Forecasters were cautioning Monday about potential avalanche risks following a deadly weekend and a large new avalanche in ...

Climbing Mt. Everest is an undeniably ambitious achievement. If this is an undertaking you wish to accomplish, here is our ...

A massive avalanche on a popular Utah mountain killed a skier and left another seriously injured Saturday. The fatal mishap unfolded around 12:45 p.m. on a Big Cottonwood Canyon mountain near Cardiff ...

Ian Taylor tackled the world's highest mountain in 2008 and has now offered insight to the realities of the challenge ...

All of the tallest mountains in the world are located in Asia, either in the Himalayas or the Karakorum ranges. Of the 10 ...

A fatal race made Tracee Metcalfe the closest to becoming the first American woman to summit all of the world’s 8,000-meter ...

NEW YORK -- - Simon Holmstrom scored twice and added an assist, and Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves to lead the New York Islanders to a 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night. Bo Horvat ...

Mount Everest's Sherpas are considering a climbing boycott following the deadliest avalanche in the mountain's history. Several Sherpas have already quit, while others are still mulling over a boycott ...

If you're motivated by saving as much money as possible down to the last penny, you'll probably prefer the "avalanche" method. On the other hand, if getting a quick win right off the bat ...

A skier has tragically passed away in a "very large" avalanche in the French Alps. The 55-year-old died after being swept away by an avalanche in an off-piste sector in the Chamonix valley ...

But they have also been used to give mountaineering teams and tourists a shortcut over challenging terrain in the Sagarmatha National Park, home to Mount Everest, the world's highest peak.

According to Glacier Himalaya Treks and Expedition, a private group of experienced mountaineers that offers tours, the permit ...