IMAGE: The north face of Mount Kailash. Photograph: Kind courtesy Ondrej Zvacek/Wikimedia Commons It felt like I was standing naked before the gods. I had woken up before first light and gone out ...

Behold Mount Kailash, one of the world's holiest mountains ... the conditions become more challenging for hikers moving along the north and east sides of the mountain, including along the 18,536ft ...

It sits north of the point where China, India, and Nepal meet. Despite its height, no one has ever climbed it, adding to its mystery and sacred status. Mount Kailash remains one of the world's ...

Kailash’s most impressive feature is its north face, which looks directly into Tibet. Mount Kailash (6,638m and called Kangrinboqe/Gang Rimpoche in Tibetan) is sacred for practitioners of four ...

The trek – called the Kora in Tibetan – is the circumambulation of one of the most revered mountains in the world, Mount Kailash. Thousands of people embark upon this test of mental and ...

Beyond Yama Dwar, a small brick gate-like structure, Mount Kailash looms high ... monastery stands like a sentinel to the North face of Kailash. The following day, despite overcast skies and ...