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A climber rescued from death's door on Mount Everest is being slammed online for thanking his sponsors instead of the Sherpa who saved his life
The climber, who was carried down from Everest's "danger zone" by a lone Sherpa, was accused of ini…
Matthew Loh
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Olympic climber Nathaniel Coleman is trying to save the crags he grew up climbing from a controversial development plan in an iconic Utah canyon
Coleman, who won silver at sport climbing's Olympics debut, told Insider: "I wouldn't be the same c…
Kelsey Vlamis
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An Iranian sport climber competed without her hijab in a nod to women-led protests in Tehran and elsewhere
After protesting the death of Mahsa Amini, Elnaz Rekabi lost contact with friends and "her passport…
Meredith Cash
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A Utah ice climber died after pushing a fellow mountaineer out of the way of a falling ice column, likely saving her life, deputies say
Three mountaineers were climbing a frozen waterfall on Sunday when a massive ice column broke off, …
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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A Chinese climber saved from Mount Everest has been caught in a social-media firestorm after being accused of refusing to pay a promised $10,000 fee to the Sherpas who rescued her
Liu was castigated by the Chinese internet when the news broke, but the company employing the Sherp…
Matthew Loh
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Nepal is planning to move its Everest base camp because of rapidly thinning glaciers and erosion from climbers
The base camp, which is on top of a glacier thinning at a rate of 1 meter per year, is unsafe for c…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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Search team finds the body of famed US mountain climber Hilaree Nelson 2 days after she went missing on Himalaya peak
Hilaree Nelson, 49, went missing on Monday as she attempted to ski down the face of the world's eig…
Marianne Guenot
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The rise of Patagonia: How rock climber and activist Yvon Chouinard created one of the world's biggest outdoor brands from the trunk of his car
Free bikes are available for employee use at the Patagonia corporate headquarters campus in Ventura…
Bethany Biron
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Why mountain climbers add 'way more benefits to your core than crunches' and how to do them properly
Trainers tout mountain climbers as a low-impact, super effective way to tone your core and upper bo…
Allison Torres Burtka
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Nepal's is banning Mount Everest climbers from taking pictures and videos of 'others' without consent
Nepals Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has put a ban on taking and circulating pict…
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Climber describes his road to recovery after falling 1,000 feet on America's highest mountain and remaining in a coma for 2 months
Adam Rawski spent seven months in the hospital and was in a coma for two while recovering from brok…
Kelsey Vlamis,Rebecca Cohen
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The world's 'most inconvenient' convenience store hangs on the side of a cliff in China, selling bottled water and snacks to parched climbers
"The store doesn't make much money, but the tourists are very grateful for it, so we all feel like …
Waiyee Yip
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Safety concerns mount for Iranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi, who competed without a headscarf, as she quietly flies back to Tehran 2 days earlier than planned
Rekabi had gone missing hours before, after contact with her friends was cut off and her passport w…
Matthew Loh
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Mountain climber says she grappled with guilt after seeing a companion fall from America's tallest peak: 'Every day I relive it'
Sarah Maynard was hiking North America's highest peak with a new companion Adam Rawski when he fell…
Kelsey Vlamis,Jake Epstein
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The first woman to free-climb El Capitan's Golden Gate route at Yosemite in under 24 hours wants women to know they can excel 'just as much as men' in the sport
Emily Harrington reached the top of El Capitan on Wednesday night, 21 hours, 13 minutes, and 51 sec…
Kelly McLaughlin
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A 32-year-old rock climber built a treehouse vacation-rental business in Kentucky with 10 retreats that go for up to $950 a night. Check out one of the properties he calls 'Cliff Dweller.'
It was after Kroner's friends began to visit his treehouse when he came up with the idea for The Ca…
Robert Davis
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Mountain climbers are a better ab workout than crunches — if you do them right. Here's how to nail your technique.
Common mistakes, like caving the lower back or raising the hips, can make mountain climbers less ef…
Gabby Landsverk
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2 climbers, an American and a Swiss, have died on Everest after suffering snow blindness and exhaustion
Everest organizers told Agence France-Presse the two climbers died Wednesday. They are the first de…
Sinéad Baker
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At least 17 Everest climbers have tested positive for the coronavirus, but Nepal refuses to say there's an outbreak
Climbers aren't being required to undergo regular testing. Nepali officials have refused to acknow…
Ashley Collman
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Climbers cancel Mt Everest expeditions over Coronavirus fears
With the coronavirus outbreak showing no sign of abating, expedition operators in Nepal fear that t…