A five-member team has made the first recorded ascent of Mt. Pathibhara (6,686m) in eastern Nepal’s Taplejung district, ...

Few Seattle University alums have reached the heights that Jim Whittaker did—literally. On May 1, 1963, Whittaker, ’52, along with Sherpa Nawang Gombu, became the first American to summit Mount ...

The ski run starts atop Everest, some 29,000 feet above sea level and in the death zone, where people can’t survive for long.

I’ll happily hike Yr Wyddfa any time of year, but if you fancy something a little less Everest-esque on the thighs, there’s ...

Explorers have traveled to the most hostile regions of the planet because of the human desire to see what lies beyond the ...

Climber Jim Morrison and filmmaker Jimmy Chin discussed Morrison's history-making descent of Everest's north side on skis.

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.

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

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 ...

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

(WDAF) — An 82-year-old metro man defied the odds this weekend, potentially becoming the oldest person to trek to the South Base Camp of Mount Everest in Nepal ... the starting point for those who ...

American skier and mountaineer Jim Morrison made history this week when he became the first person to successfully ski down the North Face of Mount Everest using the mountain’s most challenging and ...