On a visit in 1924, the Russian artist was taken in by the majestic Himalayan peaks, ancient Buddhist monasteries and the ...

The recent summits on Shisha Pangma raised questions about risky conditions and officially banned no-oxygen ascents. Mingma G ...

Five Russian climbers lost their lives on Mount Dhaulagiri during an autumn expedition. Their bodies were found days later by ...

A record number of climbers are gathered in Tibet to complete mountaineering's pinnacle achievement, summiting the world's ...

A massive display of street style and unconventional beauty by a leading figure in Chinese contemporary photography.

The world's highest tunnel, the "Wind Volcano," sits at a breathtaking 16,000 feet above sea level on the Tibetan Plateau.

Mount Everest (also known as Chomolungma or Sagarmāthā) is famously the highest mountain in the Himalayas and indeed on Earth ...

In a significant development for Tibetan communities across Jammu and Kashmir, the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile announced a ...

In 1918, Germany's Hindenburg Line was broken as World War I neared an end. In 1921, the World Series is broadcast on the radio for the first time. In 1935, Ethiopia asks the League of Nations to act ...

A mass of stone, golden roofs and ornate facade rises imposingly, defying the winds. It seems fit to crown a corner of the Himalayas, but this Tibetan Buddhist temple lies in the hills of southeastern ...

A neonatal doctor at South Brooklyn Health in Coney Island, Ron arrived in New York in 2001, after a fellowship in ...