himalayas
Newly discovered snake species gets named after Leonardo DiCaprio — here's the reason why
The snakes is just 22 inches long, which is considered small, with "short" heads, "large” nostrils, many teeth, and a "steeply domed snout." They have a "faint" gray band, which...
Mount Everest is bizarrely still growing — here's what's driving the phenomenon
It appears Mount Everest hasn't reached peak growth.
Here's one of the world's most notorious airstrips -- where only 50 pilots are deemed capable of landing
Category C qualified pilots get to strut the spot like they are Maverick from “Top Gun.”
Remembering talk show legend Phil Donahue — and his least favorite guests
Talk show host Phil Donahue passed away at the age of 88 this week.
Mount Everest’s highest camp is littered with frozen garbage, and cleanup is likely to take years
The Nepal government-funded team of soldiers and Sherpas removed 11 tons (24,000 pounds) of garbage, four dead bodies and a skeleton from Everest during this year’s climbing season.
Mt. Everest tourists throw punches over the perfect selfie position
Footage captured the ludicrous moment tourist couples brawled with each other over a viewing spot near Mount Everest.
Lost in time: Inside South Asia's happiest little kingdom
Your guide will tell you that, if you are lucky enough to be in Bhutan, you did something good in a past life. Maybe so. Landlocked against India, China and...
Last surviving member of the first team to conquer Mount Everest says it is crowded and dirty now
Since the first conquest, the peak has been climbed thousands of times, and it gets more crowded every year.
Nepal earthquake kills at least 157 in deadliest quake since 2015 as rescuers struggle to find survivors: officials
The quake occurred at 11:47 p.m. on Friday with a magnitude 6.4, Nepal's National Seismological Center said.
Flash floods kill at least 14 in India, more than 100 people missing
Among the missing were 22 army soldiers, officials said. One soldier who had been reported missing on Wednesday was later rescued by authorities, local media reported.
Miracle in ice: Indian mountain climber found alive days after falling into crevasse
Anurag Maloo, 34, is in critical condition.
Famed US skier's partner carries her body after tragic Himalayas fall
Nelson was skiing down Mount Manaslu in the Himalayas with her partner Jim Morrison when she reportedly fell into a crevasse.
I survived a 100-foot fall from mountain after maniac mule attack
A UK adventurer survived a 100-foot fall after getting attacked by an ass.
21 bodies recovered after plane crashes into Himalayan mountainside
The Tara Air planed crashed into a Himalayan mountainside during a a 20-minute scheduled flight from Pokhara to Jomsom in Nepal.
My husband died mountain climbing, then I married his best friend
When mountain-climbing sensation Alex Lowe died, his wife Jenni found love where she least expected.
46 dead after heavy rains, landslides in northern India
At least 46 people have died and several are missing after floods triggered by heavy rains hit the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, officials said Wednesday.
Himalayan glacier disaster highlights climate change risks
NEW DELHI — When Ravi Chopra saw the devastating deluge of water and debris crash downstream from a Himalayan glacier on Sunday, his first thought was that this was exactly...
Death toll from Himalayan glacier disaster rises to 26 with 200 still missing
The death toll in India from a flash flood caused by a Himalayan glacier breaking off rose to at least 26 Monday, as rescuers continue searching for about 200 missing...
81-year-old mountaineer trains for Himalayas in tribute to victims of COVID-19
MORALZARZAL, Spain - At 81 years old Spanish mountaineer Carlos Soria is training to tackle one of the world’s highest peaks, a challenge he will dedicate to elderly victims of...
Gravity-defying 'spider-sheep' are blowing the internet's mind
The laws of physics are no match for these super "spider-sheep." Twitter users are losing their minds over a video of Himalayan "blue" sheep, casually descending an impossibly steep hill...