For outdoor enthusiasts, climbing Mt. Everest is the ultimate challenge. This iconic adventure requires a lot of preparation ...

Meghan Buchanan overcame dyslexia to become a rocket scientist. She would apply the same determination to climb the highest ...

The Hornbein Couloir poses a fantasy ski descent that only two parties have ever attempted. Neither was successful.

When his partner collapses near Mount Everest's summit, Dan must make a terrible choice.

I don't think there is an age limit,' says Derek Mahon, who will celebrate his 63rd birthday while climbing in Antarctica ...

Early on Oct. 9, Dawa Yangzum Sherpa took the final, labored steps to the pointy summit of Shishapangma (26,335 feet), the ...

The Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) has honored renowned Nepalese climber Pemba Rita Sherpa for unfurling NRNA flags ...

The World's Highest Mountains Elite mountaineer Kristin Harila crushes 8,000-meter peaks. Climbing the ‘eight-thousanders’ ...

The Antarctic Summer The fall climbing season has ended in the Himalayas, home to the fourteen 8,000-meter peaks – the highest mountains in the world. While som ...

A Welsh firefighter who climbs mountains to “decompress” after running into burning buildings is aiming to become the first ...

A FIREFIGHTER keeps his cool as he scales a mountain in his fire gear. Rhys Fitzgerald, 28, posed at the summit of Ama Dablam – a 22,000ft mountain in the Himalayas – after finishing a ...

WELSHMAN Rhys Fitzgerald, 28, posed at the summit of Ama Dablam - a 22,000ft mountain in the Himalayas - after finishing a trial run last month.