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The Seven Summits: Climbing the Highest Peak on Every Continent

The Seven Summits are the highest mountains on each continent: Everest (Asia 8849m), Aconcagua (South America 6961m), De...

The 14 Eight-Thousanders: Mountains Above 8,000 Meters

Only 14 mountains rise above 8,000 m, all in the Himalayas and Karakoram. Annapurna was the first summited in 1950. The ...

The Worst Mountaineering Disasters in History

The 2014 Everest avalanche killed 16 Sherpas. The 1996 Everest disaster killed 8 climbers in a single storm. The 1970 Hu...

Famous First Ascents That Changed Mountaineering

Mont Blanc 1786 birthed modern mountaineering. Matterhorn 1865 ended the golden age of alpinism in tragedy. Everest 1953...

Sacred Mountains: Peaks Worshipped Around the World

Mount Kailash in Tibet is sacred to 4 religions and has never been climbed. Mount Olympus was home to Greek gods. Mount ...