Jess Roskelley, Annapurna climbers apply skills to Nepal disaster relief

A lofty goal to climb the world’s 10th-tallest peak has transcended to an even higher calling for Spokane mountaineer Jess Roskelley and his expedition since disaster struck Nepal last month. …

Mon., April 27, 2015

Quake-aid need acute in Nepal capital, more so in villages

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Shelter, fuel, food, medicine, power, news, workers — Nepal’s earthquake-hit capital was short on everything Monday as its people searched for lost loved ones, sorted through rubble …

Mon., April 27, 2015

Two Spokane adventurers reported safe in Nepal

Two well-known Spokane adventurers in Nepal have reported they are unharmed and doing OK as earthquakes continue to rumble and cause widespread havoc and death in the Himalayan country.

Sun., April 26, 2015

Companies: Helicopter needed to get Washington Everest teams

Climbing teams stuck on Mount Everest need a helicopter to bring them off the mountain following a massive Earthquake in Nepal and a subsequent avalanche on the mountain, Seattle mountaineering …

Sun., April 26, 2015

2,500 confirmed dead in Nepal earthquake

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Sleeping in the streets and shell-shocked, Nepalese cremated the dead and dug through rubble for the missing Sunday, a day after a massive Himalayan earthquake killed more …

UPDATED: Sat., April 25, 2015

Nepal quake: 1,865 dead, history razed, Everest shaken

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Tens of thousands of people were spending the night in the open under a chilly and thunderous sky after a powerful earthquake devastated Nepal on Saturday, killing …

UPDATED: Sat., April 25, 2015

Massive earthquake strikes Nepal, killing hundreds