Unlike heat or cold or wind or fatigue, which had all made themselves unpleasantly known in raw physical ways, gravity was more insidious, creeping inside my bones, my brain and deep in my belly.

Climbers were forced to scramble for their lives after an active volcano erupted in front of them in Indonesia. Extraordinary footage has emerged showing around a dozen hikers reaching the rim of ...

All major hiking enthusiasts have a list of peaks they dream of climbing. Some of the most famous mountains are Mount Fuji, whose climbing season is set to begin with increased permit fees and new ...

Jul. 26—Nick Burson and Marc McPherson weren't thinking about setting a record the first time they climbed Washington's five tallest Cascade Range volcanoes in a single trip. They just wanted to see ...

Popocatépetl emerged in the crater of other volcanoes in its current form more than 20,000 years ago and has been active ...

OMETEPE, Nicaragua Any local guide will tell you, a climber should not attempt an ascent of Nicaragua's Concepcion volcano by its south- ern flank. It's too fragile, and volcanologists fear it will ...

I’m a bit of a volcano junkie. I’ve hiked them all over the world, from Guatemala and Chile to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Usually, I’ll hire a porter to carry my gear – it’s a great way to give ...

We’re about 2,000 feet shy of the 13,800-foot peak of Hawaii’s Maunakea volcano, the world’s tallest mountain, when my hiking partner Ashley starts to lose it. A watering tube hangs from her exhausted ...

The ascent of steep mud volcanoes marks the beginning of the biggest Hindu pilgrimage festivals in southwestern Pakistan. People climb hundreds of stairs to reach the volcano’s summit where they toss ...

The death toll from an accident in climbing the Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano in Russia's Kamchatka peninsula rose from six to eight after freezing winds halted a rescue attempt, Trend reports citing ...