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Four people are dead and 12 others are missing after an avalanche buried the Base Camp at Himlung Himal, a peak in northern Nepal

As housing costs spike across iconic mountain hubs, these six budget-friendly towns offer quick crag access, thriving outdoor communities, and living costs below the national average.

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Half a century after a plane loaded with three tons of Mexican marijuana slammed into a frozen Yosemite lake, a new documentary brings the legendary climbers and park rangers on record—some for the first time.

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After 17 years, 139,000 feet of climbing, and 124 miles of brutal open-water swimming, the 44-year-old American athlete has done what no human has ever accomplished.

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Dressed in all black and defying New York law, urban climbers Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus took their viral "rooftopping" romance to the absolute pinnacle of Manhattan—and descended in police custody.

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Pioneering slackliner and world record holder Andrew "Sketchy Andy" Lewis has died in a BASE-jumping accident in Moab, Utah.

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The midwest climbing community is mourning the tragic loss of Audrie Pelosi, who died while guiding at Devil’s Lake State Park in Wisconsin

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When a sudden rockslide pinned a climber near Timberline Lodge, it triggered a massive, highly coordinated response involving heavy rigging, a field surgical team flown in by helicopter, and nine rescue agencies.

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After a broken race ski derailed his spring plans, the 25-year-old RMI guide pivoted to the trail—shattering the unsupported, on-foot round-trip record by a massive 31 minutes.

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Tim Howell spent years preparing to jump from a 27,230-foot-high point in the Himalayas. A routine walk in the French Alps brought his historic expedition to a sudden halt.

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German highliner Friedi Kühne broke the world record for the highest highline when he walked between two hot air balloons thousands of feet in the air. How fear, flow, and ambition drive his desire for extreme adventure in his new book, Above the Abyss: Finding Strength, Stillness, and Survival on the Slackline.

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After completing a mind-boggling ascent in British Columbia, the 22-year-old is no longer the climber of the future—his time is now.

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Rescue crews in Siskiyou County, California rescued two budding alpinists, age 19 and 20, after they had an emergency on the legendary volcano

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After watching the new documentary by skiers Christina Lustenberger and Jim Morrison, our articles editor has a few thoughts on why ski mountaineering films overshadow other adventure movies.

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Honnold talks ‘Skyscraper Live,’ his relationship with the core climbing community, and how he assesses risk and danger as a 40-year-old father of two

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BASE jumpers Boris Egorov, Vladimir Murzaev, and Konstantin Yaemurd take us inside their daring and historic leap from the summit of Fitz Roy.

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The ‘Free Solo’ star wrote another chapter in the history of rock climbing with a high-profile stunt beamed live around the globe.

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Winter climbing in Mount Rainier National Park is technical and, when paired with extreme weather conditions, can turn deadly in an instant.

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Rescuers battled high winds to reach the sole surviving climber, who spent several harrowing hours on a precarious, rocky ridgeline. After dark and out of options, one simple tool helped responders find her.

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