Moscow — Five climbers died after a blizzard on Mount Elbrus, Russia's emergencies ministry said Friday, in one of the worst tragedies in recent years on Europe's highest peak. Elbrus, a dormant ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Five climbers have died after getting caught in a sudden snowstorm on Russia's Mount Elbrus, according to officials. It’s the ...

John Erickson has been there, done that. Since 1998, the 59-year-old Fargo man has climbed the highest peak in the world four times and the highest peak in South America once. But after climbing the ...

A terrifying scene unfolded at Russia’s Mount Elbrus as a huge avalanche raced towards onlookers. The peak, which is Europe’s highest at more than 18,500 feet, is home to a varied collection of ski ...

Beneath the peak of Europe’s tallest mountain, the 18,510-foot-tall Mount Elbrus in Russia, three deaths have been reported after an accident involving a single-seat chairlift. TASS (a Russian ...

The news of young (a mere 21 years old) Ukrainian alpinist Maria Khitrikova whose body was discovered yesterday on Mount Elbrus, at 5642m the highest peak in Russia, comes directly from journalist ...

LOS ANGELES — At the end of this month, two members of California’s Riverside Fire Department will summit Russia’s Mount Elbrus to Conquer Kids’ Cancer. Division Chief David Lesh and firefighter Matt ...