Mountain

As Japan's dwindling population increasingly migrates to cities, 450 rural schools close each year. Now, some are being transformed into unique inns.

Sherpas face many dangers in the mountains and are beginning to tell their side of the story. Are there ways to make their work safer?

Having reached Everest's summit for the first time, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay shared, with elation and relief, their victory with the BBC.

In the forests near Asheville, rare fireflies known as "blue ghosts" are lighting up the woods – and helping a storm-battered mountain city recover through tourism.

An expedition is planning to take clients up the world's tallest mountain in record time with xenon gas. But some in the climbing and medical world worry it is an unnecessary gamble.

Take a four-hour slow train through the Eastern Ghats to discover how a remote hill station is changing the global coffee game.

In Italy’s Dolomites, the ancient coral peaks glow pink at dawn and dusk in a rare natural phenomenon called the enrosadira – a magical moment that makes skiing here unforgettable.

With glaciers disappearing at an alarming rate, 2025 has been named the Year of International Glacier Preservation. Here's how and where to see one responsibly before it's too late.