Jolting along a mountain path in a park-keeper's jeep in Argentina's Mendoza State, we are surrounded by a series of beautiful, dry sand-coloured mountain ranges. Pinks and violets, greens and blues ...

It takes months of planning for such a climb — accumulating gear, travel and most importantly, the long hours of training. Towering majestically as the highest peak in the entire Americas at 6.9 ...

Every couple of years we take a moment to ask, "What's Tyler Andrews up to?" He's an accomplished runner who’s competed in two U.S. Olympic Marathon trials, won a silver medal at the World 50k ...

When the Brazilian ultrarunner set a new record on the highest mountain in the Americas, she took women's endurance endeavour to a new level. On February 22, 2016, Fernanda Maciel became the first ...

A four-hour bus journey west of Mendoza will leave you at the stone-entrance of the Aconcagua National Park. After a four-hour trekking through small paths up the mountain along Rio Horcones, you will ...

Fastest Known Time (“FKT”) represents the fastest known time for endeavors not typically associated with a timed race, such ...

Three Italian climbers have been rescued from atop Argentina's Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Americas, a police source said, after two of the climbers' companions died. The group's guide, ...

During the winter months, climbing season transitions to the southern hemisphere, which includes Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the world outside of Asia. Aconcagua stands 22,841 feet (6,961 ...

Three Italian climbers were flown to safety and a third alpinist died Friday in Argentina following a blizzard on the highest mountain in the Americas. Mirko Affasio, 39, and Marina Attanasio, 38, ...

A lover of sport and nature, Brazil’s Fernanda Maciel is one of the most renowned ultramarathon athletes in the world today. On February 22, 2016, Fernanda Maciel became the first woman to run up and ...