British climbers recently reached the top of Mount Everest in record time. They inhaled xenon gas before the trip. But was ...

One mountain climber's survival is being called "miraculous" after a 200-foot fall onto jagged rock in Washington state Sunday that killed the three other men in his group. One man, Anton Tselykh ...

“The presumed cause of the accident is an anchor failure," officials said. Three people are dead, and another is injured after falling off of a mountain in a climbing accident involving a ...

In his latest dispatch, our Everest reporter explains the crucial work done by rope-fixing teams. Plus, one climber’s global ...

Check out the crazy moment these mountain climbers were left in panic after several boulders fell away and crashed down the mountain side. Brett Booth was out climbing with his friend, Matthew ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A mountain climber from the Chicago area who was battling leukemia is being remembered on Tuesday for his extraordinary courage and dedication to helping others. Alex Pancoe ...

Overcrowding has been blamed for the high number of deaths on the mountain. At least 12 climbers died, and another five went missing on Everest’s slopes in 2023 when Nepal issued 478 permits.

mountain in Nepal. In 2023, 12 climbers were reported dead while five went missing following 478 hiking permits issued by Nepal, according to Reuters. An area above 26,247 ft. on the mountain is ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

A mountain climber had to be rescued from Mt. Fuji twice in the space of a week after he returned to the same spot days later to retrieve his lost phone. The 27-year-old mountaineer, a Chinese ...

COLLON, Peru – What began as a typical training day Sunday for climbers practicing a rescue course along Peru's Vallunaraju Mountain turned into a terrifying scene when a giant glacier suddenly ...