If you're up for a challenge, hike to the top of this tall mountain in Japan for stunning views of Mount Fuji, serene nature, ...

They also use crampons, ice screws and carabiners. The conditions have to be just right: When it’s too warm, the ice grows soft and can separate from the rock wall; when it’s too cold, the ice becomes ...

On 18/03/2025 on Pyramide du Tacul in the Mont Blanc massif, the Italian mountain guides Niccolò Bruni and Giovanni Ravizza, ...

Ussha, Pyramide du Tacul, Mont Blanc, Western Alps, Brilliant addition to the SE Face of Pyramide du Tacul. Ussha climbs to ...

The National Park Service said the designated snow season began on Jan. 2 and lasts until Mar. 31, per CNA. It warned those ...

A rescue this morning where a man was located in a serious condition has highlighted one fact, it is no longer summer summit season on Mount Taranaki. Around 9am, a search and rescue operation was ...

America's ice-climbing epicenter was facing a bleak future, with climate change endangering its water supply, until an ...

Crampons provide traction and security, making it easier to walk on snowy and icy terrain. They vastly outperform micro-spikes in deep snow and on steep ground due to their longer spikes, which bite ...

Not only is it banned, it's outright deadly. And it's the highest unclimbed mountain on Earth. There have been several summit attempts, but they've all failed. Now it's not even legal to climb out ...

Its spectacular highest mountain, the Ortler, is known in German as König Ortler ... while the heel welt makes them compatible with C2, step-in crampons. The sole features flatter zones at the heel ...

Mountain gorillas are the global superstars among the world’s great apes. They rose to fame following their memorable encounter with David Attenborough, vice-president of Fauna & Flora since 1979, ...

A Valentine's Day social media post about a mountain along China's Yangtze River has reignited interest in the adorable landmark Tan Yuanyi via AP; Guo Qingshan via AP A mountain shaped like a ...