Twenty two years ago, an avalanche buried Chino resident and climber Bill Stampfl as he made his way up one of the highest peaks in the Andes mountains. His family knew there was little hope of ...

The idea to visit Peru came to me and Ďuri Švingál back in 2022 during our previous expedition to Kyrgyzstan. We have been twice to the East, so this time we decided to visit the West. We flew out on ...

Police in Peru said Tuesday they have found the body of an American mountaineer who was buried by an avalanche 22 years ago as he tried to climb one of the highest peaks in the Andes with two friends.

The man, Kokichi Akuzawa, said he woke up at 5 a.m. every morning for three months to train for the feat Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has ...

Climbing alpine style over a period of three days, Eneko and Iker Pou have made the first ascent of 'Kuntur' (6c, 70°, M5, 1,575m) on Nevado Jurau A (5,520m) in the Cordillera Huayhuash mountain range ...

An American mountain climber who never came home from a trip to Peru has finally been found. Reports say William Stampfl, 59, hasn't been seen since his trip in 2002. He was believed to have been lost ...