Ang Dawa Sherpa nearly perished on his first Everest climb because he wasn’t prepared; then he went to school in Nepal for a mountain guide degree. After moving to the US, he wasn’t surprised to find ...

Our Everest correspondent recently attended a pre-climb meeting held by guiding company Seven Summit Treks in downtown ...

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

Daredevils, athletes, a chef and even a concert clarinetist share what inspired their unique feats.

The 2025 climbing season in the Himalayas has begun without controversy. Climbing techniques have evolved over centuries, often creating controversy and debate.

During a rich epoch in women's mountaineering, we examine Dora Keen’s 1912 ascent of 4,996m Mount Blackburn in Alaska, the fifth-highest peak in the U.S.

A man who climbed Everest has revealed how he was proven completely wrong in thinking reaching the top would feel 'tranquil'.

If you've been bouldering or climbing in an indoor gym all winter and want to make the move to outdoors climbing, there are a ...

Mountaineers who are setting their sights on Mt. Everest should be aware of certain new rules that will keep them safe on the ...

I was looking at over 10 miles (16km) with 4,414ft (1,352m) of elevation gain, pretty much identical in profile to Colorado’s ...

A hiker who was lost for 24 hours ignored calls from rescuers because they did not recognise the number. They went missing on October 18, 2021 after attempting to climb Mount Elbert, which is Colorado ...

An eight-member team of Icefall Doctors departed for Mt Everest's base camp from Namche Bazaar on March 9 to begin the work of fixing the climbing route up to Camp II. The team is responsible for ...