Far from shore and in near-zero temperatures a sudden blizzard struck the boat with howling winds and driving snow forcing ...

A total of 580 hikers who were trapped by severe weather near Mount Everest have been guided to safety in Tibet, according to Chinese state media. The trekkers arrived in the small township of Qudang ...

Hundreds of trekkers stranded by sudden blizzard Tourists trekking in Tibet valley leading to Everest's east face South Korean trekker dies in Nepal, his guide gets rescued Landslides triggered by ...

The storm struck the area Saturday night, cutting off access to where the hikers were staying in tents at an altitude of more than 16,000 feet. In all, 580 hikers and more than 300 guides, yak herders ...

"I was so lucky to get out," a hiker tells the BBC after being caught in two days of unusually heavy snow in the Himalayas.