The body of one of two Indians who went missing near the top of Mount Everest last week has been found by climbers.

Climbers are making good progress on Mount Everest and the first group could reach the summit as early as Thursday, following two years of disasters on the world's highest mountain.

Peter Dowdall muses on the wonders of autumn’s hues and suggests some trees and climbers to plant for now.

An avalanche in the French Alps has swept seven climbers to their deaths on one of the region’s most popular routes. The avalanche struck three groups of roped climbers, said Pierre Besnard, the prefect of the Hautes-Alpes region.

The recent tragedy on Mount Everest has sparked an avalanche of bitter accusations among local Sherpas, Western climbers and others with stakes in the world’s highest mountain, writes John Hearne.