During the winter months, climbing season transitions to the southern hemisphere, which includes Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the world outside of Asia. Aconcagua stands 22,841 feet (6,961 ...

Aconcagua National Park opens today to trekkers and climbers, with new regulations that include increased permit fees. A new law aimed at preserving the park ecosystem differentiates between day ...

Colorado runner Erin Ton takes us inside her record-breaking ascent of the highest peak in the Americas, one step at a time ...

Deep in the Principal Cordillera range in Argentina’s Andes Mountains, Aconcagua Peak draws mountain climbers from around the world. It is the highest peak outside of Asia, the tallest in both the ...

An Indian mountaineer has conquered South America’s highest peak, adding another summit to her daring global mission, but the ...

Fastest Known Time (“FKT”) represents the fastest known time for endeavors not typically associated with a timed race, such as a marathon. Rather, FKTs are reported by the participants themselves in ...

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (KTRK) -- A 67-year-old man is defying Parkinson's disease to conquer one of the world's highest peaks. Tommy Melli from The Woodlands plans to climb Aconcagua mountain, the ...

New data identifies two key risk factors for high-altitude pulmonary edema, a leading cause of death on the highest mountain in the Americas Back in 2021, I wrote about the case of Daniel Granberg, a ...

High on Mount Aconcagua, the Western Hemisphere’s highest mountain, the shrinking Polish Glacier spits out what it once devoured – in this case, a 50-year-old Nikomat 35 mm camera. Two porters, ...