I n June of 1970, amid the snow-covered rock ramparts of Denali (the true name of North America’s highest peak), six women ...

And so, in the kind of random act that so often accompanies the colonial naming of geographic “discoveries,” Dickey and his comrades decided to bestow the name McKinley upon the huge peak. It caught ...

Holmes had a three-hour lead over his closest competitor, Matt Hall, who said he had stopped trying to catch up.

Only three miles from Main Street in downtown Breckenridge there is a backcountry trailhead that follows the colorful town’s ...

Our headline today comes to us courtesy of wilderness preservationist John Muir, via Debbie R. White’s new self-published book Mountain Escapades. It’s one of the epigrams that lead into her 50 ...

Hills says he watched in shock as Romig sent the line that day, barely holding it together on the runout and changing ...

Arizona The Grand Canyon is not just a massive hole in the ground; it's an awe-inspiring landscape that offers some of the ...

A group of local adventurers recently climbed to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro as part of a fundraising effort to support the ...

Aside from perpetual snow, there are several interesting facts about Carstensz Pyramid or Puncak Jaya in Papua, which is one ...

According to Britannica, the World Seven Summits consist of Kilimanjaro in Africa, Mount Elbrus in Europe, Denali in North ...

And, of course, there’s the romance of going on an adventure to experience it for yourself as the writer. Although it must be noted that, much like many romanticized pursuits (say, writing itself), ...

From Vermont to British Columbia, these are some of the top ski areas for hiking.