Kailash Mansarovar is regarded as one of the holiest mountains in the world. While Hindus believe it is the abode of Lord ...

'The Ascent of Mt. Meru' is a documentary film which shows the journey of Indian mountaineers who made the World's first ascent on Meru South peak from its West face in the Himalayas in 2023.

Makalu Climbing Team Retreats Shy of Summit With the retreat of the climbing team attempting a winter ascent on Makalu, the ...

Meru Trayodashi is a Jain festival marking the enlightenment and salvation of Rishabhanatha Deva, the first Jain Tirthankara. Celebrated on the 13th day of Shukla Paksha in Magh, it emphasizes ...

An international study has cautioned that the growing number of hydroelectric projects near glacier lakes in the Himalayas increases risks of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF). The 2023 flood ...

The GLOF in Sikkim underscores climate crisis impacts; while dam redesign aims to enhance safety, experts warn mega hydro projects in the Himalayas are risky. The Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF ...

Jan 28 (Reuters) - Israeli troops who seized strategic ground in southern Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad will remain on the summit of Mount Hermon indefinitely, Defence Minister Israel ...

We are escaping the smog once again. This is becoming an annual pilgrimage. As the early morning train chugs myopically through a land of shifting shadows and ghosts, the sun, at last, bursts ...

Earthquakes in the Himalayas evoke a special kind of dread in the country. Memories of two deadly quakes in Nepal in April and May of 2015 that killed at least 9,000 and caused incalculable damage ...

JAKARTA, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Authorities have begun evacuating 3,000 residents near the Mount Ibu volcano on Indonesia's eastern island of Halmahera, the disaster agency said on Thursday ...

The Kathmandu Post indicated that the new fee structure is just one of a slew of new rules on Mount Everest for 2025 and beyond. Some of the rules are ostensibly aimed at combating pollution ...