Cho Oyu is the sixth-highest mountain in the world. We examine the routes on the difficult, rarely climbed Nepalese side of ...

A small village in the Swiss Alps has been engulfed by ice, mud, and rock in a rare natural disaster that points to an uncertain future as unstable mountainous glaciers can break apart in destructive ...

Mountaineers will have to contend with much more unpredictable conditions. Climbing Mount Everest is one of the most difficult feats known to humankind, but the treacherous expedition is getting even ...

A 29-year-old’s body was recovered from Mount McKinley after dying in an avalanche, officials said. Tim Rains National Park Service A 29-year-old skier from Washington died in an avalanche in Alaska’s ...

A study reveals the catastrophic effects of a glacial lake outburst flood in Thame Valley, Nepal, triggered by a rock ...