(CNN) — A permit to climb the world’s tallest mountain costs an eye-popping $15,000 — and that’s before you add in the price of airfare, gear and a guide. But Nepal, which has long sought to diversify ...

At 3:25 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgensen ended a 19-day free-climbing expedition, ascending El Capitan’s Dawn Wall in Yosemite National Park. Although others had ...

A 26-year-old woman died after falling about 500 feet while free-solo climbing at the Rocky Mountain National Park Sunday, park officials said. The woman’s climbing partner, a 27-year-old man, called ...

Alex Honnold often feels like an ambassador for Las Vegas and its outdoor recreation scene; the world- famous free soloist rock climber often advocates for Vegas’ “incredible” access to the wilderness ...

KATHMANDU: Nepal has opened nearly 100 peaks in its remote western region for free climbing to boost mountain tourism, according to officials. In a bid to attract climbers to less-visited areas, the ...