Has Mount Everest been dethroned? Is Ecuador's Mount Chimborazo actually the tallest mountain in the world? Like any good ole scientific dispute, the issue is debatable, but there are surefire methods ...

But lesser peaks than Everest, of course, have also thwarted climbers’ ambitions with deadly disasters at dizzying heights. As it turns out, in fact, that mean sea level standard isn’t the only way ...

What is the highest mountain on Earth? Turns out the answer to that question is more debatable than you might think. If you measure altitude above mean sea level, then the 29,032-foot (8,849-meter) ...

In this episode, we will dive into the highest and lowest points of plant earth. As a reference level, we will be using earth ...

From a mere 7 feet above sea level at Waterfront Park to 48′ at the airport, the closest thing we have to mountains are molehills compared to South Carolina’s highest point of 3,553 feet: Sassafras ...

(CNN) -- Ever since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to summit Mount Everest in 1953, adventurers the world over have tried to follow in their footsteps. It seems like a ...