A helicopter on Tuesday lifted the cross from the 2,962-meter (9,718-foot) peak of the Zugspitze — a mountain shared between ...

Visitors to Germany's highest peak will have to do without the landmark gilded cross at its summit for the next few weeks.

The current cross was made by her father, Franz Würzinger, in 1993, replacing the original from 1851, which was damaged ...

ROCKWOOD, Tenn. (WATE) — He now resides in Rockwood, Tennessee, but Jim Meritt has hiked all over the world. Now 65, it’s been a lifelong journey for Merritt to blaze a trail to the top of the highest ...

The height of Mongolia’s highest mountain has been re-measured using high-precision GNSS instruments, reports The Star. The update was conducted by the Mongolia’s General Authority for land ...

Alex Pancoe, who famously climbed the highest peaks on seven continents and raised thousands for charity, has died during a climb in the Himalayas. According to family members, Pancoe, 39, was ...

Mountains and peaks may sound similar, but they are not the same. A mountain is a large landform that rises above the surrounding land. It usually has steep sides and a significant height. A peak, on ...