Underneath miles-deep ice sheets covering Antarctica lies the largest mountain range no one on Earth has ever seen. Even though a few of its tallest points peek through in some places, relatively few ...
What is the highest mountain on Earth? Turns out the answer to that question is more debatable than you might think. If you measure altitude above mean sea level, then the 29,032-foot (8,849-meter) ...
Mount Denali, North America's highest mountain, is a beautiful sight. While beautiful, though, scientists have long wondered exactly how this mountain came to be. Now, new research has finally ...
Mendoza Province, Argentina — When you confront temperatures 40 degrees below zero, winds greater than 100 miles per hour and 60% less oxygen in the air you begin to discover the accuracy of Sir ...
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Every island in Hawaiʻi has its own personality, history and landscape. From beach sands of many colors to mountain peaks, there is a tremendous amount of diversity and beauty. One ...
Wales is a hillwalking paradise. From the rolling Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog) in the south to the rocky leviathans of ...
Last fall, Nima Rinji Sherpa, then 17, was in Tibet preparing to ascend Mount Shishapangma, the world’s 14th highest mountain. He knew reaching its 26,335-foot, or 8,027-meter, summit would require ...
A new method for quantifying grandeur is reshuffling the pecking order of the planet’s most impressive peaks. Turns out Everest has steep competition. Mount Everest, left, tops out at 29,032 feet ...