High-altitude mountaineering is unforgiving in ways that don't leave room for ambiguity, ego, or misinformation. A new video ...

Marty Hoey was part of an American expedition climbing the North Face of the mountain when she died - her body has never been ...

When Marco Confortola claimed on July 21 from the summit of Gasherbrum I that he'd climbed all 14 of the 8,000m peaks without oxygen, the reaction was not applause. Instead, the best-known Italian ...

Rescuers battled high winds to reach the sole surviving climber, who spent several harrowing hours on a precarious, rocky ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — An injured climber was rescued Tuesday near the summit of Mount Hood. Around 7:15 a.m., the 43-year-old climber attempting to summit tripped in an extremely steep area, known as Old ...

Climbers from the Imagine Nepal and Alpinist Climber Expeditions (ACE) teams have set off toward the summit of K2, all the way from Camp 3. "Today we climbed to 7,900m and back to Camp 3," Mingma G ...

MT. HOOD, Ore. — Crews rescued a climber from Mt. Hood’s high crater area on Tuesday after he tripped and fell while trying to summit the mountain. The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office was called out ...

A Colorado climber died shortly after getting to the top of Mount Everest and achieving his dream of scaling the highest peaks on each of the seven continents, his brother said Monday. Christopher ...

Alpine Rescue Team said a pair of experienced climbers were scaling the Citadel on New Year's Eve when one of them fell.

Maltese mountaineer and rock climber Rita Saliba has successfully reached the summit of Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, ...

Mountain Rescue Aspen has successfully rescued a climber on Capitol Peak after they were reported “overdue” by the other member of their party. Pitkin County Regional Emergency Dispatch received the ...

Mountains represent more than just beauty and grandeur. Their magnanimous presence often hides unspeakable dangers and the sting of natural laws. Humanity has historically been obsessed with climbing ...