During the winter months, climbing season transitions to the southern hemisphere, which includes Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the world outside of Asia. Aconcagua stands 22,841 feet (6,961 ...

Fastest Known Time (“FKT”) represents the fastest known time for endeavors not typically associated with a timed race, such as a marathon. Rather, FKTs are reported by the participants themselves in ...

Their combined goal: Raise $1 for every foot of mountain they would climb. It was a lot of coin, they knew, considering the size of Aconcagua. The towering, wind-blown peak, which tops the Andes at 22 ...

New data identifies two key risk factors for high-altitude pulmonary edema, a leading cause of death on the highest mountain in the Americas Back in 2021, I wrote about the case of Daniel Granberg, a ...

After breaking a speed climbing record on Himalayan peak Manaslu, ultra runner Tyler Andrews breaks another climbing record ...

Moroccan climber Hind Zemmama has done it again. She has summited Carstensz Pyramid (Puncak Jaya) in Indonesia.

Mendoza Province, Argentina — When you confront temperatures 40 degrees below zero, winds greater than 100 miles per hour and 60% less oxygen in the air you begin to discover the accuracy of Sir ...

PHOENIX — An Arizona-based realtor named Clayton Wolfe accomplished his decades-long journey to complete the 7 Summits challenge last week. Wolfe made the announcement on his Instagram after climbing ...