On August 4-9, Marc Toralles, Bru Busom, and Ruben Sanmartin opened a difficult alpine-style route on 6,634m Yerupaja, Peru’s second-highest mountain. The Spaniards' 3,000m line went up the east face ...

The highest mountains in the world have a unique allure. A journey just to catch glimpses of these mysterious, remote, savage giants is the trip of a lifetime for many and, for mountaineers, they’re ...

A high-altitude rescue effort involving multiple agencies and five helicopters unfolded over two days on the second-highest mountain in both the Sierra Nevada range and the state of California. On the ...

Climbing season has begun in the Korakorum mountian range, and Madison Mountaineering's expedition, led by Terray Sylvestor, will attempt an unclimbed peak, Broad Peak and mighty K2. "Today was ...