Search and recovery operations on Mt Makalu have been officially called off after extreme weather conditions and treacherous ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's summit week in Nepal, with action already on Everest, Lhotse, Kangchenjunga, and Dhaulagiri. Now, with the return of good ...

The recovery team launches a second attempt to retrieve the body of Phurba Ongel and find Abofazl Gozali of Iran in what ...

American mountaineer Alexander Pancoe died, likely from cardiac arrest, while preparing to summit Mt Makalu in Nepal. The renowned mountaineer from Illinois felt unwell late on Sunday night at Camp II ...

The Winter Climbing Season began Saturday, December 21, with the solstice and the official start of the astronomical winter. This year, several teams went to the Himalayas to attempt winter ascents on ...

On Sunday, May 4, American climber Alex Pancoe died on the slopes of Nepal’s 27,838-foot Makalu, the world’s fifth-highest mountain. Pancoe was completing an acclimatization hike in preparation for a ...

Thrill seekers regularly head to the Himalayas to climb and trek through some of the toughest and most beautiful terrain in the world. Most of the time, everything goes smoothly, but occasionally ...

On Monday, alpinist Adrian Ballinger completed the first recorded ski descent from the true summit of 27,766-foot Makalu, the world’s fifth-highest mountain. Ballinger, along with his climbing ...

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 ...

The Everest range, including Lhotse (far left), Makalu (centre) and Ama Dablam (R) - Copyright AFP PRAKASH MATHEMA The Everest range, including Lhotse (far left ...