From sacred lakes to former kingdoms, these trails deliver all the Himalayan drama without the Everest circus.

In Tibet, climbing Mount Kailash is prohibited by the Chinese government because it revered by the Hindus, Buddhists and ...

As the sweltering summer heat begins to wane, the first monsoon showers bring a refreshing coolness and rejuvenate the scenery all over India. This transitional phase, nestled between late summer and ...

KOLKATA: It was in May 1955 that a British mountaineering team successfully climbed Kangchenjunga, the world's third-highest mountain at 8,586m, for the first time.

Sikkim has maintained a formal climbing ban atop Kangchenjunga since 2001, one that followed another controversy in 2000 when the state government allowed an Austrian team to attempt the near ...

Gangtok, The Sikkim Bhutia Lepcha Apex Committee on Saturday appealed to the Nepal government and the Nepal Mountaineering Association to immediately halt a planned expedition to Mt Kangchenjunga ...

The Chief Minister of India's Sikkim region wants climbers to steer clear of the 28,169ft (8,586m) Kangchenjunga mountain out of respect for local deities.

Authorities in Sikkim, India, are demanding that Kangchenjunga, the world's third highest peak, be banned to climbers out of respect for local deities. Kangchenjunga sprawls between Nepal and ...

A recent expedition to Mount Kangchenjunga, the world's third-highest peak located on the border between India and Nepal, by a team of mountaineers from the Nepalese side has sparked outrage in Sikkim ...