Glaciers in Canada, the U.S., and the Alps have lost 12% of their volume since 2001, as heatwaves and soot drive melt rates ...

The two women and one man climbed Pogranichnik Peak with crampons on hard ice but managed to find a powder snow route down the north face.

Although the circumstances remain murky, Klara Kolouchova seems to have died in a fall somewhere between Camp 1 and Camp 2 ...

MÉRIDA, Venezuela- José Betancourt, 75, climbed to the glacier of Pico Bolívar, Venezuela’s highest peak, 158 times before it ...

The best time to visit Iceland's ice caves is winter, when they are the most stable. From November to March, the temperatures make it safer to explore as the ice doesn't melt or shift unexpectedly.

Today, when the sun hits the mountain just right, the fuselage from Grand Teton National Park’s first plane crash glints in the sun. And the few experienced climbers who attempt to summit the peak ...

In the north of the country, a village that has been isolated from the outside world for centuries is suffering from the ...

Rising temperatures and intense human activity are destabilising the icy terrain, risking the lives of climbers and sherpas.

Named in honor of Kris Fowler and David O’Sullivan, a pair of hikers who went missing on the Pacific Crest Trail, the ...

Czech climber Klára Kolouchová, first Czech woman to summit Everest, dies on Nanga Parbat. Reports cite a fall between camps.

Subbing in a small day hiking backpack in place of a bigger rucksack is liberating. Capacious enough for snacks, spare layers and essentials only, you feel so speedy and agile wearing a smaller ...

With a competent guide, active volcano treks are both safe and worth the climb. Here are some of the biggest active volcanoes ...