The moment crystallized something larger than personal achievement. In a world quick to tell young people what they cannot do, Schwerin rebutted: "Get out of our way. There's a lot ...

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 ...

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Li Haorong at the summit of Mount Everest on Sunday. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY Li Haorong, a 17-year-old student from Beijing, reached the summit of the world's highest peak, Mount Qomolangma — globally ...

Battling loose rock, sub-freezing temperatures, and sudden storms, two of the world’s most celebrated rock climbers, Alex Honnold and Hazel Findlay, completed a notable first ascent of one of ...

Travel & Outdoors; Find one of Oregon’s tallest waterfalls on an easy little hike in the mountains. Published: ; Jun. 10, 2025, 7:00 a.m.

At 19,295 feet, Hkakabo Razi is officially Southeast Asia’s tallest mountain. However, mountaineers and mapmakers agree that the elevation, based on a 1925 survey, needs an update.

Arsia Mons is twice the height of Earth's tallest mountain. The image provides insights into Mars' volcanic past. It also helps in understanding atmospheric behavior.

NEW DELHI: As PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the world’s highest railway bridge over the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, the spotlight was on the engineering feat. Behind the scenes ...

A ski mountaineer from New York plunged to his death from 3,000 feet from the highest peak in the United States. Alex Chiu, 41, was climbing the West Buttress route of Alaska's Mount McKinley ...

For more than 50 years, Kelvin Kent has been collecting signatures on a very special map of Mount Everest. He was a member on a 1972 British expedition up the world’s tallest mountain, and the ...

Alex Chiu/Facebook A 41-year-old man who fell to his death earlier this week had recently recovered from North America's highest mountain. The National Park Service (NPS) shared in a press release ...