Hundreds of climbers try to scale mountains in northern Pakistan every year. Accidents are common because of avalanches and ...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Pakistan has issued no warnings or restrictions for mountaineering expeditions in the north, an ...

By a widely accepted definition, a cloudburst means more than 100 mm of rainfall in one hour, over a small area.

Cloudbursts are causing chaos in mountainous parts of India and Pakistan, with tremendous amounts of rain falling in a short period of time over a concentrated area ...

Avalanches represent one of the most feared hazards for mountaineers. These massive snow slides can occur without warning, ...

Officials say rescuers have resumed efforts to reach German Olympic gold medalist Laura Dahlmeier, who was injured earlier this week while attempting to scale a peak in northern Pakistan. A ...

German double biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier was confirmed dead on Wednesday after she was seriously injured by a rockfall on a Pakistani mountain.She went on to become a commentator on ...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — German biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier has died on a mountain in northern Pakistan after a climbing accident at remote site that rescuers struggled to reach because ...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Rescuers comprising local mountaineers and porters resumed efforts on Wednesday to reach injured German Olympic gold medalist Laura Dahlmeier on a peak in northern ...