When you think about the world’s highest mountains, Mount Everest probably comes to mind first. The planet’s roof is actually crowded with giants. Nearly all of them are clustered in the Himalayas and ...

Mendoza Province, Argentina — When you confront temperatures 40 degrees below zero, winds greater than 100 miles per hour and 60% less oxygen in the air you begin to discover the accuracy of Sir ...

A new method for quantifying grandeur is reshuffling the pecking order of the planet’s most impressive peaks. Turns out Everest has steep competition. Mount Everest, left, tops out at 29,032 feet ...