The highest mountains in the world have a unique allure. A journey just to catch glimpses of these mysterious, remote, savage ...

The DuPage County Board honored Lucy Westlake as part of a proclamation for Women’s History Month. The board commemorated the ...

Measuring mountains may seem straightforward, but determining the tallest or largest mountain is not as simple as it appears. Mountains are often part of larger ranges, and their measurement can ...

Rescuers in Scotland say one climber died and another was seriously injured in a fall on Ben Nevis, the U.K.'s highest ...

KATHMANDU, Jan. 16 (Xinhua): A mountaineering team from Nepal made history on Saturday by scaling Mt K2, the second tallest mountain in the world, located on the Pakistan-China border, in the winter.

At 5,199 m, Mount Kenya is the second highest peak in Africa. It is an ancient extinct volcano, which during its period of activity (3.1-2.6 million years ago) is thought to have risen to 6,500 m.