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New Zealand farewells a legendary mountaineer
Legendary mountaineer Edmund Cotter passed away on October 19 at the age of 90.
Legendary mountaineer Edmund Cotter passed away on October 19 at the age of 90.
They've painted a dozen portraits so more women can be rescued.
High school students show resilience in trekking to Mt Everest Base Camp.
An Aussie bartender decided to raise $12,000 for people he didn't even know.
Shocking encounter put one of Australia's richest men on a mission.
Rare Sir Edmund Hillary climbing expedition bag surfaces at auction.
Above Everest Base Camp, comfort and breath are painfully whipped away.
One dragged two trapped pilots from the wreckage while surrounded by flammable jet fuel.
Fears final Everest climb could become trickier after the famous Hillary Step's collapse.
Wellington Zoo staff can take 'conservation leave' to go work with conservation groups.
A Swiss climber has been killed in a mountaineering accident near Mount Everest in Nepal.
International animal protection groups are heading to Wellington Zoo to talk conservation.
A Kiwi pilot is saving lives at high altitude, writes Leila George.
A traditional Buddhist sand mandala is being constructed by two Tibetan-born monks in Tauranga Art Gallery. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
A traditional Buddhist sand mandala is being constructed by two Tibetan-born monks in Tauranga Art Gallery. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
It's one of the most alluring places on Earth, but the harsh conditions and inherent dangers keep tourists at bay. That could be about to change.
China has big, ambitious plans for Mount Everest and trekking purists aren't going to like it.
He was a stone-cold killer. He'd killed three times before and, from the look in his eye, he was prepared to kill again.
Helen van Berkel finds staying with a local family in Nepal one of the most enriching travel experiences of her life.
A helicopter has crashed in central Nepal, killing all seven people on board, including a mother and her newborn baby.
Couple accused of doctoring photographs of themselves to appear at the summit in a bitter row between feuding mountaineers.
Two professional climbers have attempted to show a light-hearted side to scaling Everest through a series of Snapchat videos.
New Zealanders have raised $50 million on crowdfunding site Givealittle over the past eight years.
Australian climber Marisa Strydom perished near the peak of Mt Everest. Almost 48 hours later, she is still stranded there.
Trekking around the Annapurna circuit with the whanau a few years back was a real adventure, one of my favourite trips.
Advances in technology helped unlock new lifesaving capabilities in the aftermath of the devastating quake a year ago.
One year after a devastating earthquake, Nepal is piecing itself back together and hoping tourists, trekkers and climbers will return.
More than 200 foreign climbers are headed towards the Everest base camp after the mountain was closed in 2014 and 2015 following fatal avalanches.
A New Zealand mountaineer became the unwitting star of the documentary Sherpa when the tragedy struck on the slopes of Everest.