In addition to being the highest point on Earth at 29,000 feet above sea level, Mount Everest is also one of the most sought ...

American skier and mountaineer Jim Morrison has made history by becoming the first person ever to ski down the north face of ...

Kilian Jornet wanted to summit 72 of the tallest peaks in the contiguous United States. He gave himself a month to do it.

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In the Dolomites, mountaineering legend Reinhold Messner has turned his life story into a collection of high-altitude museums ...

On October 19, 1954, climbers topped out on Cho Oyu for the first time. A small Austrian party summited via the Northwest ...

Tackling the John Muir Trail at night with only stars and moon to light the path, a veteran hiker experiences the popular 200-mile trail in a new—and wilder—way.

Benjamin Vedrines has just returned home to France after his recent success on the monster North Face of Jannu. He spoke to ...

Black Mesa sits in Cimarron County, which happens to be the westernmost county in Oklahoma, and it’s home to the highest point in the entire state at 4,973 feet above sea level.

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