Aconcagua Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the western and southern hemispheres and the tallest peak outside of Asia, rises to 22,841 feet (6,961 meters). As ...

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Nima Rinji Sherpa’s ears are still tinged black from wind chill, an occupational hazard of climbing to heights where humans ...

Hunter's Moon is Christina Lustenberger and Guillaume Pierrel's latest and greatest ski mountaineering accomplishment.

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After a near-fatal car accident in 2018 and a fun dare from her oldest child, Park City resident Jenn Drummond has reached ...

Nepalese mountaineer Nima Rinji Sherpa achieved an unprecedented feat in his teenage years as he became the youngest person ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Snow fell on Hawaii’s tallest peak this week ... light pollution and dry atmosphere at the mountain top also make it one of the world’s best places to observe the night ...

Courchevel 1850 is a ritzy ski resort in the French Alps with Gucci gondolas, 5-star chalets, and skiers toting designer shopping bags on chairlifts.

Mount Everest is the world's tallest mountain as measured from sea level. But will it hold that title forever? To answer this question, first we must understand how mountains form and how Mount ...

Over the next two years, he summited all of the “eight-thousanders,” including Everest, the world’s highest mountain at 8,849 meters, and the notoriously dangerous K2 at 8,611 meters.He summited ...