For seasoned climbers, Nepal has always been the go-to spot. But here’s some exciting news: for the next two years, adventurers can attempt nearly 100 (97 to be precise) Himalayan peaks in Nepal ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An environment conference opened in Nepal on Friday to discuss global climate change, including the impact on the highest Himalayan peaks where snow and ice are melting. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nepal will make climbing permits free for 97 of its Himalayan mountains free to climb to create more tourism in some of its remote ...

KATHMANDU, NepalKATHMANDU, Nepal — The U.N. chief said Tuesday after touring the highest peaks in Nepal that the world should end the fossil fuel age to curb what he says is a devastating level of ...

Climate change is real, and glaciers in the Himalayas are melting at a much faster rate than anywhere else in the world. On higher altitudes, meltwater pools on the Everest Base Camp account for ...

Thousands of climbers come to Nepal every year to scale the highest Himalayan mountains, while tens of thousands more also ...

Full panorama of the Himalaya as seen on a clear day from Sunakothi on the southern outskirts of Kathmandu Valley, from Annapurna in the west to Numbur on the east. Photo: BINOD KRISHNA SHRESTHA Binod ...

BENGALURU, India — Glaciers are melting at unprecedented rates across the Hindu Kush Himalayan mountain range and could lose up to 80% of their volume this century if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An environment ...