Mountains represent more than just beauty and grandeur. Their magnanimous presence often hides unspeakable dangers and the sting of natural laws. Humanity has historically been obsessed with climbing ...

Noorani died on New Year's Eve when he fell hundreds of feet to his death on a mountain 50 miles west of Denver known as The ...

Summiting the Roof of Africa isn't for the faint of heart, but these tips for climbing Kilimanjaro (from someone who has done ...

A new book details the elaborate industry that has developed around Mt. Everest and the hundreds of climbers who attempt to scale it each year. REUTERS In April, 2013, a group of Sherpas, the iconic ...

A social media influencer has tragically died at 28 years old after falling while mountain climbing. Maria Eftimova, a social media influencer who had studied at the University of Salford in England, ...

Two key innovations, the Tricouni nails and the modern crampons, emerged as ways to add grip on slippery ground. Each had its ...

Mountaineers have tried to rationalize their obsession with scaling peaks for centuries. “What is above knows what is below but what is below does not know what is above,” wrote Rene Daumal. Anatoli ...

“When I told my coach I wanted to play soccer in college, he said, ‘You’ll never play in college.’” She went to Colby College ...

The body of an experienced mountain climber, who had successfully ventured up Mount St. Helens nearly 30 times, was found inside its volcano after it’s believed he plummeted to his death. Roscoe ...

Climbing to the top of the tallest mountain in America is a truly herculean task that requires extreme dedication. Here's what the climb is like.

A veteran who lost both his legs became the first double amputee to reach the summit of the highest peaks on every continent ...

Modern mountaineering is a quest for niche glory. The Earth’s highest peaks have been climbed and reclimbed so many times now that elite alpinists must distinguish themselves with obscure prizes: ...