The most recent census of mountain gorillas in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park—one of only two places in the world where the rare gorillas exist—has found that the population has increased by 6 percent since the last census in 2002. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

New evidence, based on mineral dating, suggests that rocks of the Blue Mountains, the oldest geological formation in Oregon, may have been derived from the Klamath and Sierra Nevada mountain chains, University of Oregon researchers report. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

This guy speeds downhill on a mountain pass on his belly using a suit with rollers. I can't tell if it's a fake. If it is, it's really well done. It's FAST!!


(You can get to a much smaller video screen if you click on the big one). picked by ogri2003 12 months ago

After her boyfriend proposed to her on top of a mountain, Sharon Parry felt as if she was walking on air. Unfortunately, it wasn't her imagination. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

A Douglasville man died from injuries after his hang glider took a sudden downward turn above Lookout Mountain and struck a tree.

*Wasn't the name of the mountain a clue? picked by dollyllama 3 months ago

Pitchfork's Grayson Currin interviews The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle. picked by unzercharlie 2 years ago

How many tries will it take you to match the many faces of mountain goats? Baaaaaaaaa baaaa. picked by baaaaaa 2 years ago

“My parents loved each other so much, they have lived in seclusion for over 50 years and never been apart a single day.” Liu MingSheng, one of their seven children said, “He hand carved more than 6,000 steps over the years for my mother’s convenience, although she doesn’t go down the mountain that much.” picked by Muppetmaker 7 months ago

A 12-year-old girl claims to have suffered $500,000.00 of psychological distress when a substitute teacher showed the film “Brokeback Mountain” to her eighth-grade class. picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

Three months short of his seventh birthday, his father John, 42, says he has reached every peak, with ascents in excess of 135,000ft. picked by muppet 9 months ago

Anthony Mesa, 22, was sentenced to six months in jail and two years of a form of house arrest for urinating in the bottle of Mountain Dew and must also periodically take a urine drug test.


Mountain Don't!!! picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

The 80's weren't the only one hit wonder decade. You GOT to admit this sucker's HEAVY... picked by DrNothing 12 months ago

A strange door-like structure at the base of the mountain formation from a NASA image of Mars is causing a stir. picked by mitzuzake 7 months ago

Aww this is cute. And Wrong. picked by LatueOfStiberty 1 year ago

Read about the difficulties and adventures of real climbers taking on Mount Everest. (Did you catch the pun in the headline?) picked by narfpie 1 year ago

Particles of invisible "dark matter" have been detected deep inside a mountain in Italy, a collaboration of Italian and Chinese physicists claims. But others remain sceptical of the result, because other experiments have failed to detect any dark matter at all. Update on this post. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Markus Stoeckl just broke the World Speed Record for series mountain bikes, hitting an incredible 130.7mph (more than 210kmh). Read that again. 131 miles per hour on a mountain bike! He devastated the previous record by 14 mph. It took place on a 2000m stretch at a 45 degree run in the Chilean Alps picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

China is moving to clean up its northern side of the mountain and protect its fragile Himalayan environment, announcing a trash collection campaign that could limit the number of climbers and other visitors in 2009. picked by suebe 1 month ago

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is in negotiations to re-imagine the classic 1975 adventure movie "Escape to Witch Mountain." picked by mysterio 11 months ago

Recent visitors have described the mountain as a polluted rubbish dump.

According to the Kathmandu Post: "The trail leading to the summit remains littered with more than 200 tonnes of garbage." picked by muppet 6 months ago