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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…
Mark Abadi
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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 …
Thibault Spirlet
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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…
Kelly Dickerson
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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…
NASA Earth Observatory
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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 …
Ellyn Lapointe
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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…
Bill Bostock,Bill Bostock
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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 …
Dina Spector
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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…
Dina Spector
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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 …
Ellyn Lapointe
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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…
Hilary Brueck
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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…
Ellyn Lapointe
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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…
Britney Nguyen
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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 …
Sarah Kramer
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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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2023 was one of the deadliest years on Mount Everest. Sherpas say the tragedies could have been avoided if 'impatient' foreign climbers were more careful.
This year has been one of the deadliest years on Mount Everest. Climb organizers blamed extreme col…
Paul Squire
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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…