During the winter months, climbing season transitions to the southern hemisphere, which includes Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the world outside of Asia. Aconcagua stands 22,841 feet (6,961 ...

Their combined goal: Raise $1 for every foot of mountain they would climb. It was a lot of coin, they knew, considering the size of Aconcagua. The towering, wind-blown peak, which tops the Andes at 22 ...

Mendoza Province, Argentina — When you confront temperatures 40 degrees below zero, winds greater than 100 miles per hour and 60% less oxygen in the air you begin to discover the accuracy of Sir ...

New data identifies two key risk factors for high-altitude pulmonary edema, a leading cause of death on the highest mountain in the Americas Back in 2021, I wrote about the case of Daniel Granberg, a ...

Moroccan climber Hind Zemmama has done it again. She has summited Carstensz Pyramid (Puncak Jaya) in Indonesia.