Mountains
- Climate crisis, Environment, Extreme weather, Mount Everest, Mountaineering, Mountains, Nepal, South and Central Asia, World news
Climate change to blame for up to 17 deaths on Mount Everest, experts say
Nepal’s head of tourism says variable weather on the mountain has led to one of the deadliest years on recordE…
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Nepali sherpa scales summit of Mount Everest for record 27th time
‘Strong climber’ Kami Rita Sherpa beats own record for number of ascents on world’s highest mountainA Nepali s…
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Scarred for life: the Himalayan towns sinking into oblivion
The construction of vast dams and a network of roads and railways have taken a heavy toll on the state of Utta…
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‘The mountains protect us’: safeguards sought for Philippines’ Sierra Madre shield against typhoons
Kaliwa dam project in the Sierra Madre would be disastrous for main island’s storm defences as well as biodive…
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Third of staff laid off at major New Zealand ski field as warm winter leaves slopes barren
Operator at North Island’s Mount Ruapehu lays off 130 people, with expert saying climate crisis at least partl…
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First winter ascent of Mount Fuji – archive, 13 March 1922
30 March 1922: Two British climbers return from the summit in ‘splendid condition’ despite losing all of their…
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Animal crossings: the ecoducts helping wildlife navigate busy roads across the world
India’s tiger corridor and Australia’s possum ‘tunnel of love’ are among the myriad infrastructure projects pr…
- Asia Pacific, Australia news, Avalanches, Environment, Glaciers, Mountaineering, Mountains, New Zealand
Photos from ‘beyond the grave’: camera discovery reveals climber’s last images before fatal avalanche
Two decades ago Richard Stiles escaped an avalanche in New Zealand, but friend Steve Robinson wasn’t so lucky.…
- Coronavirus, Global development, Mount Everest, Mountaineering, Mountains, Nepal, South and Central Asia, World news
Nepal reports 19 positive Covid tests at Dhaulagiri base camp
Decision to allow expeditions to go ahead dealt blow after outbreak on world’s seventh highest mountainCoronav…
- Art and design, Culture, Environment, Glaciers, Kazakhstan, Mountains, Photography, Polar regions, South and Central Asia, World news
Tourists flock to Kazakh glaciers – in pictures
Prevented from travelling abroad by the Covid pandemic, locals are instead visiting the magnificent glaciers o…
- Asia Pacific, China, Environment, Mount Everest, Mountaineering, Mountains, Nepal, South and Central Asia, World news
Mount Everest: China and Nepal agree on new, taller height
Countries have settled on 8,848.86m – higher than either’s previous measurementsMount Everest is marginally hi…
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Mount Everest: Nepal and China prepare to reveal new height after Covid delay
Competing teams have both completed trips to the summit but plans have been disrupted by the pandemicSome time…
- Coronavirus outbreak, Global development, Global health, Infectious diseases, Mountaineering, Mountains, Nepal, South and Central Asia, World news
Nepal tourism hit hard as global coronavirus fears close Everest
The mountain’s closure is devastating for many in a Himalayan nation that relies heavily on trekkers and climb…
- Animals, Conservation, Endangered species, Environment, Mountains, Nepal, Science, South and Central Asia, Tibet, World news
Himalayan wolf lopes towards recognition as distinct species
Animal’s unique adaptation to low-oxygen life can be basis for protection, say researchersWolves living in the…
- Climate change, Environment, Glaciers, India, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Mountains, Science, South and Central Asia, Tibet
The world has a third pole – and it’s melting quickly
An IPCC report says two-thirds of glaciers on the largest ice sheet after the Arctic and Antarctic are set to …