Climbing the highest peak on one or more of the world’s seven continents is a worthy goal—and I understand why you, and so many other people, gravitate to 19,340-foot Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and ...

EverestNews.com is succinct: “Several climbers normally die on Aconcagua every year.” That knowledge was motivation enough to get me to my “gym” every weekend for the past five months. Eighty pounds ...

He’s not even 10 years old but one California boy is already lacing his boots to set a new world record by climbing the Western Hemisphere’s highest mountain next month. Fourth grader Tyler Armstrong ...

Aconcagua (22,838 feet) is both the tallest mountain in the Americas and the highest mountain in the world outside of Asia. Located near Argentina's border with Chile, 70 miles northwest of Mendoza, ...

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Aconcagua is a very big mountain, and the dream of reaching the top has to match its size. Standing 22,835 feet tall, Aconcagua–in western Argentina, 75 miles northeast of Santiago, Chile–is the ...

Guided trips American Alpine Institute (360-671-1505, www.aai.cc) offers 24-day climbs on the Polish Glacier route. Trips depart in December and January and cost $4,200 plus air. Mountain Madness (800 ...

I first heard the coughing at around 2 a.m. My tent companion, Rex, was hacking and gurgling uncontrollably as he stumbled from our tent toward a makeshift medical center nearby. I knew at once this ...