Higinio “Quino” Gonzalez bucked the stereotype of the backcountry guide, immersing himself in opera and languages before he ...

Two avalanches struck Annapurna yesterday between Camp 2 and Camp 3, hitting Mattia Conte of Italy and the five Sherpas. The slide resulted in no fatalities, but prompted the climbers to abort ...

The mountain's fatality-to-summit ratio has made it one of the most feared climbs in mountaineering. Despite its early fame, Annapurna I has a grim climbing record, with a fatality-to-summit ratio ...

As the winter climbing season draws to a close in the Himalayas, two avalanches rocketed down the steep slopes of Annapurna over the weekend above Camp 2. The first avalanche missed the only ...