Natalia Mehlman Petrzela introduces Extreme: Peak Danger. A mountain of trouble. In August 2008, around 30 climbers took on ...

But the world’s highest peak isn’t the only challenge ... he became the first person to ski from the summit of K2, the second-highest mountain on Earth. “At the bottom, I was as happy ...

We examine the mountaineering career of the Duke of Abruzzi, who was born on this day in 1873. The energetic royal was ...

Two Japanese climbers have gone missing while attempting to scale K2 ... highest peak. According to reports, the two mountaineers slipped and fell on the 8,611-meter-high mountain in Pakistan ...

The 41-year-old intends to ascend the 8,611-meter peak on the ... goal of conquering K2 by a new route, Hiraide said he felt overwhelmed by the compelling power of the mountain when he went ...

On these subzero winter days, reading is sometimes wiser than going outdoors. A reflection of my age, no doubt. To ward off ...

On the 66th anniversary of the disputed first ascent of Cerro Torre in Patagonia by Cesare Maestri and Toni Egger, we examine ...

The list of globally recognised eight-thousanders in Nepal includes Everest (8,848.86 metres), Kanchenjunga (8,586 metres), ...

A fatal race made Tracee Metcalfe the closest to becoming the first American woman to summit all of the world’s 8,000-meter ...

Mount Kailash, famous for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, has forever been a holy site not just for Hindus, but also for ...

With a second-place finish at the U.S. Grand Prix in Aspen on Saturday, freeskier Colby Stevenson has moved into the top spot ...