New data identifies two key risk factors for high-altitude pulmonary edema, a leading cause of death on the mountain.

The instrument was developed by a team at the Mount Washington Observatory, and spent a year on Mount Everest before being ...

Moeses Fiamoncini and Dario Libano of Brazil climbed Aconcagua in just one week to and from their home in Sao Paulo, located just 762m above sea level. It seems that the week-long high-altitude ...

A third reviewer called it the “perfect jacket” and said it’s “warm, soft, and light.” ...

Four sisters from Rolwaling Valley successfully summited Carstensz Pyramid (4,884m), the highest peak in Oceania, this ...

Hari Budha Magar has reached the summit of Mount Aconcagua in the Andes A Gurkha veteran who lost both legs serving in Afghanistan has set a new record becoming the first double above-knee (DAK ...

Top rated adventure destinations for solo women, according to the report, are Dolomites, Aconcagua, Mont Blanc circuit, Kilimanjaro, and Manaslu circuit.

Romanian mountaineer and guide Teofil Vlad has successfully climbed the highest peaks on all seven continents, completing the prestigious Seven Summits challenge. His final ascent took place on March ...

Emergency physicians from the University of Vermont and the medical staff at Aconcagua Provincial Park, led by Vermont’s Andrew Park, crunched the data on all climbers diagnosed with HAPE during ...