Climbing Mount Everest used to be a feat of staggering bravery, endurance and skill. In the 40 years after Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay first reached the summit in 1953, an average of 12 ...

The Hoggar Mountains in Algeria provide a unique climbing experience, with their dramatic landscapes and challenging terrains ...

In the world of extreme sports, the stakes are high—quite literally.As a mountaineer who has climbed over 40 peaks and is the ...

Rocky Mountain National Park is full of extremes. All it takes is a glance at the park's photo gallery to see that this is not a gentle place. From towering 14,000-foot peaks to bull elk clashing ...

In extreme sports, athletes test the limits of their endurance with sports that are on the wild side. In an act of "extreme fundraising," Annie Hotwanger of Saugatuck will climb Mt. Kilimanjaro to ...

One climber died in a fall and another person was rescued near the Crestone Traverse on Wednesday in Colorado's rugged Sangre de Christo mountain range, according to Custer County Search and Rescue.