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Breathtaking photos of the highest points in 31 different countries, from Denali to Everest

We've compiled breathtaking photos of the tallest mountains in 31 different countries, listed in re…

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Mount Everest is not the world's tallest mountain

Most of us grew up thinking Mount Everest was the tallest mountain on Earth. Turns out, that isn't …

Keegan Larwin,Jessica Orwig   


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2 women chasing a climbing record across 14 mountains both died in avalanches on their last peak

Two climbers vying to become the first US female to climb the world's 14 tallest mountains died on …

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Mount Everest isn't the Earth's tallest mountain

Construction of a 14th telescope recently inspired mass protests on the mountainside by native Hawa…

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Climbers Are Obsessed With These 14 Eight-Thousander Peaks

According to statistics compiled by Eberhard Jurgalski, co-author of On Top of the World: The New M…

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Mt. Everest is an 'amateur' climb compared to these other peaks, according to a professional mountaineer

Mountaineer Garrett Madison has summited Mt. Everest 14 times. He says the world's tallest peak is …

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Europe's extreme summer is so hot it melted the highest peak in Sweden, and now it's only the second-highest

The warmth in Sweden, much of which is covered in forest, has prompted a spate of wildfires. On Jul…

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When Mountain Dew's latest Darr Ke Aage Jeet Hai campaign made Hrithik Roshan speed down Burj Khalifa on a bike

The Mountain Dew TVC will be amplified across TV, digital, outdoor, and social media with a 360-deg…

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THE SUMMIT: The Story Of The Deadliest Day On The World's Most Dangerous Mountain

Here's a shortened version of the story, told using screenshots from the trailer, but we recommend …

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Climbers are tweeting about being trapped on Mount Everest after earthquake-triggered avalanche kills 18

Last year, 16 Nepalese Sherpas were killed by an avalanche as they were working to prepare the rout…

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Forget Mt. Everest it's not even close to the most difficult mountains to climb, according to mountaineers

Professional mountaineers say climbing Mt. Everest is a walk in the park compared to smaller, more …

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Everest is becoming a conveyor belt of hikers who pay $25,000 to do the climb - these images reveal what the trek really looks like

The film is full of diverse thrill-seekers looking for their next mountain high, including the film…

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A climber who summited the world's tallest peaks explains how he trains by keeping his body in Everest-mode

Mountaineer and Everest guide Garrett Madison just earned his second "triple crown," a rare climbin…

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What it's like to climb up and ski down Makalu, the world's 5th-highest mountain

Adrian Ballinger became the first person to ski down Makalu, the fifth-tallest mountain in the worl…

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At least 11 people died on Mount Everest last week. But it's just the 10th deadliest mountain in the Himalayas.

According to NASA's Earth Observatory, Annapurna I - the 10th highest mountain in the world - is th…

Aylin Woodward   


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Astronauts are taking incredible photos of the Himalayan mountains from space

But now Expedition 47, the current crew of the International Space Station (ISS), is garnering the …

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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…

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Business Insider is hosting its first ever Instagram photo contest

Whether it's a shot from the top of the Eiffel Tower, a picture from the summit of Table Mountain i…

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