While the rock climbing is not difficult ... up to the Northeast Ridge and see the First and Second steps up to the summit and then look down into Tibet. The view from Camp VI is expansive.

Jeannie Geyer probably thought she was out of the woods. The last episode of The Summit, she had to face her fear of heights ...

Nima Rinji Sherpa’s ears are still tinged black from wind chill, an occupational hazard of climbing to heights where humans ...

It may not be the most glamorous aspect of mountain climbing, but the truth ... mountaineering boots by using them to summit technical peaks, covering glaciers, snowfields, vertical ice pillars, talus ...

Aconcagua Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the western and southern hemispheres and the tallest peak outside of Asia, rises to 22,841 feet (6,961 meters). As ...

Climbing season is coming to end as winter approaches the Himalaya. Climbs underway to Ama Dablam, Island Peak and Loboche ...

After breaking one of climbing's most impressive records this month, Michael Vaill and Tanner Wanish proved they had more to ...

Rock climbing is an activity where participants climb up, down or across natural rocks or artificial rock walls. The goal is to reach the summit or the endpoint of a route without falling.

Conquering the fear of heights, or more specifically, the fear of falling, in rock climbing is a huge confidence booster. Every time climbers overcome their fear, they prove to themselves that they ...

Alternatively, a handful leave Lost Arrow by simply rappelling back to the spire’s notch and rock climbing up to the tree ...

400 feet below the South Summit, a series of rock steps often forces climbers ... We marvel at Hillary and Tenzing's achievement in climbing this impressive mountaineering obstacle without fixed ...

Sherpa became the first Nepali climber to summit all 14 without ... Nima slipped on an icy rock. “My first word from my mouth was my climbing partner’s name. I knew he would somehow save ...