The highest point on Earth and the "throat of the world," Mt. Everest is iconic. Many adventurers have been inspired to pack their crampons and ice picks in hopes of summiting the mother mountain. ...

Wherever your tastes may lie, Chile is sure to have an outdoor activity that will capture your attention. Thanks to its eclectic geography and its wide range of different climates, Chile boasts a t...

This mix of regions is home to only a few mountains worthy of first class mountaineering. You have to go to the extreme corners of these already desolate regions, but when you find what you are loo...

The Himalayas are the highest mountains in the world. This is a climber’s Mecca. Nepal, even when troubles with Maoist rebels occur, is always home base for all the world’s mountain climbing operat...

Recommended Mountaineering Books Alpinist (http://www.alpinist.com) More of a literary journal than a magazine, this well respected publication is laced with excellent photos, trip reports, and chr...

Few can say they have been to the peaks of these mountains. They are some of the most extreme places on planet earth. Places where humans and animals can only survive for brief moments. These are p...

Europe is home to many classic climbs. The Alps are some of the most climbed peaks in the world thanks to the many European adventurers in places such as Germany and Switzerland. Other ranges see a...

North America, while only holding a few peaks of extreme heights, has a wide variety of climbable peaks. Although there are several high peaks on the eastern half of the continents, the majority of...

Outside of the Himalayas, the Andes hold the world’s highest mountains. There’s Alpamayo, considered the world’s most beautiful, or Aconcagua, the region’s tallest. The mountains are not limited to...

Mountaineering BasicsMountaineering, also called alpinism, is simply climbing a mountain and knowing how it is done. It’s a dangerous activity that is only done by those knowledgeable about reachin...