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In his latest video dispatch, Ben Ayers explains why climbers and guides frequently catch the dreaded “Khumbu Cough” ...
The climbing season in the Himalayas continues, with high-altitude expeditions taking on K2 and other 8,000-meter peaks in the Karakoram. After a successful spr ...
Discover volcanoes around the world that you can climb safely—guided hikes, epic views, and fiery landscapes await from Japan ...
In Seychelles, we are taught about Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Fuji, Mount Everest and many other well-known mountains in geography, but not Mount Kenya ...
History is repeating itself in the world of controversial sports records.
At an altitude of over 8,200 meters on the flanks of K2, extreme mountaineer Kristin Harila finds a high-altitude porter who has fallen. He is hanging upside down from a fixed rope and fighting for ...
Here’s what you’ll learn in this story: Nick Symmonds, one of the greatest American 800-meter runners ever, summited Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. According to Citius Mag ...
Sure, it was the middle of August, the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro’s high season, which meant the mountain was busier than a Walmart on Black Friday. Trails were jammed and campsites packed ...
Mount Kenya is one of the only mountains on the African continent with glaciers, and scientists fear that as soon as 2030, it could become one of the first to turn entirely ice-free in modern times.