Although it is not a problem for airplanes to climb above the mountain, there are still some nuances that make pilots try not ...

A “no photograph upon landing” announcement punctured the serene silence of the cabin as I gazed at the snow-capped peaks outside our airplane window, a stark reminder that we were entering a land of ...

What remained unclear was the route Ekai Kawaguchi (1866-1945) took to enter Tibet, tucked deep in the mountains and closed to foreigners, at a time when no decent map was available. Now ...

An epic train journey which climbs 4,500 metres is considered one of the best in the world. The Qinghai-Tibet railway, a ...

These peaks border plateaus, and in turn form the southern edge of Tibet. Tibet, a vast area of plains, mountains and gorges, is only now being explored fully by naturalists. Tropical heat and ...

Anna Gutu/Instagram One American climber is dead and another is missing following twin avalanches on the same mountain in Tibet. The deadly avalanches struck experienced climbers Anna Gutu and ...

Tibet's most sacred mountain. International campaigners for Tibet have voiced their growing concern about a planned ring road around Mount Kailash, Tibet's most sacred mountain. News about the ...

China and India have reached an agreement to permit Indian pilgrims to return to sacred sites in Tibet. Preparations are ...