It’s been nearly two years since one of Nepal’s major fault lines sparked the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that claimed at least 8,000 lives and many of the Himalayan nation’s historic monuments. Yet the ...

As the monsoon clouds recede in Nepal in late September, herders Karma Gurung and Dhana Raj Ghale, who have spent three ...

Nepal stands at the same crossroads where Malaysia stood before Mahathir Mohammad, and Singapore before Lee Kuan Yew. We ...

A journey into Nepal’s Limi Valley is always profound. We at the Himalayan Wolves Project first visited the area more than a ...

Beyond the 8,000m crowds, many silent valleys in Nepal are drawing alpinists aiming for new routes or first ascents. Here's ...

Corruption thrives in Nepal's fractured politics, where alliances shift like monsoon clouds. Coalition governments, a staple since the republic's dawn, incentivize horse-trading: ministers buy loyalty ...

From sacred lakes to former kingdoms, these trails deliver all the Himalayan drama without the Everest circus. If you are drawn instinctively and helplessly to high mountains, then the Nepal Himalayas ...

PALOS HILLS, Ill. (WLS) -- Corey Ascolani, 34, of Palos Hills, was hiking in the Himalayas when the 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Nepal. He and 26 others were trapped on the mountain for five days.

Nepal's government said on Tuesday it has a “duty to protect” the Himalayas from the risks presented by climate change and the growing numbers of climbers attempting to scale the region's summits, ...

A report published in February last year, titled “The Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment: Change, Sustainability and People” was a wake up call for the international community. It warned that the ...

A Kumari or 'virgin goddess' is an ancient tradition in Nepal, under which a pre-pubescent girl, aged between 2 and 4, is ...