A trip to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan gave this reader more reasons to explore other Central Asian destinations.

With world-beating museums and spectacular nature, Almaty – Kazakhstan’s largest metropolis – remains surprisingly ...

India is home to a variety of mountain ranges, including the Karakoram and western Ghats. It has the Himalayas stretching ...

Meet the man defying gravity—climbing China's tallest mountains using only his hands!

Evidence from 13th-century chroniclers and physicians indicates plague may have been involved in epidemics a century before ...

The 13-pitch,... Watch Aurel Lardy, Vivian Bruchez, and Jules Socié exploring ski descents in the Fitz Roy massif in Patagonia in the award-winning film 'Painting the Mountains' by Matthew Tufts.

Khuong Dan Tien and Huyen Tien are the parents of Learner Tien. His parents played tennis for recreational purposes and introduced their son to tennis. Tien picked up his tennis racket when he was ...

The best times to visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park are the summer (June, July and August) and the fall. July is the busiest month of the summer season while October weekends draw those in ...

Swiss mountaineer Nicolas Hojac is known for scaling peaks all over the world – including many speedy ascents of the Eiger north face in his home country.

Earlier this month, netizens were incensed over a viral video that showed firefighters and other uniformed officers breaking into a shop in Datong, Shanxi province late at night in order to turn ...

A high pressure ridge is strengthening across the state into the week with periods of showers about the east of the state. A cold front is forecast to brush the south during Wednesday, increasing the ...

The Italian mountaineer Carel wants to be the first man to stand on the top of the Matterhorn. Since the climb is very difficult, he agrees to try it together with the British mountaineer Whymper. But ...