The legendary climber will attempt a new route on Nanga Parbat in June, then come December-January, do 'real winter firsts' ...

Gasherbrum II and Shishapangma — without the help of oxygen or porters. She is the second woman to climb all 14 peaks in general, after Edurne Pasaban of Spain. Kaltenbrunner emphasized it was ...

Michele Fait certainly didn't come from nowhere. He was a skier with a curriculum of high class descents, such as Shisha Pangma 7900m, Gasherbrum II from 7800m and from some 6000m peaks in Perù, to ...

The other four Pakistani 8,000’ers (Broad Peak, Gasherbrum I and II, and Nanga Parbat) would see a similar increase, as would lesser peaks and even trekking permits. The announcement alarmed ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Allysia Finley and Kyle Peterson. Photo: Karla Ann Cote/Zuma Press/Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images/Lev Radin/Zuma Press As a ...

Panasonic has rung the changes on this second edition of its full-frame flagship. The Lumix S1R II improves upon the original S1R in every key area, battery life excepted. For me, the most ...

Climbing expeditions will soon launch into the Himalayas to prepare for their bids on 8,000-meter peaks – the highest mountains in the world. By early May, the Jetstream will make its annual ...

The tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II is the first royal crypt discovered in recent years, and scientists have new powerful tools to analyze it. Egypt's Valley of the Kings is part of a massive ...

Mountaineers Jeno Panganiban and Miguel Mapalad hope to become the first Filipinos in 18 years to reach Mount Everest’s peak The Philippine flag could be back on top of the world’s highest ...

Baseball is officially back and the journey to the big show continues for a pair of West Virginia products who are in the St. Louis Cardinals's system - JJ Wetherholt and Victor Scott II.

A British archaeologist believes his team may have found a second tomb in Egypt belonging to King Thutmose II. The potential find comes just days after Piers Litherland announced the discovery of ...