February 2025, the team of Polish climbers consisting of Michał Czech, Maciek Kimel and Tomek Klimczak made the first free ascent of the classic 'Direttissima' on the east face of Rysy in the High ...

Counterintuitive though it may sound, that data shows that under most circumstances, twice as steep is easier than twice as ...

Mt Kilimanjaro, the Rwenzori Mountains and Mt Kenya are Africa’s three highest points. Here’s how to stand atop the world’s wildest land.

Despite UAE Team Emirates bringing a superteam to the Tour of Oman and Adam Yates leading them, David Gaudu won Stage 3 in a ...

Fed-up skiers at a popular Japanese resort have been forced to climb up steep slopes because of how long the queues for the chairlift are.

The Imperial Challenge in Breckenridge, Colo., is an event that involves uphilling, along with biking and running. A ...

There have been a few sketchy moments during Nathan Longhurst’s mission to do New Zealand’s 100-peak challenge in one season. While climbing in Aoraki National Park in November, he disturbed an ...

Theodore Roosevelt wrote in The Wilderness Hunter “To me still-hunting elk in the mountains … is one of the most attractive of sports, not only because of the size and stately beauty of the ...

Standing near the top of a 4,000-foot ridge above Chambers Cove, geologist Jennifer Bauer turns away from the 30-degree slope ...

For almost 40 years, the record has stood like a mountain too steep to climb. Year after year, one after another, climbers tried to scale the mountain, but all fell ...

First, the park entrance fee is $35 per vehicle, which is good for seven days. If you’re planning to visit multiple national ...

PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY For 23-year-old Zhao Xiangcai, a college student in Tai'an, Shandong province, climbing Taishan ...