Glacier National Park protects one million acres in the Rocky Mountains and is nicknamed the Crown of the Continent. From the ...

When you're traveling on firm snow, an ice axe is an essential piece of gear. A certified mountain guide tells us why.

The thin air above cloud level. The views over snow-tipped mountains. The climbs over boulder and scree, and the first gasp ...

The thin air above cloud level. The views over snow-tipped mountains. The climbs over boulder and scree, and the first gasp ...

Melting glaciers 10,000 years ago sped up continental drift and volcanic activity, a process that could repeat as modern ice ...

When the Forest Service’s Fireside Lectures began in 1962 at Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center attendees gathered around a roaring log fire in the observatory’s natural stone fireplace. The ...

In 1978, American mountaineer Johnny Waterman completed the first solo ascent and traverse of Mount Hunter’s twin summits in ...

Deep in Austria’s Hohe Tauern Alps, the spa town of Bad Gastein has long been eulogised for the healing power of its mountain ...

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve is the largest national park in the United States. Here, you can camp on Root ...

Marinoan global glaciation lasting 4 million years confirmed; stable ice defies current climate models and biological ...

The Norwegians call Predikestolenin Italian “Rock pulpit“, a granitic cliff that descends overlooking the northern side of ...

A new study reveals ancient Greenland rocks in Iceland, evidencing iceberg movement during the Late Antique Little Ice Age.