This mountain may not be as high or as famous as Everest, but it's a riskier endeavor requiring a higher level of skill and fitness to successfully summit.

When you think about the world’s highest mountains, Mount Everest probably comes to mind first. The planet’s roof is actually ...

Mount Everest's "death zone" begins at 26,247 feet and stretches until its summit. Here's what happens to your mind and body, according to those who climbed it.

Mount Everest is nearly 1,000 feet (304 meters) taller than its surrounding Himalayan peaks, causing scientists to wonder exactly why the giant mountain stretched its neck out so much more than its ...

Lyubova says she felt a mix of emotions at the summit, though most notably she was relieved — because her ascending hike was ...

A Colorado climber died shortly after getting to the top of Mount Everest and achieving his dream of scaling the highest peaks on each of the seven continents, his brother said Monday. Christopher ...

A menacing 50-degree slope and 9,000 feet straight down: that’s the terrain American mountaineer Jim Morrison tackled when he ...

All formidable peaks, but none of them bear the title of ‘World’s Most Deadly Mountain.’ Though climbers perish on all three peaks virtually every season, they have a low fatality rate. The death rate ...