Aconcagua Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the western and southern hemispheres and the tallest peak outside of Asia, rises to 22,841 feet (6,961 meters). As ...
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Why climb a mountain? “Because it’s there,” says the first-ever mountain climber. In this comedic take, watch as he defends his bizarre decision to reach the top, despite the lack of oxygen, dangerous ...
While some hard-core mountaineers have climbed the highest mountain in each of Japan’s 47 prefectures, no one else has gone about it quite like this. Hiroaki Futagami, 51, decided to climb the ...