Located at the heart of the Himalayan range in northern India ... glaciers and spectacular, snow-capped mountains covered with ancient forests, including the world’s third highest peak, Mount ...

During a rich epoch in women's mountaineering, we examine Dora Keen’s 1912 ascent of 4,996m Mount Blackburn in Alaska, the fifth-highest peak in the U.S.

All of the tallest mountains in the world are located in Asia, either in the Himalayas or ... the world’s 3rd highest ...

The highest mountain ranges are created by tectonic plates pushing together and forcing the ground up where they meet. This is how the mountains of the Himalayas in Asia were formed. Image caption ...