Across the globe, majestic mountains have been regarded as the habitats of gods, the places of revelations, and the routes to ...

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Climbing Mount Vinson in Antarctica, part of the world's Seven Summits, is a goal for the most intrepid adventurer.

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With Europe’s longest urban cable car now open in the French capital, turn your eyes to the skies for some unmissable gondola ...

While many mountaineers and hikers seek summits for conquest, some peaks remain untouched because they are revered, protected or ecologically fragile.

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For 92 minutes on a clear Sunday morning in Taipei, thousands of spectators with jittery nerves stared upwards, while people across the world were glued to their screens, as famed climber Alex Honnold ...

When “wintersporting” first became popular in the early 20th century, weeks spent in the Alps indulging in the new sports of skiing, sledding and curling were the exclusive preserve of thrill-seeking ...