Around the world, high-altitude adventures await ... Luckily, I was able to take a helicopter from there to the village of Lukla, about 8,000 feet closer to sea level. Experts agree that the ...

Additionally, the region has introduced special policies to achieve full clean heating coverage in areas above 5,000 meters ...

Traveling at high altitude can be hazardous. The information provided here is designed for educational use only and is not a substitute for specific training or experience. Princeton University and ...

Once a rare sight in China's Xizang, vegetables are now cultivated in many parts of the region. Even in a village 5,070 meters above sea level, ...

In people not adapted to life at altitude, the sparse oxygen can impair fetal growth, causing issues that can last a lifetime ...

Step into a postcard-worthy adventure as you trek through Kashmir’s untouched landscapes to six spectacular alpine lakes.

In Uttarakashi's high-altitude villages near the India-China border, young women and children are migrating to towns due to ...

Photi La, located in Ladakh's remote Changthang region, remains one of the least explored high-altitude roads. Standing at ...

This cultural landscape is comprised of the high-mountain Khinalig village in northern Azerbaijan, high-altitude summer pastures and agricultural terraces in the Greater Caucasus Mountains, winter ...

Uttarakhand avalanche: Search teams have rescued 14 more labourers, while eight remain trapped under an avalanche in the high-altitude village of Mana in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district ...

In the years since then, balloon flight technology has evolved from cloth balloons and open baskets to polyethylene balloons and metal pressurized gondolas that allow for high-altitude atmospheric ...