An important advantage of the Waist-to-Height Ratio (WHtR) is that it offers a more accurate evaluation of health risks across diverse ages, genders, and ethnic groups. Hence health experts now ...

An American skier made history on Wednesday as the first to descend Mount Everest's notoriously narrow north face route.

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Ultrarunner Olivia Amber recently spent four days running over California’s highest peaks to set the women’s fastest known ...

Even the most experienced mountaineers are stunned that Kilian Jornet could climb so many 14,000-foot peaks in such a short ...

After years of planning, the mountaineer Jim Morrison successfully descended the narrow Hornbein Couloir—notching an ...

Nearly 4,100 hectares of the Southern Ridge will soon be notified and protected as a reserved forest under section 20 of the ...

A Walnut Creek native has now become the first person to ski the North Face of Mount Everest via one of its most challenging ...

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A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences provides scientists with a powerful new tool for ...

Scientists discover all stalagmites growing from cave floors follow a mathematical rule that explains how these mineral ...