After 175 years of displacement, the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation has reacquired 900 acres south of Yosemite National Park.
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After 175 years of displacement, the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation has reacquired 900 acres south of Yosemite National Park.
Friends and family mourn the loss of Kellam Conover and Thomas Vialletet, who fell last week on New Zealand's highest (and deadliest) mountain.
Are foragers at a higher risk of getting lost than other outdoor enthusiasts?
The recent tragedy in Colorado wasn't an anomaly. From drowning in quarries to stumbling into open pits, hundreds have died in vacant mines across the United States since 2000.
An outfitter says Global Rescue is at fault for a recent death on a Himalayan peak. We asked experts to weigh in on the murky, high stakes world of alpine evacuation.
Gabrielle Suver of Clermont, Florida faces a long recovery and an uncertain future in her sport after becoming the victim of a hit-and-run.
The 47-year-old Utah woman was sentenced to one year of probation and a hefty payment of fines and restitution.
Melting glaciers across the Alps continue to reveal historic artifacts, missing remnants, and even human remains.
As the federal government reopens, a new survey shows that most Americans oppose the NPS staff cuts, removal of signs and placards inside parks, and the proposed $1 billion budget reduction to the NPS.
Researchers believe that melting ice and snow shifted the true summit of the iconic peak from a frozen ridge to a pile of rocks. The mountain, they say, has also lost elevation.
The incident occurred at Grand Canyon West, a private tourist destination located on the Hualapai Reservation.
We're talking a matter of inches, but it does appear that the state has a new 14,000-foot peak, Crestone East. How? Why? Did the mountain grow? Not exactly.
Irish alpinist George Ponsonby shares the inside scoop on his and James Price’s new 3,000-meter route in remote Pakistan.
Each bear sighting in Yellowstone National Park is about as valuable as the average movie ticket in the U.S. When accounting for all sightings, grizzly and black bears generate more than $16 million annually.
Barred owls are known to attack humans and outcompete other endangered owl species. Now, a new management strategy would involve culling more than 15,000 annually.
A helicopter attempting to evacuate tourists flipped over while trying to land on the world’s highest summit. Tropical cyclone Montha has brought heavy snowfall into the region, and officials have closed trekking routes around Everest and the surrounding peaks.
First ascensionist Adam Ondra and others share their thoughts on whether the Slovenian climber has made the first female 5.14d/9a flash or not.
Recent allegations of phony summit images on the world’s highest peaks ignited a debate in the mountaineering community. We asked photography experts how to spot a hoax.
More than 30 vehicles were involved in mishaps after a snowstorm tore through the area.
Officials said the hikers were “ill-prepared” for winter weather. New Hampshire is one of a few states now levying fines on rescued hikers deemed to have entered the wilderness unprepared. Could they pay?
