Two new routes, managed by Bedouins, will help preserve long-overlooked natural wonders and a vanishing way of life.
Tag: Mountains
Is Rock Climbing the Future of Tourism in Malawi?
The small country in southeastern Africa is leveraging its little-known rock cliffs and boulders to develop local interest in climbing — and to draw adventure tourists.
Body of U.S. Mountaineer, Hilaree Nelson, Found After Avalanche in Nepal
Hilaree Nelson was apparently blown off a cliff while she was skiing down Manaslu, the world’s eighth-highest peak.
A Long Walk Through Japan’s Kii Peninsula
As is true throughout rural Japan, many of the once-vibrant villages on Honshu’s Kii Peninsula are aging into nothingness.
Patagonia, Adorned in Autumn
Southern Chile’s snow-capped mountains, vast plains and windswept lakes are often depicted in summertime. See the landscape dressed in autumnal hues.
2 Climbers Die on Everest as Covid Rampages Through Nepal
The climbers, a Swiss-Pakistani and an American, perished near the high-altitude “death zone.” Officials ruled out the coronavirus, which is overwhelming the country’s health system.
Mount Everest Grew Two Feet in Height, Say China and Nepal
In a sign of their increasingly close ties, the two countries jointly announced a new measure for the peak: 8,848.86 meters, or 29,031.7 feet.
Mount Kilimanjaro Fires Threaten a Diverse Ecosystem
Strong winds and dry weather have hampered efforts to extinguish the spreading blaze on Africa’s highest peak.
As Himalayas Warm, Nepal’s Climate Migrants Struggle to Survive
Pushed out of their village by a drought and lack of food, a group of Nepalis are fighting to amplify the voices of those forced to relocate by the planet’s warming.
New Everest Rules Could Significantly Limit Who Gets to Climb
Nepali officials proposed new regulations requiring mountaineers and expedition companies to prove that they have a certain level of experience.