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Alpine Club of Pakistan via AP

American among 10 missing in Pakistan avalanche

  • Jul 31

Family questions rescue efforts for Sherpa guide on Everest

  • Jun 5

Ret. firefighter scales Mt. Everest, completes Seven Summits challenge

  • May 27

American climber speaks out after history-making ski down Mt. Everest

  • Oct 27, 2025

American skier makes history on Mount Everest

  • Oct 16, 2025

Massive search effort underway to find climber missing in Andes

  • Jun 9, 2025

Climber who died while fundraising for hospital was 'full of life'

  • May 6, 2025

Climber dies during expedition raising money for Lurie Children's

  • May 6, 2025

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  • May 12, 2022
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  • Feb 9, 2022
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Northbrook retiree, 75, is oldest American to climb Mt. Everest

  • Jun 3, 2021
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Chicagoan completes 'Explorer's Grand Slam' benefiting children's hospital

  • Jul 1, 2019
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Chicago brain tumor survivor inspired by 2-year-old boy aims to raise $1M for Lurie Children's Hospital

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Hunt is on to find 2 Americans, 1 Canadian who disappeared scaling New Zealand's tallest mountain

The hunt is on to find three climbers who disappeared while trying to get to the top of New Zealand's tallest mountain, authorities said.

  • Dec 3, 2024

American climber speaks out after being rescued 20,000 feet up in Himalayas

The climbers faced thirst and hunger in frigid temperatures for 80 hours.

  • Oct 8, 2024

Oceanographers find underwater mountain bigger than Mount Olympus, discover new species

The newly mapped underwater mountain is bigger than Mount Olympus in Greece, which is 2,917 meters (9,570 feet) high.

  • Aug 29, 2024

Man rescued after reportedly being left stranded on Colorado mountain by colleagues

A worker on an office hiking retreat to a national forest in Colorado had to be rescued after 14 of his colleagues allegedly left him stranded on a 14,230-foot mountain, authorities said.

  • Aug 28, 2024