This California hike delivers a dramatic payoff, where a narrow granite ridge and sweeping views turn every step into ...

Seattle-born mountaineer Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit the tallest peak on Earth, passed away at home on ...

This short California hike leads to one of Yosemite’s most dramatic cliffside views, with massive drops and unforgettable ...

Conversations with bouldering legend John "Verm" Sherman and filmmaker Dawn Kish about their new award-winning film 'Old Man ...

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A burst of late-season winter is lining up to smack the Sierra Nevada this weekend, and anyone eyeing a quick escape to the ...

To the climbing partner and father of that young man, not watching the video clip of the moment when gravity finally had its ...

Ultra rock climber Alex Honnold has scaled El Capitan and the 101-story Taipei Tower without ropes. The Sacramento native got ...

February 1997 Scaling Alaska's Heights Within Juneau's city limits are handsome mountains that novices can climb by Charles Thompson IN the West when developers and businessmen ...

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Families looking for a new way to celebrate Easter in the mountains will soon be able to climb aboard a steam train near ...

“American black bears found in Yosemite National Park have long been of intense interest to park visitors and managers,” the ...