KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepalese rescuers in a helicopter were searching Tuesday for a famed U.S. ski climber a day after she fell off near the peak of the world’s eighth-highest mountain. Also Monday ...

Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 40, No. 3, Open Issue (August 2020), pp. R11-R20 (10 pages) The relationship between elevation of residence and a child’s linear growth was studied using data ...

Braving altitude sickness and climates ranging from intense heat to snow-capped mountains, four University of Hawai’i at Maui College students and their professor traveled to Nepal earlier this summer ...

After years of surveys and calculations, the countries said Tuesday that the world's highest peak now stands about 29,032 feet above sea level —... The world's highest peak just grew a couple of feet ...

A snow leopard (Panthera uncia), typically found at high altitudes, has been brought to a zoo in Kathmandu from a town at a much lower altitude. The authorities are considering releasing the snow ...