Ever since a British officer in 1903 captured what is believed to be the first image of Mount Everest, photographers have been striving to take iconic pictures of the world’s highest mountain ...

Being named Gatorade Player of the Year was a goal that motivated Juneau-Douglas soccer player Kai Ciambor since he first laid his eyes on the banners of the previous recipients of the prestigious ...

"To the discerning eye, other mountains are visible—giants between 23,000 and 26,000 feet high. Not one of their slenderer ...

Evanston resident and travel nurse Mandi Taylor recently became the Highpointers Club’s 41st recorded woman in the world to ...

A five-day trek through Colorado's San Juan Mountain range includes alpine lakes, fields of wildflowers, and cozy huts.

Rescuers fetched two men struck by lightning from a Colorado peak in what they believe were the highest helicopter rescues on ...

Nicholas Vizzini of Washington State and his climbing partner, a snowboarder, were descending a slope on the West Buttress ...

On June 6, Alex Chiu, 41, also of Washington, died after a 3,000ft fall from West Buttress climbing route. Officials estimate ...

Tragically the two climbers who were with him at the time witnessed the horror event and were unable to rescue him despite attempting to scale as far down the face as possible ...

The body of a mountaineer was recovered Wednesday after he fell 3,000 feet to his death from Alaska's Mount McKinley, North America's highest mountain, also known as Denali ...

The body of a mountaineer was recovered Wednesday after he fell 3,000 feet to his death from Alaska's Mount McKinley, North America's highest mountain, also known as Denali.. The National Park ...