As a new year begins, a hike up Africa's highest peak is a reminder that slowing down is sometimes the key to success.

As a new year begins, a hike up Africa's highest peak is a reminder that slowing down is sometimes the key to success.

High visitation has taken a toll on the unique and fragile alpine ecosystem atop the Northeast’s highest peak.

Officials at the Mount Washington Observatory said on social media Wednesday that they were bracing for an “extreme cold and wind event” set to hit New England Thursday that could break records on the ...

The Pacific Northwest’s highest peak is a little less lofty than it used to be, according to a new study. Mount Rainier is now 10 feet shorter than it was in the 1990s, according to a study in the ...

A Sunday morning, Nov. 16, crash on Mount Rose Highway near the summit killed one person, Nevada State Police said. Troopers responded at about 8:57 a.m. to a two-vehicle collision near Washoe mile ...

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. – The Nevada Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on State Route 431 (Mt. Rose Highway) near the Mt. Rose Summit on Sunday morning, Nov. 16. Officers arrived on scene before ...

No audio available for this content. Climate change is altering summits of the tallest ice-capped mountains in the contiguous United States. For the last century, there have been five ice-capped ...

A Rhode Island man was rescued Sunday night after becoming stranded near the summit of Mount Washington as his headlamp and cellphone died in windblown snow. Owen Strommer, 20, of Wakefield, Rhode ...

SARGENT’S PURCHASE, N.H. (WPRI) — A Rhode Island man caught in frigid wind and snowy conditions was rescued from the trail near the top of Mount Washington on Sunday night. Owen Strommer, 20, of ...

DENVER (KDVR) — A hiker who fell just below the summit of Mount Bierstadt, sustaining a lower leg injury, was rescued from the peak by the Alpine Rescue Team. The team said the rescue marked the ...

Kokichi Akuzawa almost gave up during his trek to become the oldest person to summit Mount Fuji at age 102, an achievement recognized by Guinness World Records after he reached the top in early August ...