Mountaineers have tried to rationalize their obsession with scaling peaks for centuries. “What is above knows what is below but what is below does not know what is above,” wrote Rene Daumal. Anatoli ...

Mountains represent more than just beauty and grandeur. Their magnanimous presence often hides unspeakable dangers and the sting of natural laws. Humanity has historically been obsessed with climbing ...

Only those who have experienced summer mountaineering can fully understand its beauty. Getting up before dawn to face a climb on snow and rock, in a hostile environment where you have to think about ...

If you think about the single action or movement that an alpine climber does the most, it has to be taking a step. It may not be the most glamorous aspect of mountain climbing, but the truth is that ...

A new book details the elaborate industry that has developed around Mt. Everest and the hundreds of climbers who attempt to scale it each year. REUTERS In April, 2013, a group of Sherpas, the iconic ...

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Four climbers went up and down Everest in under a week with the help of xenon gas—a record-breaking ascent that has ignited controversy in the mountaineering world. To reach the highest point on Earth ...

This week, 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley and his team traveled to Austria to witness the healing power of mountain climbing. The Mountain Seed Foundation, founded by Marine veteran Nathan ...

Last year, at age 18, Nima Rinji Sherpa became the youngest climber to summit the world’s 14 tallest peaks. His next challenge is even trickier: Overturning old ideas about the roles Sherpas play—and ...

KAIST students will now be able to receive scholarships simply by diligently climbing mountains. KAIST announced on the 12th that Kwon Jun-ha, chairman of Shin-Iksan Freight Terminal, donated a 500 ...