The "decision to return to the McKinley name" for Alaska's mountain is a "slap in the face of recent efforts to acknowledge ...

Cassidy Randall is the author of “Thirty Below: The Harrowing and Heroic Story of the First All-Women’s Ascent of Denali.” In 1896, a gold prospector named William Dickey led a journey ...

The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the Ohio congressional delegation – President William McKinley was from Ohio – ...

This year, the Iditarod saw both a historic anniversary and the marked impact of climate change. Writer Lale Arikoglu follows ...

With a country this big, it’s no surprise you can find many beautiful mountains in the United States. Some of the most ...

Forget the baby name keychains — today’s parents are ditching traditional favorites in favor of unique, unexpected names inspired by people, places and even TikTok trends.

Grace Hoeman was one of the best mountaineers of the 1960s, but male-dominated climbing groups refused to let her join. When ...

Troopers have not yet released the skiers’ names. McDaniel said in ... as many people died in an avalanche in Alaska was February 2021 on Bear Mountain near Chugiak. Troopers said at the time ...

Our headline today comes to us courtesy of wilderness preservationist John Muir, via Debbie R. White’s new self-published book Mountain Escapades. It’s one of the epigrams that lead into her 50 ...

Apparently, I upset some of my Alaska friends when I gave it back its real name. Since my goal is to ... He appreciates Alaska’s mountains for their natural beauty and the awe they inspire.