Tributes to ‘wonderful’ female climber, 33, left to ‘freeze to death’ on mountain by her boyfriend - Prosecutors say novice climber Kerstin Gurtner died after being abandoned by her partner for hours ...

A Seattle man died after falling 3,000 feet from a climbing route at Denali National Park in Alaska, the National Park Service said Wednesday. Alex Chiu, 41, was ascending the West Buttress route of ...

In Yosemite National Park, an elite search-and-rescue team helps lost hikers, evacuates injured climbers and saves people ...

A Utah man has died after falling from a steep height while rock climbing in Glacier National Park in Montana. Brian Astle of Provo, Utah, was “descending a steep, off-trail climbing route from the ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A popular Alaskan climber fell to his death from Yosemite National Park's El Capitan, marking the third death in the park this summer. Balin Miller, 23, died in a climbing accident ...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan has issued no warnings or restrictions for mountaineering expeditions in the north, an official said Sunday, despite the recent deaths of climbers. Climbers were well ...

John Bachar's death after decades climbing rocks without ropes stokes debate. July 11, 2009 — -- Hanging by his fingertips from a 100-foot ledge was a relatively common occurrence for rock ...

The deaths this week of two climbers on Aoraki/Mt Cook, and another pair on Sabre Peak in Fiordland, have further highlighted ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - The short, frigid climbing season on the Western Hemisphere's highest mountain is proving more deadly than usual this summer, with five deaths already as of a month ago and ...

Brad Gobright was a remarkable rock climber who fell 1,000 feet to his death in northern Mexico as he and fellow climber Aidan Jacobson had spent two days climbing the face of Sendero Luminoso. He ...