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Author: BY ALYSSA LUKPAT - Publish Date: July 18, 2021 at 11:36PM From New Hampshire to Scotland, services like Google Maps can direct ill-prepared hikers onto trails that would challenge even the most experienced climbers, mountaineers said.

Author: BY MARIE FAZIO - Publish Date: November 10, 2020 at 07:58AM Emily Harrington is the first woman to free-climb the Golden Gate route up El Capitan, a 3,000-foot-high monolith in Yosemite National Park, in under 24 hours.

Author: BY DANIEL E. SLOTNIK - Publish Date: December 4, 2019 at 06:47AM In 1958 he and two others became the first to scale a 2,900-foot granite wall in Yosemite National Park in California that many considered practically unclimbable.

Author: BY NEIL VIGDOR - Publish Date: September 8, 2019 at 08:03AM Danielle Burnett, 29, was trying to reach the summit of the precipice, officials at the California national park said.

Author: BHADRA SHARMA and JEFFREY GETTLEMAN - Publish Date: May 29, 2019 at 07:00AM Officials said that climbers might have to submit proof of mountaineering experience and a verifiable certificate of good health.

Author: KAI SCHULTZ, JEFFREY GETTLEMAN, MUJIB MASHAL and BHADRA SHARMA - Publish Date: May 26, 2019 at 07:00AM This has been one of the deadliest climbing seasons on the world’s highest peak. Veteran climbers blame increased permits for climbers, including many who are inexperienced.

Author: BHADRA SHARMA and MUJIB MASHAL - Publish Date: May 25, 2019 at 07:00AM Robin Haynes Fisher, 44, of Britain, died at about 28,215 feet on Saturday, the authorities said, in a year of record attempts this season and the worst toll in decades.

Author: BHADRA SHARMA and AUSTIN RAMZY - Publish Date: May 24, 2019 at 07:00AM Record numbers of permits and a window of clear weather have led to a large number of simultaneous summit attempts.

Author: REBECCA BYERLY and MAX WHITTAKER - Publish Date: May 22, 2019 at 07:00AM Isabella de la Houssaye raised her five children on adventure. Then came a brutal diagnosis, and a burning desire for a final journey with each one.

Author: Unknown Author - Publish Date: May 5, 2019 at 07:00AM A Sunday Review article asked “Are Mountain Climbers Selfish?” Readers respond.

Author: FRANCIS SANZARO - Publish Date: April 27, 2019 at 07:00AM The recent deaths of three alpinists once again raises questions about this dangerous pursuit.

Author: KAI SCHULTZ - Publish Date: April 23, 2019 at 07:00AM Illicitly recycled gear has fueled profits for some expedition companies for years. But after some harrowing failures, Nepal is taking action as Everest climbing season begins.