While Roy received support from the Assam Rifles, the BSF, and various private companies during his previous expeditions, his Aconcagua expedition was sponsored by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - A 9-year-old boy from Southern California has become the youngest person in recorded history to reach the summit of Argentina's Aconcagua mountain, which at 22,841 feet ...

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 the highest peak on the continent of South America ...

Two Americans and a Norwegian died over the past four days while climbing Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in the Americas, Argentine police said this week. U.S. mountaineer Ayn Vincent Day, 41, died ...

Yahoo Soccer is powered by OneFootball, the ultimate destination for news, live matches, scores, highlights, and more. Via the standard route, Aconcagua is considered a relatively safe climb for its ...

For a few moments on a Friday in January, Mark Hoffman was likely the highest person on the planet – physically and mentally. The 24-year-old Dillon resident was one of only a handful of climbers who ...

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (KTRK) -- A 67-year-old man is defying Parkinson's disease to conquer one of the world's highest peaks. Tommy Melli from The Woodlands plans to climb Aconcagua mountain, the ...

Among the victims is U.S. military veteran John Michael Magness, 58, who was attempting the "Aconcagua Challenge" for the Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund at the time of his death Abigail Adams is a Human ...

FAIRBANKS — Endless scree fields, rather than snow and ice, marked the path up the Western Hemisphere’s tallest peak last month for Fairbanks climber Dena Doublex. The rocky, sometimes sandy, ...