After the deaths of his family and partner, Jim Morrison sought emotional release by completing an unprecedented, high-risk ski descent down Everest.
MTV's Matthew Pritchard carried a flag to Everest Base Camp in memory of fellow stuntman 'Pancho'.
National (Nepal)
Designer Shavona Shrestha’s clothing label made an ivory silk suit for Thinley Lhamo to wear at the premiere of ‘Tenzing’, using Nepali silk, stones and artisans. It is the label’s boldest argument yet for Nepali couture.
Health & Wellness
While property adviser Jon Cheesbrough has made it to Everest Base Camp, it’s another of Nepal’s perilous peaks that he has his sights on.
World News
From shrinking glaciers and disappearing snowfields to increasingly dangerous climbing routes, Everest climber Jangbu Sherpa has witnessed dramatic changes in the Himalayas over the years. Drawing on decades of experience in the mountains, he warns that what we are seeing today may only be the beginning of a much greater crisis. I have witnessed the […]
An Indian tourist was killed and two others were injured, officials say, after two helicopters crashed while landing.
World News
Two helicopters collided mid-air near an Everest base camp in Nepal, killing one and injuring two others, local police said.
Technology
An Indian tourist was killed and three others injured when Fishtail Air and Air Dynasty helicopters collided while landing at Pheriche.
Technology
In what is believed to be Nepal’s first mid-air helicopter collision, two choppers struck each other while attempting to land at Pheriche, raising fresh concerns over flight safety and the growing number of helicopter operations in the Everest region.
Two helicopters crashed just metres from the ground after trying to land at the same spot near the base camp.
Chad Schofield completed the $30 million Everest-Golden Eagle with a brilliant ride in an epic finish aboard Skyhook.
The champion jockey came under fire for his ride on beaten favourite Ka Ying Rising in the Everest. But he doesn’t feel the need to prove his critics wrong in Saturday’s $10 million feature.
World News
A 26-year-old Australian trekker who suffered severe head injuries after falling from a cliff near Kongma La Pass in the Everest region, one of the highest and most remote sections of the Everest Three Passes trek.
The champion jockey came under fire for his ride on beaten favourite Ka Ying Rising in the Everest. But he doesn’t feel the need to prove his critics wrong in Saturday’s $10 million feature.
Entertainment & Cinema
Hike up and ski down was Jim Morrison’s relatively straightforward dream, albeit not on your typical ski hill.
Entertainment & Cinema
Immersive portrait of mountaineers Jim Morrison and Hilaree Nelson as they seek to become the first people to ski down Everest’s north face
Education & Youth
An ill-fated British team were spooked by an “extraordinary picture” as bad weather delayed their fateful climb.
National (Nepal)
Melissa Arnot Reid, the first American woman to achieve the feat, launched her memoir in Kathmandu, reflecting on shame, self-worth and the people behind Himalayan expeditions.