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May 21, 2012 06:24 PM ET // Alexander Davies
In the early hours of the morning on Saturday, Matthew Dieumegard-Thornton reached the summit of Mt Everest. The feat that's impressive for anyone is particularly so for the young British climber, who celebrated his 22nd birthday on the way up the mountain, making him one of the youngest to ever re...
Apr 16, 2012 03:53 PM ET // Alice Truong
After losing an arm in Afghanistan, Private Jaco van Gass, 25, helped design a prosthetic ice pick which he'll use to climb Mount Everest next month, Gizmodo reports. Van Gass had the idea to attach a pick to a false arm after he traveled to the North Pole last year with Walking with the Wounded, [...
Sep 5, 2012 05:33 PM ET // Alice Truong
Luxury and adventure meet in Kobold's Himalaya Everest Edition watch, a timepiece crafted from a piece of the peak itself. Made from a piece of rock collected from Everest's summit, more than 8,800 meters above sea level, the material for the watch face was brought down from the mountain by Michael...
Mar 14, 2012 08:41 AM ET // Kate Prengaman
Conservation group connects scientists with adventurers in order to collect data from the remote places.
Apr 17, 2012 02:47 PM ET // Sheila M. Eldred
Doctors say the effects of elevation mimic the side effects of chronic disease and aging.
Jun 13, 2012 04:40 PM ET // Sheila M. Eldred
Lighting the Olympic Cauldron has been a dramatic event for years but the relay leading up to it just got crazier.
May 27, 2011 02:20 PM ET // Christina Reed
A teenager from Britain breaks the world record for the youngest to complete the Seven Summits challenge.