International Mountain Day is observed on December 11. Here are some peaks that mountaineers and trekkers love to scale ...

Rigorous preparation is vital for climbing Mt. Everest. While many training peaks are overseas, some U.S. national parks ...

Argentina has the 10th tallest national high point, Aconcagua, while the United States' tallest mountain, Denali, is 15th on the list. We've compiled breathtaking photos of the tallest mountains ...

The weather on Mount Everest is always unpredictable ... About the same number die each year on Denali as on Everest. It’s very cold, there are deep crevasses - so it is not a walk in the ...

A version of this article first appeared on NOVA's Web site Everest. Put Mt. Everest (28 deg North) at the latitude of Mt. McKinley (63 deg North) in the United States and it is likely that no ...

Climbers attempting Mount Everest, the world's highest peak ... "Mountaineers have been using such bags on Mount Denali (the highest peak in North America) and in the Antarctic as well, that ...

An Irish mountaineer is hoping to become the oldest Irish person to climb the highest mountains in each of the seven ...