This mountain may not be as high or as famous as Everest, but it's a riskier endeavor requiring a higher level of skill and fitness to successfully summit.

The Nepali and Chinese sides of the Everest region were closed to tourism on Wednesday due to unseasonally heavy snow, and a helicopter crashed in deep snowdrifts as it tried to rescue stranded trekkers.

BEIJING - Unseasonably heavy snow has prompted authorities in the Tibet side of Mount Everest to halt visitor access to the world’s highest mountain, a notice showed, as a cyclone moving across India effected weather changes far up in the Himalayas.

Unseasonal heavy snow led to the closure of visitor access to the Tibet side of Mount Everest. A cyclone affecting India caused adverse weather in the Himalayas, leading to snowstorms and possible tourist entrapment.

When you think about the world’s highest mountains, Mount Everest probably comes to mind first. The planet’s roof is actually crowded with giants. Nearly all of them are clustered in the Himalayas and Karakoram ranges of central and south Asia.

Climbers from around the world will soon complete their Mt. Everest preparations, and their expeditions will depart for Base Camp. The exciting spring climbing season begins with excitement and anticipation. The winds of the Jet Stream will soon subside ...

That's the question twins Hugo and Ross tried to answer, when they took on the challenge of climbing Mera Peak, a mountain close to Everest in Nepal. The brothers wanted to see how their bodies reacted to the freezing temperatures wearing different clothes.

Seven members of an expedition to Dolma Khang have lost their lives on Yalung Ri. Meanwhile, rescuers found the bodies of two Italians missing on Panbari.