But an ultra-marathon starting at the lung-bursting altitude ... The starting line at Base Camp is higher than the summit of Mount Whitney, the tallest point in the continental US.

The tourism industry has good reason to smile after it was announced this week that the Tusker Lite Mt Rwenzori Marathon has become the first Ugandan marathon to be certified by the esteemed World ...

Victor Asenov, a blind Bulgarian ultramarathon runner, scaled Vitosha mountain near Sofia non-stop for nearly two days, ascending the equivalent height of Mount Everest with his guide dog, Taddy. His ...