The Tibetan Plateau has an average elevation of 14,800 feet. Ben Nevis, the highest point in the British Isles, is 4,406 feet. Needless to say, most of us would struggle living in Tibet.

A baby has been delivered in the Austrian alps after its mother went into labour on a mountain.

MOUNTAIN RESCUE

The Paralympic flame will begin its final journey to London today.

THIS morning Marie Callaghan, 57, will embark on one of the most “exciting’’ challenges of her life as she attempts to climb the five highest peaks in Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales in just three days.

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THE hills come alive next weekend for a small Tipperary parish that a decade ago had no tradition of hill-walking but has now established itself as a national hub for trail walking and outdoor pursuits.

YOUR wedding day is supposed to be one of the biggest days of your life.

A CLIMBER told yesterday how he feared he might die as he fell 1,000 feet down a Scottish mountain.

Three people died after being caught up in avalanches and three others were killed in a crash on a snowy stretch of motorway as the cold snap continued to grip Britain today.

AN exuberant Kerry woman who appeared at the summit of freezing Ben Nevis, last week, in a figure-hugging sequin dress and stilettos, plans to repeat the performance on three other mountains.

CARRAUNTOOHIL measures 3,409 feet; Slieve Donard in the Mourne Mountains is 2,798 feet high; Mount Snowdon stands at 3,560 feet; Scafell Pike at 3,205 feet and Ben Nevis, is 4,409 feet tall.

A musical mystery today surrounded Scotland's highest mountain after a piano was discovered near its summit.

A retired social worker drove for eight hours and climbed several thousand feet to rid Britain’s highest peak of litter, it emerged today.

A climber was recovering in hospital tonight after surviving a 600ft plunge down Scotland’s tallest peak.

EARLY today a team of Irish climbers were beginning their ascent of Scotland’s Ben Nevis.

A group of soap stars are leaving the glamour of showbusiness behind them to climb Africa's highest peak.

A man taking part in a charity walk on Scotland’s highest mountain died of a suspected heart attack today, police said.

A lesson learned from the film Crocodile Dundee today came in handy for the deputy leader of a mountain rescue team.

A climber has been taken to hospital after falling 300ft from a gully in Ben Nevis.