Two climbers died on Mount Everest in the days after massive crowds reached the top. Outside learned of the fatalities from a liaison officer with Nepal’s Department of Tourism who is stationed at Mount Everest Base Camp. Both climbers were clients of ...

MILAN(AP) — A record 13 backcountry skiers, climbers and hikers have died in the Italian mountains over the last week, rescuers said Monday, including 10 in avalanches triggered by an exceptionally unstable snowpack, as Winter Olympic competitions got ...

Mum-of-three Shelley Johannesen, 53, died after an avalanche struck during her descent from Makalu, the world’s fifth-highest peak, in Nepal’s Himalaya on Monday

In 2020, a major brouhaha erupted in the mountaineering community when the foremost chronicler of high-alpine pursuits published evidence that many climbers had not reached the “true summits” of several of the world’s tallest mountains. According to ...

Early ideas on how to get the word out about the dangers of climbing peaks in the Elk Mountains include posting links on a popular website, concentrating educational efforts on the Front Range and installing “in your face” type signs at trailheads.

Will Stanhope, 39, suffered a severe head injury and sadly died after falling 66ft down a drop on the popular Rutabaga route on Stawamus Chief mountain in Canada