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.

The project to climb and ski each peak has included 20 first descents, along with the advanced mountaineering skills needed ...

In the southeast corner of Iceland, black volcanic sand gives way to the gleaming expanse of Vatnajökull, the largest glacier ...

The retreat participants headed straight for the frozen expanses that yield just enough for sharpened crampons and ice tools to take hold. These walls often attract intrepid adventurers who ascend ...

Have a death-defying experience — then press record? That’s what one Seattle woman did while injured, bleeding, and needing ...

Planning a camping, hiking, and/or climbing trip? You can get geared up while keeping your dollars benefiting a business here at home. Mountain to Sound Outfitters (3602 SW Alaska; WSB sponsor) just ...

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 ...