Extreme sports, such as snowboarding and mountain climbing, are gaining popularity all over the world. While these activities provide a sense of excitement, they can result in life-threatening ...

Kaamya’s journey is inspiring but it also makes us think about the immense physical and mental health challenges that come ...

Planetmountain.com is a site about climbing, mountaineering, trekking, via ferrata, freeriding, ski mountaineering, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and ice climbing on all the mountains of the world. It ...

Avril wanted to try crampons and snowshoes to see if this whole "mountaineering thing" was for her. Ice climbing was just a fun, unexpected addition. "This is not my normal space. This is a very ...

The hiking routes of Mount Semeru were previously reopened on December 23 last year, after a five-year closure.

Increasing numbers of people with diabetes are seeking advice about participation in high altitude climbing ... to endorse high altitude mountaineering for people with diabetes The Diabetes Federation ...

Known for pushing the boundaries of extreme sports ... kayaking and sailing and hiking just to get to the mountain. At that point, the climbing began—culminating in summiting the 9,000-foot ...

While I was fairly fit and prepared to climb Huayna Potosí, I didn't consider the mental or extreme physical toll the mountain would take. Knowing your limits is tough but essential. I should've ...

In December 2023, Emma Demopoulos, then aged just 12, became the youngest person from Hong Kong to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa’s highest peak. At 5,895 metres (19,341 feet ...