New Zealand’s only full-time alpine rescue team operates in some of the highest and most challenging environments possible. Herald visual journalist George Heard joined the highly-trained crack group ...

Ski Mountaineering ("SkiMo”) combines mountain ... Formats include Individual Mass Start, Team Competition, Sprint Style, ...

KATHMANDU, Jan. 16 (Xinhua): A mountaineering team from Nepal made history on Saturday by scaling Mt K2, the second tallest mountain in the world, located on the Pakistan-China border, in the winter.

Everest this season alone. Depending on weather conditions, the team aims to complete rope fixing before the second week of May. Trained climbing guides of the fixing teams will thoroughly monitor ...