Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Italian mountaineer Reinhold Messner signs the Golden Book of the state capital Erfurt. Jacob Schröter/dpa Legendary climber ...

In Part 2 of our interview series with filmmaker Werner Herzog, we examine his close calls with death, the existence of a ...

The avalanche was a flash of snow. A beautiful but extremely dangerous explosion formed by the rock and ice detachments from the walls of Nanga Parbat, the mountain of destiny, the ninth highest on ...

Dec. 27—Italian mountaineering legend Reinhold Messner spent decades straddling the line between life and death at Earth's lofty limits, relying on his supreme skills and a fair share of luck to cling ...

Swiss mountaineer Dani Arnold is the twelfth recipient of the Paul Preuss Prize, awarded each year in memory of the bold Austrian alpinist. Instated in 2013, past winners are Reinhold Messner, ...

Swiss mountaineer Dani Arnold is the twelfth recipient of the Paul Preuss Prize, awarded each year in memory of the bold Austrian alpinist. Instated in 2013, past winners are Reinhold Messner, ...

For some, impossible is the point where dreams begin. Reinhold Messner is one such person. This Saturday, the legendary mountaineer will share some of his death-defying stories as the keynote speaker ...

Legendary climber Reinhold Messner has been speaking about the dangers of mountaineering, following the fatal mountain accident involving the German Olympic biathlete Laura Dahlmeier. "You follow your ...