Along the western edge of South America, the Andes Mountains encompass one of the largest concentrations of volcanoes on Earth. Many of these volcanoes are active, and in the historical record of ...

Superyachts belonging to the likes of Jeff Bezos and Eric Schmidt have made their way to the Caribbean, but other ...

Eric Gilbertson receives funding from The American Alpine Club. In the middle of a chilly October night in 2025, my two friends and I suited up at the Cottonwood Creek trailhead and started a trek ...

The middle school science teacher was visiting South America with his wife and son on Thanksgiving break. James Fernandez, right, with his wife, Alexis Fernandez, and their infant son during a trip to ...

King & Spalding attorney Kellam Conover died while climbing New Zealand's tallest mountain last week. Conover was of counsel with King & Spalding and had practiced with the firm for almost three years ...

A video capturing a tourist’s surprise at the sheer number of hikers climbing Mount Fuji in Japan before dawn has gone viral on social media, highlighting the intense congestion that often greets ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Keep Climbing Foundation is starting its preparations for the 11th annual ‘Climb for the Kids,’ a fundraiser to support families with children undergoing cancer treatments. The ...

A Twin Cities man and Brazil native has died after being struck by lightning Wednesday on a mountaintop in the Cusco region of Peru — and now his family is trying to bring his remains home to ...

The Argentine mountain Aconcagua, while technically quite easy, is no pushover. Climbing at 22,841 ft. with no supplemental oxygen in temperatures below -30 F will get your attention. Argentina’s ...

Nov 26 (Reuters) - The bodies of two climbers, including one from the U.S., have been recovered after the pair fell to their deaths from New Zealand's highest mountain during a summit attempt, police ...

Two mountain climbers have died on Aoraki, New Zealand's tallest peak, and two others from the same group were rescued, authorities said. One of the two people killed in a fall was from the United ...

Sleep on the slopes of Mount Rainier at the historic Paradise Inn. Hit the trails on one of the park’s many hiking routes and explore alpine meadows or hidden waterfalls. Check out classic ...