Measuring the concentration of radioactive elements in a single, sand-size crystal reveals the growth of the Himalayan mountain range over time. Everest didn’t become the highest mountain overnight.

Everest, about 60 million years ago, was the rapid movement of India northward toward the continent of EuroAsia; Click here for a present-day map ... into mountain ranges—the Himalayas.

An American climber was rescued after she and another alpinist from the U.K. were stranded for two days at more than 20,000 feet in the Himalayan mountains. Michelle Dvorak, 31, and Fay Manners ...

Similarly, Gokhale’s essay on Neem Karoli Baba, “one of the greatest Himalayan masters”, is an extremely personal one. On the other hand, Makarand Paranjape’s Moving Mountains is a more ...