At altitudes over 2,400 metres, lack of oxygen — a condition called hypoxia — can cause acute mountain sickness. Incidence ...

The approach to the summit of Mount Marcy via the Van Hoevenberg Trail is seen on Aug. 24, 2017, in Keene. A hiker from New Jersey was found dead near the summit of New York’s highest peak on Thursday ...

KEENE, N.Y. (WCAX) - Authorities have identified the New Jersey woman who died last week after slipping off a trail near the summit of Mount Marcy, New York’s highest peak. New York State Police say ...

Update: Troopers have released the name of the woman who died while hiking on Mount Marcy with her dog. A 21-year-old hiker from New Jersey was found dead on Thursday, Feb. 12, after calling 911 to ...

This Ecuador motorcycle day leaves the humid heat of Guayaquil and climbs through jungle and endless switchbacks until Chimborazo rises above the clouds, and knowing you are riding toward the point on ...

Two men were rescued from the summit of Longs Peak over the weekend after they were unable to continue their route. According to Rocky Mountain National Park, park rangers were contacted late last ...

A writer grapples with the death of her sister, and the end of a marriage, during a challenging trek in Tibet.

The story of how nine skiers were killed, and six survived, in the deadliest avalanche in modern California history.

A swarm of earthquakes has been rattling a remote stretch of central Nevada near Tonopah, including a magnitude 4.0 quake that hit near Warm Springs Tuesday mor Construction starts at Reno-Tahoe ...

As an NWSL rookie, Aikey and the expansion Denver Summit are about to embark on a special journey in hoping to build a foundation for success for women’s soccer in “The Mile High City.” Denver Summit ...