I n June of 1970, amid the snow-covered rock ramparts of Denali (the true name of North America’s highest peak), six women ...

And so, in the kind of random act that so often accompanies the colonial naming of geographic “discoveries,” Dickey and his comrades decided to bestow the name McKinley upon the huge peak. It caught ...

Holmes had a three-hour lead over his closest competitor, Matt Hall, who said he had stopped trying to catch up.

The group began their ascent on March 6, encountering loose rock and freezing temperatures before returning to an alpine hut ...

Arizona The Grand Canyon is not just a massive hole in the ground; it's an awe-inspiring landscape that offers some of the ...

McKinley witnessed two pivotal mountaineering moments. This is Part 2, the story of one of the worst tragedies ever on a ...