Nepal has banned solo climbers from scaling its mountains in a bid to reduce accidents.

New Zealand's glaciers have shrunk in area by one third since over the past four decades.

Two helicopters called for climbers caught in rock fall near summit.

Sir John Kirwan travelled to Nepal to trace the footsteps of a high-achieving relative.

An avalanche buried climbers on Kyrgyzstan peak but incredibly all survived. Source: Newsflare

The "outrageous" descent comes nearly 47 years after climbers first ascended the face.

Legendary mountaineer Edmund Cotter passed away on October 19 at the age of 90.

The two were rescued by helicopter after ten hours shivering on an exposed, high ledge.

It's one of the world's most majestic mountains but also one of the most deadly.

COMMENT: Climber's story shows how misfortune an enrich life.

National treasure: Tongariro celebrates 130 years as a national park

Rare Sir Edmund Hillary climbing expedition bag surfaces at auction.

Widespread snowfalls have raised avalanche warnings to the highest level in seven areas.

Champion skier Tom Garatadour did not return as scheduled from backcountry ski trip.

Avalanche risk now life-threatening in some of the country's popular trekking areas.

Anxious moment as Parore drops and loses abseiling device and must improvise.

More than 200 sheep died after they hurtled over a cliff in the Pyrenees mountains.

A missing woman has been found barefoot but uninjured after six days in the bush.

One dragged two trapped pilots from the wreckage while surrounded by flammable jet fuel.

This is not a joke - Kiwi air is being sold overseas for $35 a pop.

A 23-year-old New Zealander has died after visiting a Polish mountain range.

Review to look at the cause of the accident that killed two climbers last month.

NZ's safety and natural beauty mean overseas tourists are flocking to our parks.

A Swiss climber has been killed in a mountaineering accident near Mount Everest in Nepal.

The climbing community is devastated by the death of two friends who fell from mountain.

NZ Alpine Team name the pair who fell from Marian Peak in Fiordland.

Astronaut Thomas Pesquet wrote that he'd 'love to explore' New Zealand.

Rescuer killed by avalanche, John Harrison, was one of New Zealand's top climbers.

Two trampers have been airlifted out of a remote hut southeast of Taihape after a suspected case of food poisoning. The two women

An exhausted tramper has been rescued from remote South Island wilderness.