Jeff Glasbrenner completed the Seven Summits, becoming what many say is the first below-the-knee amputee in the United States ...

The Lighting the Flame ceremony for 2026 Winter Olympic Games will take place in Ancient Olympia on November 26 ...

August 16, 2025 (Mt. Laguna) – Enjoy a free tour to learn about indigenous people and settlers who have lived in the area at the Mount Laguna Living History event on Saturday, August 30 and Sunday, ...

For several years, online memes have claimed a racist and dark history attached to one of the most iconic U.S. monuments, Mount Rushmore. Its past came under scrutiny amid nationwide protests against ...

In Türkiye’s southeast, monumental archaeology meets living tradition. From the summit of Mount Nemrut to the banks of the Euphrates, this region reflects shifting power, belief and adaptation. Mount ...

When you think of Mount Rushmore, you picture four presidents carved in stone in the Black Hills of South Dakota — But part of that story began in San Antonio. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum began shaping ...

This Day in History: November 21, 2022 - NASA's Orion capsule reaches the moon ...

Morrison descended 9,000 feet on skis. For most climbers, summiting Everest is an unfathomable accomplishment, marking the peak of mountain climbing success. For American climber Jim Morrison, the ...

Matthew Davis is the author of “A Biography of a Mountain: The Making and Meaning of Mount Rushmore,” which will be published in November. One hundred years after its initial dedication, Mount ...

American skier and mountaineer Jim Morrison made history this week when he became the first person to successfully ski down the North Face of Mount Everest using the mountain’s most challenging and ...

Mountaineers have skied other routes on Mount Everest, but never the Hornbein Couloir, a steep, narrow gully on the North Face. Luca Galuzzi via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 2.5 American ...