Mountaineers have tried to rationalize their obsession with scaling peaks for centuries. “What is above knows what is below but what is below does not know what is above,” wrote Rene Daumal. Anatoli ...

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Ordinarily, trekking into high alpine zones requires days or even weeks of altitude acclimatization to help you adjust to the fewer oxygen particles you'll be taking in each breath. Weird things ...

No one could ever master the 7,000-foot ascent of the Mount Evans Hill Climb like Bob Cook. The tall, skinny cyclist with wire-framed glasses and even more wiry legs won the race for five consecutive ...