Mountaineers have tried to rationalize their obsession with scaling peaks for centuries. “What is above knows what is below but what is below does not know what is above,” wrote Rene Daumal. Anatoli ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The majority of guides who lead tourists up Mount Everest are Sherpas, an ethnic group. Some Sherpa guides predict that soon, no ...

TOKYO — Those who want to climb one of the most popular trails of Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji will now have to reserve ahead and pay a fee as the picturesque stratovolcano struggles with overtourism, ...

TRUCKEE, Calif. — Graham Cooper sleeps with his head in a bag. Not just any bag. This one has a hose attached to a motor that slowly lowers the oxygen level to mimic, as faithfully as possible, the ...

Mt. Everest is the world's tallest peak. But some mountaineers, like Garrett Madison, say it isn't the hardest to climb. Hundreds of people summit Mt. Everest each year, and you don't need to be an ...

If your goals for 2025 include climbing iconic Mt. Rainier in Washington State I’m excited for you. Whether a first-time climber, or a seasoned veteran, preparation for this journey begins now. The ...

Rescue crews in Siskiyou County, California rescued two budding alpinists, age 19 and 20 after they fell down the volcano ...

A new book details the elaborate industry that has developed around Mt. Everest and the hundreds of climbers who attempt to scale it each year. REUTERS In April, 2013, a group of Sherpas, the iconic ...

The recent death of a Kenyan mountaineer, Cheruiyot Kirui after nearly reaching the summit of Mount Everest highlights how dangerous mountain climbing can be. His death - one of several this year on ...

A brief story in Japan’s YBS News today reported the death of a young man at the 8th station of the Yoshida route on the Yamanashi side of Mt. Fuji. While sad, it would not be news except for the fact ...