Half Dome's cables have been around for more than a century. The cables are crude and dangerous — and have fascinated adventurous souls from the start. (Jack Dolan / Los Angeles Times) Clinging for ...

A Malaysian climber narrowly survived after a Nepali sherpa guide hauled him down from below the summit of Mount Everest in a “very rare” high altitude rescue, a government official said on Wednesday.

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — Clinging for life to a cold steel cable, high on a nearly vertical rock face in the Sierra Nevada, the soles of my hiking shoes simply could not find traction. Again and again ...

Mount Elbrus has two main routes: the South Route and the North Route. The South Route is more popular as it has better ...

MOUNT EVEREST (CNN) - A Malaysian climber narrowly survived after a Nepali sherpa guide hauled him down from below the summit of Mount Everest in a “very rare” high-altitude rescue, a government ...

Aziz, an experienced Himalayan climber who has also scaled Everest, said he was struck by the beauty of Manaslu but alarmed by the crowding and delays near the true summit ridge, where only a single ...