Last week, on a quest for a healthy, active summer vacation , I found myself at the foot of New Hampshire's Mount Washington, the tallest peak in the northeastern United States.

THREE SISTERS WILDERNESS, Ore. For novice mountain climbers like myself who like to conquer at least one of the state's peaks each summer, the Three Sisters mountains in Central Oregon beckon.

Ten German nudists may have to give up their hobby of naked mountain climbing after one of the men was arrested for indecent exposure.

A Colorado pastor who died while trying to put a Bible on top of a Swiss mountain will be "truly, truly missed," said family and friends.

The Larimer County Coroner's Office has identified the body of a missing hiker as David Price, 48, of Richmond, Ky.

New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark and members of the party, including two Cabinet ministers, spent more than two hours trying to revive Gottlieb Braun-Elwert, police said.

From Wikinews, the free news source you can write! The Matterhorn Image: Marcel Wiesweg.

T en years after "Into Thin Air," people are still dying on their way to the top of Mount Everest, and we are still avidly reading about them.

I'm motivated to exercise really hard if I have a goal laid out in front of me, like a bike trip or a mountain climb.

Carolyn Randall crammed a lot in a short mountain climbing career that began when the Fort Collins resident was 51 and ended on her 57th birthday when she died while climbing the Matterhorn in Switzerland.

Brew for the brave Bachendri Pal What do you offer someone who has already conquered time and space? When she climbed Mount Everest, she was a relatively unknown mountaineer, but as soon as Bachendri Pal became ...

A British teenager fell 160ft to his death in the French Alps after making a mistake while abseiling, police said today.

Think mountain climber, and you probably don't picture a woman with a heart condition .

INCLIMB junior team coach Mike Rougeux, right, spots Tristan Helmich, 11, both of Bend, Monday afternoon at INCLIMB in Bend.

It's 3:00 p.m., and the field at Estes Park's YMCA of the Rockies is packed with activity.

Nick Rice, 23, was with the 11 climbers that died. If it wasn't for a mistake, Hermosa Beach resident Nick Rice might be among the dead climbers on K2 in Pakistan.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A helicopter plucked two frostbitten Dutch climbers from K-2 on Monday after an avalanche and exposure left at least 11 people presumed dead on the world's second-highest mountain.

HOPES WERE fading last night for the survival of Irish mountaineer Gerard McDonnell , who was among a number of international climbers reported missing at the weekend during a descent from the summit of K2, the ...

As many as eleven mountain climbers are believed dead, and several missing after an avalanche on K2, or Kaytu, the second largest mountain in the world.

The reports are getting quite hard to follow. Many of the expeditions involved on K2 are from International countries, and many of those don't speak English.

It is being reported that one porter has died. This is in relation to earlier reports that I could not previously confirm. The climbing porter was working with Adventure Tours Pakistan, which also has a french climber that they can not find or get in contact with. His condition is not known at this point, as he is still missing.

Hushe Trek and Tours, who is coordinating the Italian K2 Expedition has one member that has been injured and is requiring rescue attention. Supposedly this member fell in the Bottleneck and has broken an arm or leg. This member is currently being helped down from Camp IV. All other members are accounted for.