Mountaineers have tried to rationalize their obsession with scaling peaks for centuries. “What is above knows what is below but what is below does not know what is above,” wrote Rene Daumal. Anatoli ...

Climbers trekking through a snowy slope heading to Mount Everest in the distance - Vixit/Shutterstock Mount Everest is the highest point on Earth. It stands at an incredible 29,032 feet and grows ...

There is little doubt that mountain climbing is one of the most dangerous sports only true thrill seekers should attempt. However, you need to be more than an adrenaline junkie if you want to properly ...

One person is dead and another is seriously injured after the pair fell about 1,000 feet while climbing a mountain in Alaska. The unnamed climbers were scaling Mt. Johnson, an 8,400-foot peak in ...

As soon as you reach the cliff, your jaw drops,” the executive director of CRAG-VT said. “It all is perfect 90-degree angles, like it was built by rock climbers with rock climbing in mind.” ...

This week's Daytonian of the Week, Cheryl Dillin, will set off next month to climb the 10th most prominent peak in the world — Mt. Elbrus, to honor the nation's veterans, Purple Heart recipients and ...