Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Wendy Altschuler is a seasoned travel and adventure writer and author. If you’re looking for a newfangled way to get in shape, be ...

Experts share why stair climbing is good for you — and how to get more out of it. (Getty Images) It may not seem like it when you're living in a fourth-floor walk-up apartment, or have to take the ...

Mountaineers have tried to rationalize their obsession with scaling peaks for centuries. “What is above knows what is below but what is below does not know what is above,” wrote Rene Daumal. Anatoli ...

I’m trying to kick my crampons into the glacier when I feel a tug on my harness. As the middle of a three-person rope team, it’s easy to mess up the cadence: too fast and there will be too much slack ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Fourteener enthusiasts will have to go a long way this summer to climb one of the state’s most recognizable peaks, even though it’s the closest one to Denver ...

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Climbing high requires physiological adjustment. Humans were not designed to live at altitudes pushing 8,000 meters – the Death Zone. But our bodies can adjust. The process of acclimatization allows ...