The aircraft was on its descent from the mountain when it crashed around the Barafu Camp area in Kilimanjaro National Park, ...

Two brothers, both mechanical engineers, are climbing many of the world’s tall peaks to prove they have been measured ...

At 40, Uttarakhand’s Kavita Chand scaled Mount Vinson, Antarctica’s highest peak. From corporate life to extreme adventure, ...

While many know that Mt. Everest is the highest point in Asia (and if we're talking from sea level, the world), few can pinpoint the year when the infamous peak was first summited. As for the other ...

The Great Smoky Mountains' highest peak will be renamed Kuwohi, restoring its original Cherokee name after over 150 years. The U.S. Board of Geographic Names approved the change, requested by the ...

Jeremy Powell of Boise takes a photo from the top of Thompson Peak. Powell hiked the highest peak in each of the mountain ranges and subranges in Idaho. (courtesy Jeremy Powell) When Jeremy Powell ...

Nima Rinji Sherpa’s ears are still tinged black from wind chill, an occupational hazard of climbing to heights where humans struggle to breathe and where the weather can turn deadly in an ...

A Norwegian woman mountain climber and her Nepali Sherpa guide have set a new record by scaling the world’s 14 highest peaks in 92 days, a Pakistani mountaineering official said. On Thursday, Kristin ...

Mountains and peaks may sound similar, but they are not the same. A mountain is a large landform that rises above the surrounding land. It usually has steep sides and a significant height. A peak, on ...