Passengers on the world's highest train line rave about the stunning mountain views, but say the altitude sickness is ...

Regional operator Skippers Aviation has taken safety action after a Fairchild Metro 23 twin-turboprop airliner descended below the lowest safe ...

For those seeking big mountain adventures, there's nowhere better than the Himalaya. Located primarily in Nepal, the Himalaya boast 8 of the world's tallest mo ...

According to Travel and Leisure Magazine, the cruising altitude ... high up which is why the airplane cabin is pressurized and flight attendants make sure we understand how to use our oxygen masks.

An Austrian guide will soon lead trips up the world’s highest peak in less time than an average beach holiday. Is adventure travel going too high, too fast?

At the epicenter of the devastation, roughly 4,200 meters above sea level, videos show soldiers pulling dust-covered survivors from collapsed homes, cradling frail children in oxygen masks ... rippled ...

Two Brazilians climbed 6,961m Aconcagua in a week to and from their home town. It comes days after a UK team said they would try the same on Everest.

Whether it's a wintry visit to a snow-covered ski resort or a summertime hike in an alpine park, a vacation in the mountains can be breathtaking. Literally.

"There is less oxygen available to breathe at higher ... but being tipsy can mask a condition known as high-altitude cerebral edema, a swelling of the brain. Symptoms include having trouble ...

Had they been at cruising altitude around 30,000 to 40,000 feet ... Gusts of sucking wind follow as oxygen masks flop down. Terror, confusion, an inexplicable serenity. The pressure sucks Simental ...