Maltese mountaineer and rock climber Rita Saliba has successfully reached the summit of Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, ...

Mountaineers Prabal Barman and KM Mujibur Rahman will depart for Argentina on 7 January, marking the next phase of their quest to conquer the highest mountains on all seven continents.

For a few moments on a Friday in January, Mark Hoffman was likely the highest person on the planet – physically and mentally. The 24-year-old Dillon resident was one of only a handful of climbers who ...

Climbing the final 3,500 vertical feet of terrain on the world’s peak mountain outside of Asia is not only physically demanding, but mentally, too. In Part 1 of this series about Argentina’a Aconcagua ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – A 9-year-old boy from Southern California has become the youngest person in recorded history to reach the summit of Argentina’s Aconcagua mountain, which at 22,841 feet is ...

Denver Post reporter Steve Lipsher will present a slide show recounting his recent climb of Aconcagua, entitled “Solo, But Not Alone.” This free presentation by the Friends of the Summit County ...

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – A 9-year-old from Yorba Linda can now say he’s stood on the highest peaks of two continents. Tyler Armstrong successfully reached the summit of Argentina’s Mount Aconcagua at ...

Though it’s the second-highest of the seven summits, 22,834-foot Aconcagua is also one of the most accessible. Doubt that? Tim Sohn managed to summit on willpower, Kool-Aid, and, okay, yeah, a little ...

Tyler Armstrong, from Southern California, poses for a portrait as he arrives to a hotel in Mendoza, Argentina, Friday, Dec. 27, 2013. The 9-year-old boy has become the youngest person in recorded ...

Aconcagua’s previous record-holder was Matthew Moniz, of Boulder, Colorado, who was 10 when he reached the summit in 2008. There was one younger boy who climbed the lower slopes of Aconcagua, Garcia ...