Climbing teams worldwide have flocked to the mecca of mountaineering—the Himalayas, home to the fourteen 8,000-meter peaks. Expeditions are working their way up ...

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

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 ...

Everly Joy Fish came into this world far too soon, born at just 23 weeks and weighing barely more than a pound.

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 ...

In 1984, a team including Hristo Prodanov completed the only repeat of the demanding West Ridge Direct route. Prodanov ...

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

Sandakphu is a mountain peak located in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India. It is the highest peak in the state, ...

Climbing Mt. Everest is one of the most impressive and adrenaline-rush-inducing feats for humans, and an Aurora native not ...

For as long as he can remember, former Aurora resident Brian O’Malley has aimed high.

Lawmaker Al Carns and three ex-special forces pals want to summit the world's tallest mountain just four days after leaving ...