President of the Nepal Mountaineering Association Nima Nuru Sherpa has been elected to board of the International Climbing ...

Once a historic trading post where Tibetan sherpas bartered salt, wool, and livestock for rice, grains, and other essentials from the lower regions of Nepal, Namche Bazaar now offers an endless array ...

Ukrainian climbers Mykyta Balabanov and Mykhailo Fomin navigate a new route up Ama DaBlam while thinking of conflict and ...

SHS James said that the weather in Nepal would prevent rescue action in the days to ... old Huserka as “one of the best ...

In the Sea Of Japan, we meet another curious critter, the firefly squid ( Watasenia scintillans ). When it’s time to mate, these squid embark on a one-way journey up from the deep so they can spawn in ...

Concluding the Fall Himalayan Climbing Season The second, or fall, climbing season in the Himalaya will soon end. Deep winter will soon envelope the highest mou ...

A Brief Opening on Carstensz Pyramid Two elite mountain guiding companies remained patient waiting for Puncak Jaya, or ...

On Oct. 9, Nima reached the top of the 8,027-meter (26,335-foot) Shishapangma along with his partner, Pasang Nurbu Sherpa.

Nepal’s ethnic Sherpas have lived ... Nima slipped on an icy rock. “My first word from my mouth was my climbing partner’s name. I knew he would somehow save me, so I just called him ...