Kilian Jornet wanted to summit 72 of the tallest peaks in the contiguous United States. He gave himself a month to do it.

At 1,148 feet, the Tuscan vineyard Poggio Al Vento takes its name—Italian for “windy hill”— from the constant breezes that aid in retaining freshness in the grapes that go into Col d’Orcia Brunello di ...

U.S. Army CH-47F Chinook helicopters conduct high altitude flight training in the Bavarian Alps while on rotation in Europe on October 22, 2020. Unit - B Company (Pachyderms), 6th Battalion, 101st ...

There was a reason for those low-flying aircraft soaring through central Pa. on Thursday. The 193rd Special Operations Wing conducted special training flights that were designed to honor the victims ...

My high school cross-country coach used to tell me to go run when it’s blisteringly hot. I said no. But now I wish that I would have run in June and July. Recent research reveals that running in hot, ...

Human athletes have long utilized training at high altitudes to improve their oxygen-carrying capacity, so it should come as no surprise that trainers of equine athletes have tried similar methods.

GEORGETOWN, Colo. — Approximately 200 athletes traded skis and snowboards for bows and arrows at Loveland Ski Area in a unique fundraising competition. The challenging event required participants to ...

At Twentynine Palms, U.S. Marine Corps Reconnaissance units executed a coordinated high-altitude jump followed by a platoon-level assault drill. The exercise tested rapid insertion tactics and ...

Free Expression: Speaking on Feb. 26, 2025, two unlikely prophets of a new spirituality—co-founder of Twitter, Biz Stone, and co-founder of Pinterest, Evan Sharp—entranced an audience of ambitious ...

Amy Mosig Way receives funding from the Australian Museum Foundation and is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney. Erin Wilkins, Leanne Watson, and Wayne Brennan do not work for, consult, own ...