In March, 17-year-old Bianca Adler and her dad set off from Melbourne, Australia, for the ultimate adventure: climbing Mt. Everest. But climbing the world’s tallest mountain isn’t just about physical endurance — it comes with unexpected challenges,

A Southern California nonprofit is changing the lives of injured veterans by helping them summit Mount Baldy and some of the world’s highest peaks. The Heroes Project was founded by Tim Medvetz and empowers disabled veterans through mountaineering,

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Every island in Hawaiʻi has its own personality, history and landscape. From beach sands of many colors to mountain peaks, there is a tremendous amount of diversity and beauty. One of Hawaii’s most unique phenomena is that of ...

Altitude sickness is another threat Lyubova emphasizes as particularly important, and she herself suffered from a form of it during her climb. On her descent, she developed a case of high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE), which is a potentially fatal mountain sickness that causes a buildup of fluid in the lungs, per Cleveland Clinic.

A collaborative study between USU professor, Dr. Scott Hotaling, and Seattle University professor, Dr. Eric Gilbertson, explores how mountains are changing with the warming of the planet.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Austrian-born Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner was 23 years old when she reached ...

A 63-year-old French climber has died trying to scale the world's third-highest mountain, Kanchenjunga, the expedition's organizer said on Monday, while British media reported a U.K. climber on the same peak was rescued. Margareta Morin died above Camp 4 ...