It's time to vote for the Detroit Free Press Girls Prep Athlete of the Week for Jan. 25-Feb. 1. This week's poll features ...

All of the tallest mountains in the world are located in Asia, either in the Himalayas or the Karakorum ranges. Of the 10 ...

Hari Budha Magar, an adventurer and disability campaigner, is aiming to become the first double above-knee amputee to climb the Seven Summits.

These enormous thrift stores in Mississippi are so full of unique treasures and incredible deals that they might just seem ...

Patrick Monday became the second Aggie in Texas A&M history to climb to the summit of Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world.

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

The Tallest Mountain on Earth Mount Everest proudly stands as the tallest mountain in the world, towering at an incredible ...

Foreign climbers who want to try reaching the top of the 29,032-foot-tall peak will face higher permit fees in Nepal starting ...

Makalu Climbing Team Retreats Shy of Summit With the retreat of the climbing team attempting a winter ascent on Makalu, the ...

The price of a permit to climb the world’s highest peak will rise 36 percent later this year. Guides believe that climbers ...

As of September, everyone on the mountain must be accompanied by an expert guide, improving safety but potentially ...

Rising Prices, New Rules on Mount Everest The allure of climbing Mount Everest, since the first ascent in 1953, continues to escalate, resulting in overcrowding ...