GoPro Mountain Games organizers and USA Climbing announced on Wednesday that Olympic athletes have signed up to compete in the debut speed climbing competitions at this year’s event June 5-8. These ...

Mountaineers have tried to rationalize their obsession with scaling peaks for centuries. “What is above knows what is below but what is below does not know what is above,” wrote Rene Daumal. Anatoli ...

A new book details the elaborate industry that has developed around Mt. Everest and the hundreds of climbers who attempt to scale it each year. REUTERS In April, 2013, a group of Sherpas, the iconic ...

On July 19, 1894, the mountaineering club called the Mazamas held its inaugural meeting on the summit of Mount Hood, beginning almost 130 years of mountain climbing, conservation and education.

Africa's Drakensberg Mountains provide an unparalleled ice climbing experience, unlike any other in the world. The majestic peaks and frozen waterfalls make for an adventurous playground for climbers.

During the winter months, climbing season transitions to the southern hemisphere, which includes Aconcagua, the highest ...