California's Mt. Whitney is the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States. Reaching its windswept summit requires a strenuous hike of more than 20 miles roundtrip, ascending to an elevation of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California's Mt. Whitney is the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States. Reaching its windswept summit requires a ...

"Highpointers" are people with a quirky goal: summiting the highest point in each of the 50 states, from Mt. McKinley in Alaska (elevation: 20,310 feet above sea level), to Florida's Britton Hill ...

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court upheld a lower court decision finding that neighboring property owners have the right to use a portion of Sea Wall Beach for recreation, even though the land is now ...

Hari Budha Magar recently summited the highest mountain on Antarctica. (Abiral Rai via SWNS) By Lauren Beavis A British war veteran who lost both his legs in Afghanistan has become the first double ...

A British war veteran who lost both his legs in Afghanistan has become the first double above-knee amputee to summit the highest peaks on every continent in the world. World record breaking ...