You’ve just arrived in the Rocky Mountains and are awestruck by the rugged, natural beauty that surrounds you. You’ve mapped out all the trails you plan to hike and are eager to get on with the ...

Altitude sickness can sneak up fast — especially if you’re sipping après-ski cocktails. Here’s how to stay healthy in the mountains. Rich Manning is a writer and spirits and food competition judge ...

A 31-year-old splitboarder was rescued from Mount Shasta after altitude sickness left him too exhausted to continue descending from the popular Avalanche Gulch climbing route. Search and rescue ...

Last October, my daughter Elizabeth and I stood at Londorossi gate (elevation 2,250 metres), the western entrance to Mount Kilimanjaro National Park in Tanzania, ready to begin the nine-day Lemosho ...

If you’re planning a getaway at one of these popular high-altitude destinations—from Banff to the Colorado Rocky Mountains—try acclimating in any of these “intermediate altitude” cities first.

In the 2021 Netflix documentary 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible, elite mountaineer Nirmal Purja races up the world’s highest summits at extraordinary speed. But even he isn’t immune to altitude.