While Everest basecamp is a veritable metropolis ... The entire Annapurna massif is comprised of loose rock and unreliable snow fields, drastically increasing the risk of avalanches.

highlighting the brave man behind the discovery of the ‘doorway’ to Everest in 1921 and the first mapping of the mountain and the surrounding Himalayan massif. Like many of his contemporaries ...

A LIMERICK man who set himself the task of taking on the Seven Summits challenge has completed six of the toughest climbs in ...

Everest from the South side ... Kaamya trained intensely to tackle the vagaries of Mt. Vinson Massif, the highest peak in Antarctica, standing at 16,050 feet. Her expedition to this peak at ...