On a rail journey through Switzerland’s Engadine Alps, dramatic Alpine wonders unfold at every turn, with glaciers carving ...

Forest Ranger Corenne Black has hiked more than 1,000 peaks around the world and still has a lengthy to-do list.

The obvious draw to McCall is the skiing. The small town sits in the Cuddy and Salmon River Mountains of Idaho, collecting ...

The tallest visible peak is Snohomish County’s resident volcano, Glacier Peak ... Beckey’s seminal “Cascade Alpine Guide: Climbing and High Routes, Vol. 2: Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass ...

By the time Nathan Longhurst was standing on top of the Footstool, a 9,080-foot peak ... route meant he could move on to a tougher one. Mountaineering became a way to combine his passions for ...

He launched and swooped over to a hanging glacier ... Washington. Climbing provided measurable goals, a satisfying way of knowing he was honing his skills. "You find this hard route, and then ...

The other four 8,000m mountains in Pakistan (Broad Peak, Gasherbrum I and II, and Nanga Parbat) would increase by a similar amount. So would lower peaks and even trekking routes.

‘There are other Annapurnas in the lives of men.’ That is the famous last sentence in French climber Maurice Herzog’s ...

Offering routes to its summit for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages and abilities, Helvellyn is a peak with ... When climbing any mountain, you need be able to use a map and compass to work out ...

The Karakoram range in Baltistan — even at 20,000ft, Laila Peak does not fall into the range ... When I studied this part of the country on the map pre-trip, Pakistan’s neighbours had ...

THE VIEW There are three great sites on South Georgia Island but at this one you can climb a low hill ... a trail if you can read a map. THE DESTINATION Kun Peak, Ladakh, India Kun Peak: stunning.

Prepare to be left in awe at the sight of the stunning landscapes across the west coast. Most Americans don’t know of the ...