Ben Ayers takes a tour of the Astrek Complex in downtown Kathmandu, home of gear shops, cafes, and an outdoor climbing wall ...

The world knows him as the bestselling author and daring adventurer, climber of Everest and now, sailor of seas.

Erik Weihenmayer, renowned for being the first blind person to summit Mount Everest, will speak at the University of Arizona's Commencement on May 16. Known for ...

The treacherous Khumbu Icefall has opened on Mount Everest. The highest mountain in the world stands 29,029 feet. Located in the Himalayas on the Nepal-Tibet bo ...

The late author Paul Auster once said that libraries are “places apart” and “sanctuaries of pure thought.” And the Board of ...

Bill Stampfl vanished climbing Peru's highest mountain 22 years ago. This is the story of the hiker who found him and brought ...

Climbing 1,000,000 feet in 100 days was a lofty goal, but this rider's determination and mental grit have claimed victory over this unimaginable task.

Beyond four decades of memories and a new route up, Skip Horner left another legacy on Kilimanjaro: 20 pairs of boots for ...

An endless Passover seder takes center stage in “One Little Goat: A Passover Catastrophe,” by writer Dara Horn and illustrator Theo Ellsworth, award-winners who teamed up for a ...

Luis Benitez, a globally recognized leader in the outdoor recreation industry and public policy, will deliver the keynote address at the 2025 Western Colorado Economic Summit Presented by FCI ...

On May 29, 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and climbing companion Tenzing Norgay became the first to scale the summit of Mount Everest. It took the two men 15 hours to reach the top. They got to enjoy the ...