The Huandoy massif lies in Peru's Cordillera Blanca and reaches 6,395m. Even experienced climbers rarely attempt steep and ...

Climbing teams are busy in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca despite dry conditions, which have turned some mixed routes into straight rock climbs. “I may never be able to complete such a difficult and ...

By 2030, Inaigem anticipates that glaciers in the Cordillera Blanca below 16,000 feet will have disappeared. “That is going to leave a large surface of minerals exposed,” Ms. Montano said. Video ...

Drone light dramatically illuminates the Pastoruri Glacier in Cordillera Blanca, Peru. Glaciers like these provide drinking water to communities during their dry seasons.

The Rio Santa valley in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru, has been repeatedly affected by severe glacial flood disasters in the past decades. The continuing high rate of glacier retreat has led to the ...

Melting Himalayan glaciers pose risk to world 04:58. The preserved body of an American mountaineer — who disappeared 22 years ago while scaling a snowy peak in Peru — has been found after ...

The climbers had been descending the mountain in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca after an unsuccessful attempt to reach its 22,000 ft summit when they found the body, at about 16,500 ft.