Currently used by all expeditions as the high camp, it is still a demanding 3000-foot climb from here to the summit. Discarded expedition equipment litters the football field-sized area used for camp.

Camp Christmas is lighting the campfire for its fourth annual holiday festival with 20 nights of holiday joy — beginning this ...

Climbing season is coming to end as winter approaches the Himalaya. Climbs underway to Ama Dablam, Island Peak and Loboche ...

Troops trained at Camp Hale fought in World War II, then went on to found the Colorado ski industry. "Don't give the enemy ...

I decided to sign up with Ultimate Performance to achieve certain goals. I was turning 60 in March 2024, and I wanted to get my body into photo shoot condition. I also wanted to be in shape for high ...

Once held as a practice for the very few, being considered an “extreme sport”, climbing is now regarded as almost fashionable, practiced by people of all ages. Crags see more and more climbers on the ...

This is why waterfall guidebooks contain a wealth of marvels, their pictures a treasure for anyone wanting to climb them. The pleasure and the satisfaction will be enhanced when the right tools are at ...

The hike starts at Tam McArthur Rim Trailhead, gains 4,000 feet of elevation and makes stops at Golden and Green lakes in ...

Getty Images Mountaineers close to Camp 2 prepare to ascend to Camp 3 Although the climbing season is short, often only a single week in mid-May, Sherpas look after the mountain for a total of ...

From the ABC Camp at 21,300 feet, the route to the North Col takes anywhere from two to three hours. Initially you move up scree and rock until you can climb out onto the head of the East Rongbuk ...

I also wanted to be in shape for high altitude climbing. I had a new goal to climb to Mount Everest base camp at about that time. In the summer of 2023, I’d climbed and descended Mont Blanc ...