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The second, or fall, climbing season in the Himalaya will soon end. Deep winter will soon envelope the highest mountains in the world rendering these giants unclimbable. Several expeditions have set ...

Two veterans of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, both amputees, have conquered the Himalayas. The expedition included Ivan Tarn and Oleksandr Dashko, two veterans from the Artan and Kraken special ...

Climbers from around the world will soon complete their Mt. Everest preparations, and their expeditions will depart for Base Camp. The exciting spring climbing season begins with excitement and ...

Three American climbers lay in the dark, sharing a custom-made sleeping bag on a portable ledge dangling from a massive cliff high in the Himalayas. They were anchored to the north face of Mount Jannu ...

High-altitude climbing in the cold amid rocky terrain is not the stuff of dreams for most of us. But Gant Yasanayake of Queen Creek took it in his stride, literally, when he completed a trek in the ...

(NEW YORK) — Climbing Mount Everest is one of the most difficult feats known to humankind, but the treacherous expedition is getting even more challenging due to climate change, according to experts.