Tragedy struck on Makalu (8,485m / 27,840 feet), the world’s fifth-highest peak, when Alex Pancoe, 39, of Chicago, apparently suffered cardiac arrest at Camp 2 ...

Highland Park native Alex Pancoe, who made headlines for his mountain climbing and fundraising as a cancer survivor, died ...

In the rough region of the Himalayas lies a trek that weds peace, control, and elevation—a course that starts tenderly on the rolling hills of Pikey peak and rises through Nepal’s most celebrated ...