The highest mountains in the world have a unique allure. A journey just to catch glimpses of these mysterious, remote, savage giants is the trip of a lifetime for many and, for mountaineers, they’re ...

A 29-year-old man was killed after being caught in an avalanche on Mount McKinley in Alaska Tuesday evening. Nicholas Vizzini of Washington State and his climbing partner, a snowboarder, were ...

Anchorage’s Aiden Williams put in hundreds of hours of work to give himself a chance to play in the NFL. After signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted rookie free agent offensive lineman ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - North America's tallest mountain is getting crowded - too crowded for safety. For the first time, the number of climbers allowed on the 20,320-foot Mount McKinley in Alaska ...

A 41-year-old mountaineer, identified as Alex Chiu, died after falling 3,000 ft. from a climbing route on Alaska’s Mt. McKinley on June 2 His body was recovered two days later on Wednesday, June 4 The ...

Kilian Jornet, one of the world’s most accomplished mountaineers, did something this month that left even other elite athletes gasping: He climbed all 72 summits in the contiguous United States that ...