China’s first internationally certified female professional tree climber has turned a fear of heights into a career spent high in the canopy, pruning urban trees. Yu Yanling, a former track athlete ...

An American climber has died in an avalanche on Mount Makalu, officials said Tuesday, as fatalities mount early in Nepal's busy spring climbing season. Shelley Johannesen, 53, was killed on Monday ...

A PROFESSIONAL rock climber has died after plunging 66ft down a mountain in Canada as his heartbroken family pay tribute. Will Stanhope suffered a severe head injury after falling during a trek along ...

Jim Whittaker, the pioneering climber who became the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1963, has died at 97. His family confirmed he passed peacefully at his home in Port Townsend ...

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It’s an annoyance that many wunderkind athletes must navigate: having a pesky journalist compare you to an older, more accomplished star. Every awesome up-and-coming American skier is the next Lindsey ...

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In front of a live audience, rock climber Alex Honnold completed the first-ever ropeless ascent of Taipei 101, Taiwan’s tallest skyscraper. One wrong move would have almost certainly resulted in grave ...

MOUNT HOOD, Ore. — A climber died Sunday after falling an estimated 300 feet on Mount Hood, authorities said. The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call around 9:45 a.m. reporting that ...

• Bold attempt: American rock climber Alex Honnold summited the Taipei 101 skyscraper — with no ropes or safety net — in an event broadcast live. • New heights: The 1,667-foot Taipei 101 is one of the ...

Which tree stand is best? Since many animals don’t spend a lot of time looking up, a tree stand gives hunters an advantage to watch for prey from above. Tree stands are quiet and provide an adjustable ...