In the high glare of a summer evening in Fairbanks, Alaska, Ciara Santiago watched the mercury climb. A meteorologist at the ...

"To the discerning eye, other mountains are visible—giants between 23,000 and 26,000 feet high. Not one of their slenderer ...

Rescuers fetched two men struck by lightning from a Colorado peak in what they believe were the highest helicopter rescues on ...

Nicholas Vizzini and his climbing partner, a snowboarder, triggered the avalanche high on the 20,310-foot peak while descending a slope, officials said.

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Alaska is a fascinating state, being the largest in the Union. It’s also a geographical phenomenon, being the country’s ...

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A teenager has died after triggering an avalanche, the fourth person killed in snow slides in Alaska this month. Alaska State Troopers said the body of 16-year-old Tucker Challan of Soldotna was ...

Three skiers were likely killed when an avalanche swept them away on a remote mountain range in Alaska, authorities said Wednesday. The three adult skiers were flown by helicopter to the remote ...

Three skiers who had flown by helicopter to a remote mountain range were swept away by an avalanche and likely killed under the weight of dozens of feet of snow, Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday.

Both have large places named for them. McKinley’s is a mountain in Alaska. Trump’s is a tower on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. But, as we all know, the current president has renamed the former ...

In Alaska, you can come up with a strict plan, but if you are too rigid, you might be disappointed or turned down from your main idea—in the end, both mountains and your pilot will have the final word ...