This year, a legendary high-altitude climber and his courageous life partner opened a new alpine-style route on Nanga Parbat, the so-called Killer Mountain of Pakistan's Himalaya. Denis Urubko, 52, of ...

The climbing season in the Himalayas continues, with high-altitude expeditions taking on K2 and other 8,000-meter peaks in the Karakoram. After a successful spring season on Mount Everest, Lhotse, and ...

With the spring climbing season well underway on Mt. Everest and other Himalayan 8,000-meter peaks, elite mountain guiding company Madison Mountaineering’s expeditions are moving. Their Everest team, ...

A new book details the elaborate industry that has developed around Mt. Everest and the hundreds of climbers who attempt to scale it each year. REUTERS In April, 2013, a group of Sherpas, the iconic ...

Nepal expects a surge in mountaineering expeditions on Mt Everest this spring before fees are hiked to climb the world’s highest mountain. The number of tourists and mountaineers coming to Nepal has ...

Planetmountain.com is a site about climbing, mountaineering, trekking, via ferrata, freeriding, ski mountaineering, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and ice climbing on all the mountains of the world. It ...

Planetmountain.com is a site about climbing, mountaineering, trekking, via ferrata, freeriding, ski mountaineering, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and ice climbing on all the mountains of the world. It ...

Climbing to the top of the tallest mountain in America is a truly herculean task that requires extreme dedication. Here's what the climb is like.

After an arduous seven-hour trek, they arrived at Shipton's Camp around 2 pm, at which point they realised Macharia—who was ...

Mount Everest, the highest summit on the planet, has become an enduring symbol of adventure and human capabilities. Its dangerous conditions and deadly allure have motivated filmmakers to explore the ...