"Highpointers" are people with a quirky goal: summiting the highest point in each of the 50 states, from Mr. McKinley in Alaska (elevation: 20,310 feet above sea level), to Florida's Britton Hill ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ROCKWOOD, Tenn. (WATE) — He now resides in Rockwood, Tennessee, but Jim Meritt has hiked all over the world. Now 65, it’s been a ...

Itanagar: Continuing her inspiring quest to scale the highest peaks on all seven continents, mountaineer Kabak Yano ...

The former soldier's life changed irrevocably when an explosive detonated near him in Afghanistan.

As North Carolina’s highest peak, Mount Mitchell spends more time in the clouds than in the sun. The celebrated mountain also ranks first in the East with an elevation of 6,684 feet. But where’s the ...

The journey of Rohtash Khileri started in 2018 when he completed the summit. Later, in 2020, he planned to stay there for 24 ...

NAPERVILLE, Ill. (WLS) -- A 12-year-old Naperville resident is the youngest girl to climb to the highest point in each of the lower 48 states. The Highpointers Club, a membership organization for ...

An 11-year-old girl from Connecticut is reaching new heights and her adventures have landed her in the record books. Madison Herrick is a record holder at just 11 years old. She says she's always ...

In this undated photo, former Ogden firefighter Kent Stanford shows off his completed checklist of the highest peaks in each Utah county, having hiked them all over the course of multiple decades.