What began as a fun Memorial Day trip through New York’s Adirondack High Peaks for a group of friends turned into another ...

The two hikers who called 911 also told a steward on the mountain’s summit that they were lost. The steward “determined the ...

The two hikers were in an "altered mental state" and had ingested "hallucinogenic mushrooms," according to the New York ...

Two hikers reported the third member of their group had died but officials say they were just high on magic mushrooms.

Many of the more sizable peaks in the Cascade Range, stretching from British Columbia in the north to California in the south, house volcanoes - considered dormant but very much alive - that have ...

There are a lot of great viewpoints around Oregon, but there's good reason to think that Marys Peak might be the very best. Perfectly oriented, properly elevated and clear of obstructions, the ...

Living among the volcanic peaks of the Cascade Mountains is a part of the reality of life in the Pacific Northwest. But what we don't often consider – and what many of us don't really know ...

SISTERS – The wind blew cold across the jagged lava-rock ridge as Cascade peaks rose into the sky in nearly every direction. North and Middle Sister were so close I could make out details of the ...

Skiers excited for bluebird days in the Cascade Mountains this weekend might want to show up with an extra dose of caution. The Northwest Avalanche Center in Seattle issued a special avalanche ...

Our lead testers, Irina Starikova and her husband, Andrei Akaikine, of Issaquah, participated in The Mountaineers Basic Climbing Course last spring, and spent the summer exploring Cascade peaks ...