Ben is a journalist, writer, National Geographic Explorer, and humanitarian who has been based in Nepal for over 20 years. He regularly contributes to Outside’s coverage of Mount Everest and Himalayan ...

Snow fell throughout the Pittsburgh region overnight, including leaving a thin layer on the slopes at Seven Springs Mountain ...

The phenomenon of layering in trees involves the production of adventitious roots by low-growing lateral branches and their subsequent reorientation from horizontal to vertical. This study provides ...

LAS VEGAS – May 3, 2023 – The Grand Canyon is one of the Seven Wonders of the World, visited by millions of admirers each year. So, naturally, you’d think that all of its rock layers had been studied ...

Brothers traveling in Mexico during Sunday's deadly earthquake photographed a surreal sight: The power of the quake lifting a layer of dust off a mountain range. The dramatic photographs were shot by ...

SANDPOINT, Idaho — If this doesn’t get you excited for ski season, we don’t know what will. Schweitzer Mountain tweeted several photos of fresh snowfall on the mountain. “Let’s just say, we’re all a ...

A driver heads east on Old Route 66/Central Avenue at Nine Mile Hill into a snowy Albuquerque on Wednesday morning. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Journal) ...

They found that 36% of mountain goat mortalities — 7% of the total population — were caused by avalanches, averaging data from across the four regions studied. In a single season, avalanches can ...