Climbing to the top of one of the tallest peaks in the world takes strength, endurance and motivation. It’s a journey one group of Charlotte-area women embarked on together more than a year ago. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of hikers follows a path near the Rwenzori Mountains, a mountain range in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and a ...

Morehouse College President David A. Thomas and businessman C. David Moody Jr. fell short of their goal of reaching the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, but the men say they did not return empty handed.

Hiking Mount Kilimanjaro was a dream of Ken Brown, but it took a cancer diagnosis to jumpstart the plan into reality. Four years ago, Brown was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, which has a survival ...

The first time I saw 19,341-foot Mount Kilimanjaro was on our second day in Moshi, Tanzania, this past August. The clouds parted in the afternoon, revealing the top of the ethereal peak. It hardly ...

Kristie Colton has never let her blindness get in the way of moving (and now climbing) mountains. The Harvard University graduate, who has Stargardt Disease, has snowboarded in Park City in her native ...

UVA alumnus Jacob Rainey once drew national headlines for playing football on a prosthetic leg. Years later, a new challenge awaits alongside Chris Long.

Despite being an experienced hiker, the student had reportedly never considered waking up in a tent on a mountain.

Madison Pertuset set her sights on Africa’s highest peak with the same determination she brings to her marketing studies at Austin Peay State University, and her persistence paid off when she reached ...