The three rock climbers set a private competition to see who could be the first to "climb a rather hard route" again ...

A woman is climbing Mount Everest as part of a challenge to summit seven of the world's highest peaks, and aims to shine a ...

Snowfall across the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region has dropped to its lowest level in 23 years, putting nearly two billion ...

The Antarctic summer runs from late November through March, when the sun burns 24-hours per day and temperatures hover around -20°C (-29°F). This period opens climbing season on Mt. Vinson - the ...

Ang Dawa Sherpa nearly perished on his first Everest climb because he wasn’t prepared; then he went to school in Nepal for a mountain guide degree. After moving to the US, he wasn’t surprised to find ...

Workers at a construction site in Foshan, Guangdong Province, work as temperatures approach 34 C on April 21, 2025. Photo: IC ...

Antarctica is a place of extremes—stunning ... is the way they create a true sense of adventure while maintaining the highest safety standards. Their guides have decades of experience navigating ...

On 28 November 1979, a sightseeing aircraft carrying 257 people crashed head-on into the side of a volcano in Antarctica ... cockpit was looking at was the mountain right ahead of them.

Crowds of tourists bound for Antarctica have brought prosperity ... According to Ms. Ramos León, the Ushuaia residents who built on the mountain slope did so “to try to live with dignity.” ...

Rare earth elements are critical to many industries—used in electric motors, medical imaging and diagnostics, oil and gas refining, and computer and phone screens. Deposited in just a few accessible ...