The highest recorded elevations of Jeffrey pines provide new evidence of a warming climate in the High Sierra. UC Davis ...

Tragedy struck on Makalu (8,485m / 27,840 feet), the world’s fifth-highest peak, when Alex Pancoe, 39, of Chicago, apparently suffered cardiac arrest at Camp 2 ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal -- An American climber died while attempting to scale Mount Makalu in Nepal, officials said Tuesday. Nepal’s ...

An American mountaineer died on Mount Makalu in eastern Nepal during a climb to raise funds for a children's cancer programme, officials said on Tuesday, the second death in the Himalayan nation's ...

Alexander Pancoe recently fought chronic myeloid leukemia and was attempting to climb Makalu to raise funds for a pediatric ...

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Tajikistan to Pakistan, Sharifzoda Yusuf Toir, on Sunday, ...

Authorities in Kernersville are asking members of the public to stay away from the West Mountain Street area as crews work to extinguish a large scrap metal fire at the OmniSource recycling center.

Revenue could also come from an ad valorem tax from Mountain Valley Pipeline that could bring between $1 million to $3 million to the county. “We can’t keep taxing people to death in this ...

We examine Lenin Peak's first ascents and two expeditions that ended in tragedy, including the deadliest-ever mountaineering ...

The Rogun Dam in the mountains of Southern Tajikistan, if ever completed, would be the tallest dam in the world. Late last year, the World Bank committed almost $3 billion to finance its development, ...

China isn’t a destination for the faint of heart — the crowds, the traffic, and the language are daunting. This can make it ...

A Co Down man is ‘Everesting’ Northern Ireland’s tallest mountain by climbing it 21 times in 21 days to raise funds for two mental health charities and the local mountain rescue team.