The Latest Breaking News from Himalayas

‘The people of Uttarakhand and Himachal want roads, not landslides’

This year, the onset of monsoon in India was under unusual circumstances. The country saw its highest ever rainfall in the month of May. The official onset of monsoon was declared over the hill states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand around June 20 and monsoon covered the entire country by…

Newslaundry · Aug 18, 2025

“A real-time, high-altitude experiment”: British explorer twins head to the Himalayas to compare modern mountaineering gear with that used by Mallory and Irvine

Ross and Hugo Turner plan to climb Mera Peak for a scientific and historical investigation into how mountaineering has changed over the past 100 years

Advnture · Aug 7, 2025

Pioneering Czech mountaineer tragically dies in fall attempting to summit 'Killer Mountain' in the Himalayas - but the cause is a mystery

Klára Kolouchová, the first Czech woman to climb Earth's three highest peaks, has died in an accident on Nanga Parbat

Advnture · Jul 7, 2025

‘Disrespectful to Everest’: Nepal vows to protect Himalayas from overcrowding and climate change

11 tonnes of garbage, four dead bodies and a skeleton were removed from Everest during the last climbing season.

Euronews · May 27, 2025

Nepal vows to keep Himalayas safe and clean as it hosts conference for Everest climbers

Nepal pledged to support mountaineering and keep climbers safe as it welcomed many of those who have scaled Mount Everest to an event recognising their achievement

The Independent UK · May 27, 2025

Who are the Everest sherpas and what do they do? We look at the often unsung heroes behind some of the world's most famous mountaineers

People who live in the Nepalese mountains have been guiding foreign climbers up the world's tallest mountain since the 1920s. We take a closer look at their vital role in these high-risk expeditions

Advnture · May 22, 2025

Indian and Romanian climbers die on Nepal’s Mount Lhotse during Himalayan spring climbing season

Deaths bring this spring’s toll in the Himalayas to at least eight, including two on Mount Everest

The Independent UK · May 19, 2025

Rainbow Mountains: China's psychedelic landscape created when 2 tectonic plates collided

The colorful swirls and stripes that characterize China's Rainbow Mountains would have remained hidden without the epic tectonic collision that created the Himalayas.

LiveScience · Apr 4, 2025

Astronaut Sunita Williams 'amazing' reply when asked ‘How does India look from space?’

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams lauded India's beauty from space, highlighting Himalayas and vibrant cities during a press conference after her ISS mission.

Dynamite News · Apr 1, 2025

Sunita Williams describes seeing India from 250 miles above Earth onboard the International Space Station

Nasa astronaut Sunita “Suni” Williams has shared her experience passing over the "incredible" Himalayas and Indian landscape from onboard International Space Station.

The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2025