Keywords: Himalayas
Several days after the severe weather that hit Tibet, rescue operations remain extremely challenging. Chinese teams are particularly focused on restoring the only road leading to the Gyirong border crossing, which was blocked by a significant landslide. Between unstable cliffs, persistent rain, and raging......
The toll from the disaster that struck several areas of the Himalayas on August 26 continues to rise. At least 1,003 people have lost their lives in Nepal and China, while more than 4,400 people remain missing. Among them are many foreigners, raising fears of a worsening toll in the coming days. One......
A massive glacial collapse at the border between Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday morning unleashed a wall of water, mud, and rocks across Himalayan communities, killing at least 350 people and leaving more than 1,300 missing, including hundreds of foreign tourists and pilgrims from around twenty countries. Rescue......
Nepal is facing a new natural disaster after severe flooding and landslides occurred on Wednesday in several areas of the country. The latest toll reported by authorities indicates at least 19 dead and 384 people missing, including 291 foreign tourists. Search operations are ongoing in the hardest-hit......
The bodies of five climbers who disappeared after an avalanche on Mount Yalung Ri in Nepal last November have been located, according to Nepalese officials. The group included three foreign mountaineers — an Italian-Canadian, an Italian and a German national — along with two Nepalese nationals.......
The international mountaineering community is mourning the loss of renowned climber Nirmal Purja, who died after an avalanche struck an expedition on Broad Peak in northern Pakistan. Elite Exped, the expedition company co-owned by the 43-year-old Nepalese-British alpinist, confirmed his death in an......
A record 274 climbers successfully reached the summit of Mount Everest in a single day from the Nepali side, marking the highest number of ascents ever recorded within a 24-hour period. According to officials from Nepal’s expedition sector, the unprecedented number of climbers reached the 8,849-meter......
The start of the climbing season on Mount Everest has been delayed after a large crevasse and unstable ice formations blocked access through a key section of the route, officials and climbers reported. The issue is located in the Khumbu Icefall, a notoriously dangerous area between base camp and higher......
Mountain regions are now warming faster than the rest of the planet, disrupting water supplies, destabilising slopes and putting both local communities and billions of downstream residents at growing risk. Climate change in the mountains A major international review of “elevation dependent......
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