Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A 9-year-old boy from Southern California has become the youngest person in recorded history to reach the summit of Argentina’s ...

Though it’s the second-highest of the seven summits, 22,834-foot Aconcagua is also one of the most accessible. Doubt that? Tim Sohn managed to summit on willpower, Kool-Aid, and, okay, yeah, a little ...

A nine-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 6,962 metres is the tallest peak in the ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Karl Egloff of Ecuador has broken an unusual speed record on Aconcagua. He ran from Base Camp to the main and south summits and ...

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 ...

Nepali climber Prakash Raj Pandey has successfully scaled Mount Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America, located in Argentina, as part of his "Seven Summits" challenge. Pandey reached the summit ...

Tyler Armstrong, left, poses for a portrait with his father Kevin as they arrive to a hotel in Mendoza, Argentina, Friday, Dec. 27, 2013. Tyler, of Southern California, reached the summit of Aconcagua ...