At an incredible 5,800 metres (19,000ft) above sea level, this road has been declared the world's highest and climbs up the ...

All of the tallest mountains in the world are located in Asia, either in the Himalayas or the Karakorum ranges. Of the 10 ...

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"Cycling into treacle" Wigan adventurer braves extreme winds and oxygen deficit riding from lowest to highest point in South ...

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I got altitude psychosis a few hundred meters from high camp as I scaled the frigid face of Huayna Potosí, one of the highest mountains in the Bolivian Andes. My optimism, my determination ...

Lenka Polackova of Slovakia just recorded the Fastest Known Time ("FKT") summiting Aconcagua - one of the iconic Seven ...

Isolated from the Andes by two river valleys ... Its landscape varies from tropical beaches to glaciers on the highest peaks, with jungle, rainforest, and high moors in between.

15am and reached the summit of the highest peak in South America at 2pm. "The climb was full of challenges, with one of the biggest being the extreme cold and harsh winds of the Andes," Khan said.

The Andes are the world's longest mountain range ... Mount Everest is perhaps the most well-known mountain in the world. It has the highest peak above sea level at 8,848 metres.