The calendar turned to May yesterday, marking go-time for climbing expeditions in the Himalayas. After a long winter wait, ...

The first of the world's peaks that tops 20,000 feet, Denali—which was federally designated as Mt. McKinley—has somewhat ...

Discover the Vail GoPro Mountain Games, where thrilling competitions and live music await in the stunning Rocky Mountains.

With the spring climbing season well underway on Mt. Everest and other Himalayan 8,000-meter peaks, elite mountain guiding company Madison Mountaineering’s expe ...

As a child, when nice weather came around, I was told to put down my book and go play outside: You can read any old day, ...

Nepal's Sherpa community has made an unmatched contribution to Himalayan mountaineering since Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa successfully climbed Mount Everest on 29 May 1953. There is ...

Mountainish by Zsuzsanna Gahse is a collection of 515 notes, each contributing to an expansive kaleidoscope of mountain ...

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former Hollywood agent Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas about her novel "Climbing in Heels," which follows the path of three women secretaries at a Hollywood agency in the '80s.

He was first rescued on Tuesday from the Fujinomiya trail, which is nearly 3,000 meters above sea level, by helicopter.

In 1978, American mountaineer Johnny Waterman completed the first solo ascent and traverse of Mount Hunter’s twin summits in ...

Authorities in Japan have rescued the same climber from the slopes of Mount Fuji twice in the space of a week.

GoPro Mountain Games organizers and USA Climbing announced Wednesday that Olympic athletes have signed up to compete in the ...