New Hampshire's Mount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeast, and trails to the summit are considered especially ...

When sweltering heat grips much of the United States during summer months, thousands flee to the mountains seeking refuge in ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Just three weeks of exercise and a healthy diet produced positive changes in middle-aged men with a cluster of heart risk factors known as metabolic syndrome, according to ...

Heather Anderson of Patton stands atop a peak during one of her previous journeys. Anderson is currently preparing to climb the tallest mountain in Africa — Mount Kilimanjaro — one of the ...

From high up on the Mont Blanc Massif, our group of 10 mountaineers huddles together on a small stand of jagged granite rocks poking through the snow covering the Col d’Entreves. At 11,538 feet above ...

Four Nepalese individuals have died due to high-altitude sickness during treks in Nepal's Himalayan regions. The deceased include porters and trekkers, as well as a foreign national who was airlifted ...

A devastating hiking accident on Mount Whitney has left a 14-year-old California boy clinging to life after altitude-induced hallucinations caused him to plummet 120 feet from a cliff edge. The ...

These premium-priced Bollé Adventurer sunnies are, as the name suggests, designed specifically for adventure pursuits. High performers, they are among the best sunglasses around for hill-hiking and ...

Dr Ashish Markan, a popular eye surgeon, recently shared an alarming case of a young trekker who lost vision after returning from a trek. The patient ascended to 15,000 ft in the Leh-Ladakh region and ...