The highest point on Earth and the "throat of the world," Mt. Everest is iconic. Many adventurers have been inspired to pack their crampons and ice picks in hopes of summiting the mother mountain. ...

Large, ungainly-looking bodies. Ugly brownish-black feathers. Strangely arched necks and wrinkled red heads. Vultures aren’t exactly the world’s most attractive birds and they’re certainly not what...

After spending several weeks in India I crossed through the wild Himalayan landscape to Nepal's majestic capital -- Kathmandu. Kathmandu brings to mind images of temples, markets and a wide array o...