A Buddhist "purification ritual" will be held on June 15 to seek the forgiveness of the locals' guardian deity. Read more at ...

Most routes are from the Nepal side, so it is unlikely that the measure will succeed. But it does highlight the cultural ...

The first-ever study of GPS-collared snow leopards carried out in Nepal has shown that these hyper elusive big cats spend up ...

Gangtok, The Sikkim Bhutia Lepcha Apex Committee on Saturday appealed to the Nepal government and the Nepal Mountaineering Association to immediately halt a planned expedition to Mt Kangchenjunga, ...

Today is the 70th anniversary of the first ascent of 8,586m Kangchenjunga, the world’s third-highest mountain. Located on the border of Nepal and Sikkim, India, Kangchenjunga means the Five ...

Keval Kakka has become the first Indian to scale eight of the world’s fourteen 8,000-metre-plus peaks. Mountaineering is just ...

Horia Colibășanu, one of Romania's most famous high-altitude climbers, is set to embark on a new high-altitude expedition ...

Sirbaz summits Mt. Kangchenjunga, marking the completion of all 8,000-meter peaks Sirbaz Khan becomes the first Pakistani climber in history to conquer all 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks ...

Hidden within India's most stunning mountain ranges are religious retreats that provide more than scenic views; they provide ...

GUWAHATI: Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, expressing concern over the scaling of the “sacred Mount Khangchendzonga” (Mount Kangchenjunga ...