Erin Ton eclipsed the previous mark for that route by almost two hours. After a brief rest, she will attempt the even longer ...

Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the western and southern hemispheres and the tallest peak outside of Asia, rises to 22,841 feet (6,961 meters). As the highest peak on the continent of South America ...

Yahoo Soccer is powered by OneFootball, the ultimate destination for news, live matches, scores, highlights, and more. Via the standard route, Aconcagua is considered a relatively safe climb for its ...

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (KTRK) -- A 67-year-old man is defying Parkinson's disease to conquer one of the world's highest peaks. Tommy Melli from The Woodlands plans to climb Aconcagua mountain, the ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A 9-year-old boy from Southern California has become the youngest person in recorded history to reach the summit of Argentina's Aconcagua mountain, which at 22,841 feet ...

Continuing her remarkable quest to scale the highest peaks across all continents, Arunachal Pradesh mountaineer Kabak Yano, as part of her ambitious 7-Summit Mountaineering Expedition, has ...

Maltese mountain climber Rita Saliba has successfully reached base camp on Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, marking a significant milestone in her latest expedition in aid of abandoned animals. The ...

At the end of December 2019 Czech skyrunner Martin Zhor raced to the summit of Aconcagua (6962m) in just 3 hours, 38 minutes and 17 seconds. In doing so he has set a new record for the journey from ...

This article is part of Climbing's online archives documenting climbing's greatest mountains, such as Everest, and its pioneering practitioners such as Marc-Andre Leclerc. Aconcagua (22,838 feet) is ...