A group of commercial Everest climbers plan to complete their climb in a week by chemically boosting their acclimatization and performance using a new method: They will sip xenon gas just before the ...

Ordinarily, trekking into high alpine zones requires days or even weeks of altitude acclimatization to help you adjust to the fewer oxygen particles you'll be taking in each breath. Weird things ...

If your goals for 2025 include climbing iconic Mt. Rainier in Washington State I’m excited for you. Whether a first-time climber, or a seasoned veteran, preparation for this journey begins now. The ...

They call it the “death zone.” It’s a stretch of Mount Everest that’s about 26,000 feet up and is strewn with something like 200 corpses permanently frozen into the landscape —a warning to other ...

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal must make training and experience in high altitude climbing mandatory for all climbers on Mount Everest and other high peaks, a government panel said on Wednesday, ...

Montrose adventurer Charlie Winger might not readily recognize the clothes he’s wearing in a summit picture of him on top of Africa’s highest peak in early July. But he is quite familiar with the ...