The popular hike offers stunning desert vistas and a challenging climb, but don’t be fooled; the trek to the summit of this 2,706-foot mountain is not easy. So before you lace up your boots and ...

On Thursday, Symmonds fulfilled a longtime goal, submitting the tallest mountain in the world, Mount Everest, and becoming ...

I blamed the warm weather and told myself I didn’t have time for a six-hour trek, but the truth is that I knew El Cajon Mountain was going to be a difficult climb. I’ve summited more strenuous ...