In the wake of REI closing its Experiences division, which offered classes and adventure travel, here are other Evergreen ...

Mount Vinson, Antarctica Climbers enjoy great success on Mount Vinson this season. The Antarctic summer runs from November ...

It comes as something of a surprise that the history of a pursuit that seems to uniquely combine risk and vanity should be so ...

On the 66th anniversary of the disputed first ascent of Cerro Torre in Patagonia by Cesare Maestri and Toni Egger, we examine ...

We examine the mountaineering career of the Duke of Abruzzi, who was born on this day in 1873. The energetic royal was ...

The Irish Red Cross ambassador has just reached K2 base camp in Pakistan ahead of his attempt to climb the world’s second highest mountain. Kilcornan man Ger McDonnell died in August 2008 on K2 ...

Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than ... Climbers returning from the Everest say the mountain is becoming increasingly dry and rocky with less snow or ...

"There remains an ever-increasing interest by 'climbers' from across the globe to attempt to summit the highest mountain in the world." Meyer, who compares the costs of climbing Everest to "buying ...

Everest, conventional acclimatizing can take up to two months while climbing up and down the mountain ... published by HarperCollins. This book explores business sales practices and peak ...

The Summit, directed by Nick Ryan, is the story of the worst disaster on the world’s second highest mountain, when Ger McDonnel from Kilcornan and ten other climbers died on K2 in August 2008.

In the literary world, this year is shaping up to be a good one for fans of cultural criticism: There are new books about Better Call Saul and biographies of James Gandolfini and Lorne Michaels on ...