A US climber died attempting to scale the world's fifth-highest mountain, Makalu, his expedition organiser said Monday, the second death of this climbing season. Alexander Pancoe, 39, died at Camp ...

He had climbed the tallest mountains of all seven continents, cross-country skied the North and South Poles and reached the summit of Mt. Everest. He did it all to raise money for Lurie Children ...

An American climber died attempting to scale the world's fifth-highest mountain, Makalu, in the Himalayas, his expedition organizer said Monday. It was the second death of this climbing season.

Under the shadow of the nation’s tallest mountain, Mount Kosciuszko, researchers have documented a record number of some of the world’s smallest and rarest marsupials. Mountain pygmy possums ...

Highland Park native Alex Pancoe, who made headlines for his mountain climbing and fundraising as a cancer survivor, died Sunday climbing the fifth-highest mountain in the world, leaving his young ...

Oscar Smith, 10, a determined young boy from Shawbury, will be taking on England's highest mountain, Scafell Pike, on May 10 to raise funds for BBC Children in Need. This follows his inspiring ...

The world's fifth-highest mountain, Makalu's peak is 8,463 m (28,000 ft) high, compared to Mount Everest, the tallest peak, at a height of 8,849 m (29,032 ft). Sign up here. Alexander Pancoe ...

He had climbed the tallest mountains of all seven continents, cross-country skied the North and South Poles and reached the summit of Mt. Everest. He did it all to raise money for Lurie Children ...

Tragedy struck on Makalu (8,485m / 27,840 feet), the world’s fifth-highest peak ... founded and led by Garrett Madison, is an elite mountain guide service specializing in leading expeditions ...