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Naperville’s Lucy Westlake is on a mission to break another mountain climbing record this summer — and maybe change the world as well. The 19-year-old said in an email this week that she plans to ...

This mountain may not be as high or as famous as Everest, but it's a riskier endeavor requiring a higher level of skill and ...

Mount Everest is 29,032 feet tall, and every year, hundreds attempt to climb it. Its fatality rate is 1%. Here are five ...

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Keep your fingers crossed, writes Andrzej Bargiel in a short post on Instagram. No further words are needed, since his expedition's name, Everest Ski Challenge, says it all. The Polish skier is ...

Eleven people are feared dead on K2, the world's second-highest mountain. Two Dutch climbers have been rescued by helicopter, while an Italian awaits evacuation. Professional mountaineer Ed Viesturs, ...

A bold winter ascent captures the last great challenge in the world’s highest mountains. By Freddie Wilkinson Mr. Wilkinson writes for National Geographic and is a climbing guide in New Hampshire.

Adrian Ballinger had the chance to board a plane within 72 hours and fly to Ecuador and climb a 20,000-foot mountain. The plane ticket already was paid; all he had to do was say yes. One problem: He ...