When you think about the world’s highest mountains, Mount Everest probably comes to mind first. The planet’s roof is actually ...

The highest mountains in the world have a unique allure. A journey just to catch glimpses of these mysterious, remote, savage giants is the trip of a lifetime for many and, for mountaineers, they’re ...

Mt. Everest, the world's highest mountain standing 29,029 feet, is growing due to a convergence of rivers and pressure from below the Earth. Mt. Everest, standing 29,029 ft., is the highest mountain ...

For Naperville’s Lucy Westlake, trailblazing isn’t something she’d call a daily pastime. But the 21-year-old mountaineer’s trek — across the world, up the tallest peaks and lately, into new fields and ...

A woman has become the first from America to reach the summit of all 14 of the world’s tallest mountains. Tracee Metcalfe, 50, from Vail, Colorado, completed the feat on Friday by climbing 26,335ft / ...