They also use crampons, ice screws and carabiners. The conditions have to be just right: When it’s too warm, the ice grows soft and can separate from the rock wall; when it’s too cold, the ice becomes ...

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Friday, March 21 marks the inaugural World Glacier Day, an international observance established by the United Nations to ...

America's ice-climbing epicenter was facing a bleak future, with climate change endangering its water supply, until an ...

Sand Beach is filled with sharp shells and its water rarely warms above 60 degrees Fahrenheit. But still, this is the most popular of the park's three beaches. Why? Because the views here are ...

The Carriage Roads are network of paved paths that total 45 miles. They were created and funded by John D. Rockefeller Jr. from 1913 to 1940. Throughout the course of the project, Rockefeller ...

Scientists have determined that at least six new aquatic species have been thriving under an Antarctic ice shelf.

When the glacier ruptures, it creates a stunning natural spectacle, described by National Geographic as a “thunderous, slow-motion drama” as massive ice towers topple into the water ...