This article was originally published with the title “ The Ascent of the Matterhorn ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 85 No. 11 (September 1901), p. 168 doi:10.1038 ...

A YATE schoolgirl is climbing the height of the Matterhorn to raise money for charity. Rosie Atkinson, 12, a pupil in Year 4 at the Ridge Junior School, will tackle 133 climbs in one day to match the ...

B etween March 6 and 9, Roger Schaeli, Filippo Sala and Silvan Schupbach made the first ascent of the north face of 3,237m Punta Pioda in the Swiss Alps. ... the Matterhorn, or the Grandes Jorasses.

JOHN WAECHTER. John Waechter reached the summit of Mt. Everest (29,029 ft.) on May 25th, 2001. With the ascent of Mt. Everest, he successfully completed climbing the highest peak on each of the ...

S panish ski mountaineer and ultra runner Kilian Jornet is on the move again, following so many astonishing records. Jornet holds the fastest known time speed record for the ascent and descent of ...