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Don't let the name fool you — this creepy-sounding Californian destination is replete with tall mountains, stunning lakes, ...

As the western US sees less snow than usual, some hikes are possible earlier in the year than in the past. The shorter snow season may make ideal hiking conditions, but has experts worried about the ...

As the actual birthplace of the Memorial Day holiday, the Finger Lakes region couldn't be a more appropriate spot to spend ...

Scouting of America Troops 719 and 310G have announced that they will host their annual Pancake Breakfast on April 12, from 7 ...

Whittaker trained Army soldiers at Camp Hale during the Korean War before becoming the first American to summit Everest and later becoming the CEO of REI.

America doffs its hat to one of its greatest modern outdoorsmen: the first among our countrymen to conquer the two highest peaks in the world ...

Whittaker ascended Everest in 1963, 10 years after Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay first scaled the peak.

Jim Whittaker, who in 1963 became the first American to reach the top of Mount Everest, has died. He was 97.

Jim Whittaker, who has died aged 97, was the first American to reach the summit of Everest, on May 1 1963, and the last ...

Jim Whittaker, the famous Washington mountaineer who was the first American to summit Mount Everest and later became the CEO ...