Mountaineers who are setting their sights on Mt. Everest should be aware of certain new rules that will keep them safe on the ...

Before it can become fatal, altitude sickness, also known as mountain sickness, can cause symptoms like headache, shortness ...

The Puja Ceremony is a sacred Buddhist tradition that occurs before every climbing expedition in the Himalayas.

Trekking through Nepal isn’t just about hiking, it’s approximately residing in a dream underneath a number of the tallest ...

A heart-racing hike in Nepal weaves its way through rivers, valleys and timeless Sherpa villages, and offers the ultimate ...

AMORGOS, Greece (AP) — For more than a millennium, Orthodox Christian monks have woken up in the predawn darkness to start their day with prayer at ... up the precipitous mountain that plunges ...

The club subsequently blocked fans from bringing national flags to their home games “out of respect” for the countries involved in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Al Fararjeh and Mt ...

Navy veteran Brian O'Malley will be attempting to summit Mount Everest in April. If he's successful, he will be the third American over 60 to do it and the first from the state of Georgia.

BOISE, Idaho (CBS2 News) — A Boise man is in Nepal, preparing to climb to the highest point on earth. Alexander Clarke says he'll have to stay at base camp for more than a month before he can even ...

A 14-member South African hiking team, including a father-son duo and several hikers over 50, will embark on an 11 day expedition to Mount Everest Base Camp in April. The team will trek 130km ...

This Everest season, Karl Egloff and Tyler Andrews will try speed ascents. Kaji Sherpa holds the record, set in 1998, but not everyone believed his story.