For generations of Himalayan enthusiasts, Indian photographer Ashok Dilwali's images are a critical record of one of Earth's most renowned ranges, and a changing landscape
In its eagerness to boost tourism and local employment in the Himalayas, the Union Government of India evades environment protection laws—enraging environmentalists, experts and the residents of Uttarakhand.
Everest does not exist as it did a century ago. We have changed the way it is perceived, and should take responsibility for its numerous and consistent casualties.
French alpinists Ben Guigonnet, Fred Degoulet and Hélias Millerioux call themselves Le Gang des Moustaches. United by their facial hair, they have climbed all over the world together, and this
The world’s fourth highest unclimbed peak has just been climbed by German wunderkind Jost Kobusch. Mountaineering lore is populated with names like Reinhold Messner, Ueli Steck and Jeff Lowe―
Light and fast was the name of the game in the Himalayas this season. Killian Jornet blazed up Everest—twice—but an ascent that received less acclaim was similarly impressive:
Indians lag far behind elite Western climbers in high-end Himalayan technical rock and alpine-style ascents. Learnings from what Girivihar, one of India's oldest outdoor clubs, tried to do
