbers, Nepal has always been the go-to spot. But here’s some exciting news: for the next two years, adventurers can attempt nearly 100 (97 to be precise) Himalayan peaks in Nepal ...

The British mountaineer rescued from an unsummited Himalayan mountain has told The Telegraph she feared she would die after being stranded in a -15C snowstorm. Fay Manners, 37, and her American friend ...

Since the first conquest of Mount Everest in 1953, the peak has been climbed thousands of times, though hundreds have lost their lives attempting the trek. The famous mountain sits on the border of ...

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 ...

An American climber along with her British climbing partner have been rescued at an altitude of more than 20,000 feet after becoming stranded in the Himalayas for three days. American Michelle Dvorak ...

The ‘second’ climbing season in the Himalayas is about to begin. The ‘first’ climbing season, which began in March and ended in June, is known as the pre-monsoon period. The post-monsoon season begins ...

Fay Manners and Michelle Dvorak were perched high on the snowy face of a Himalayan mountain when disaster struck their quest to become the first to summit its peak. At more than 6,000 meters (about 20 ...

Ramy Inocencio is a CBS News foreign correspondent based in London, covering Europe and the Middle East. He joined the Network in 2019 as CBS News' Asia correspondent, based in Beijing and reporting ...

High above the clouds, where prayer flags snap in thin air, and climbers chase lifelong dreams, another, quieter legacy has ...

Twin brothers have conquered a Himalayan mountain, one dressed in modern clothing, the other wearing a replica of kit worn by British explorers 100 years ago. Hugo and Ross Turner, from Christow in ...