Police say that a 20-year-old man who was caught in a blizzard near Mount Buller overnight has been safely rescued.

The 18-year-old is stuck in below freezing temperatures and there is now a major emergency response to reach him.

"I was so lucky to get out," a hiker tells the BBC after being caught in two days of unusually heavy snow in the Himalayas.

Chinese rescuers were rushing on Monday to evacuate hundreds of hikers stranded on the eastern slope of the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest, after heavy snowfall blanketed campsites over the ...

SHANGHAI: Rescue efforts were underway on Sunday (Oct 5) to clear access to campsites on Tibet's eastern slope of Mount ...

Villagers have joined rescue crews in attempting to save those who have become stuck in heavy snow on Mount Everest in Tibet.

What began as a hiking trip with friends on the breathtaking slopes of the Tibetan side of Mount Everest turned into a frightening ordeal for 30-year-old Feng Holiday, after a rare October blizzard ...

A massive and sudden blizzard on Mount Everest's Tibetan slopes trapped nearly 1,000 hikers in remote camps during China's National Day holiday weekend, according to state media reports. Reuters and ...

Five foreign climbers and two Nepali guides were killed when an avalanche struck Mount Yalung Ri as rescue teams are facing ...