Nepal trekking – without the crowds but with community spirit
An alternative to Nepal's Poon Hill, peaceful Mohare Danda has comparable views and benefits local women and families For ...
A journey through the treacherous trek to Mount Everest base camp with 7News' Scott Thuman
There are few sights in the entire world–few iconic horizons–that can make you stop in your tracks and struggle for words.
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View from the Front Porch: Finding and climbing your own mountain
Lhakpa Sherpa was born in a small village in Nepal in 1973. She remembers taking her little brother to school and having to ...
A Year After the Shishapangma Tragedy, Climber Tracee Metcalfe Returned to Set a Record.
Metcalfe, a 50-year-old doctor from Colorado, recently became the first American woman to ascend all 14 mountains above 8,000 ...
Remembering Gunter Oskar Dyhrenfurth
On this day in 1886, the German-Swiss mountaineer Gunter Oskar Dyhrenfurth was born. We detail his astonishing successes in ...
10 Most Dangerous Mountains to Climb in the World
Discover the 10 most dangerous mountains to climb, featuring extreme weather, technical challenges, and deadly conditions ...
This classic Nepalese trek is a photographer's dream
The Annapurna region in north-central Nepal is home to towering Himalayan peaks, sweeping valleys, ancient villages and some of the country’s best multi-day hiking trails.
Why Himalayan hiking trails in Nepal are a photographer's dream
The Annapurna region in north-central Nepal is home to towering Himalayan peaks, sweeping valleys, ancient villages and some ...
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Hidesuke Taneishi, Daiki Yamamoto make first ascent of Mt Pholesobi in Nepal
Japanese mountaineers Hidesuke Taneishi and Daiki Yamamoto have made the first ascent of Pholesobi Peak (6652m) in Nepal via a direct line up the mountain's North Face ... The crux was some verglas ...