"Since Aconcagua is not an 8,000'er ... Following this is a day trip to Plaza Francia to see the south face. Climbers then move to Plaza de Mulas for four or five nights before heading up.

I couldn’t have imagined that what started out as a simple outing in 1975 with my two older sisters, my brother, and my ...

Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and Aconcagua in Argentina. I have also done several 6000-metre summits in the Himalayas. The South Island mountains in New Zealand are great for training ...

But to claim the record, she’d have to face both the public’s scrutiny and her personal ... Everest from the north (in 2001) and south (2002) sides. “Back in my day, we all just felt lucky to get up ...

Progress comes at an ecological cost: flying wildlife, particularly birds and bats, face collision risks as wind farms expand.

Pakistani mountaineer Samar Khan has successfully reached the summit of Mount Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America ... where I got to see the clear face of majestic Choghori, standing ...

However, bears are found worldwide in Asia, North America, South America, and Europe ... and the soles of their feet. Their face is narrow, with small eyes and ears. In addition, a unique feature is ...

The sun was setting over the South Face of 12,972-foot Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, when Canadian professional ski mountaineer Christina “Lusti” Lustenberger and ...

Aconcagua stands 22,841 feet (6,961 meters). As the highest peak on the continent of South America, Aconcagua belongs to the renowned Seven Summits group - the highest peak on each of the seven ...

Karl Egloff of Ecuador has run from Aconcagua Base Camp to the main and south summits and back in 8 hrs 49 min. He is ...