Pittsburgh police said a person was detained — but not arrested — after they allegedly climbed to the top of one of Pittsburgh's tallest skyscrapers without permission.

Once the realm of dedicated ski bums, backcountry skiing grew alongside ticket prices and lift lines, with popularity exploding in the pandemic.

The story of how nine skiers were killed, and six survived, in the deadliest avalanche in modern California history.

“Climbing has been this passport to some really remote destinations that I never would have seen were it not for climbing,” ...

Blackbird Mountain Guides was the most prolific avalanche education provider in North America. Then one of its own trips became California’s deadliest avalanche. A closer look at the company at the ...

Authorities identified the three remaining victims in an avalanche near Lake Tahoe as Andrew Alissandratos, Nicole Choo and Michael Henry.

California workplace safety officials are investigating the Truckee-based guide company. Sugar Bowl Academy says members of its community died in the avalanche.

This video documents an adventurous climb to Gannett Peak, Wyoming’s highest point, navigating remote terrain, glaciers, and challenging alpine conditions. It highlights routefinding, glacier travel, ...

Every year, millions of Americans lace up their boots and hit the trails, searching for breathtaking views and fresh mountain air. Most come back with photos, sore muscles, and memories that last a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alpenglow seen from the summit of Mount Baldy. (Taylor Reilly/Getty Images/Cavan Images RF) In a January news release, the San ...

As I scanned the 360-degree scenery from Sycuan Peak, my eyes landed on a blue structure in the distance to the northwest: a water tower. But not just any water tower — the water tower in my hometown ...

Climbing is all the rage these days. Scaling seemingly insurmountable heights has been a core instinct of gamers everywhere for years, whether intentional in the likes of Assassin's Creed, Grow Home, ...