Sometimes taking the trail less traveled actually does more harm than good.

It’s not easy to measure a mountain. Mount Everest's height has been known since the middle of the nineteenth century, but how did they figure it out with no altimeters or GPS?

Glaciers are retreating around the world. The Andes are no exception: in Venezuela, the ice has mostly already disappeared.

We often picture the Himalayas as pristine. In reality, Everest's snows cover empty oxygen tanks, wrappers, cans, and an array of debris left behind by climbers.

The United Arab Emirates is looking into building an artificial mountain in order to stimulate rain. Will it work?

Through the story of Bosnian mountaineering, an alternative mini-history of Bosnia emerges.