This period opens climbing season on Mt. Vinson - the highest peak on the continent of Antarctica, standing 16,050 feet (4,892m). This distinction makes Mt. Vinson a member of the iconic Seven ...

Of course, there is practically no bigger challenge than climbing Mt. Everest. Reaching over 29,000 feet, the summit of Everest is the highest point above sea level on Earth. However, achieving ...

She was a national-level volleyball player who lost a leg in a train accident. This incident changed her life forever but did not defeat her spirit.

Trust me, you need that grip ring. Once you have that grip ring, go back down the ladder you came up before, then jump off the ledge on the left. Before you stands the Mt. Crenel wall. Climbing is ...

Wendy Chen decided to challenge herself by climbing Mount Tai, a well-known mountain in eastern China. But there was one obstacle in her way: she couldn’t find a friend to join her for the five ...

Mallory and Irvine died on this historic climb, and their actual achievement remains mountaineering's most intriguing mystery. George Mallory’s body was found in 1999 below Mt. Everest's summit ...

KOFU—To reduce the increasing congestion during climbing season, a reservation system for ascending Mount Fuji from the Yoshida trail in Yamanashi Prefecture will be introduced this summer.

Mt. Pilatus (7,000 feet high and home to the world's steepest cogwheel railway) and Mt. Titlis (at 10,000 feet, central Switzerland's highest peak) are two of the region's most popular climbs. Bus or ...

I could not climb Mt Mayon in late 2022 / early 2023 due to eruption risk - it seemed nobody was offering guided services. There is currently an 6km exclusion zone around Mt Mayon and as far as I'm ...