This story, “My Goat Was High,” appeared in the August 1970 issue of Outdoor Life. RON MARTIN WAS NOT the silent type of guide. He lowered his 6X binoculars and gave me a dry grin. “There are your ...

Two wild goats skillfully navigate a steep, rocky mountainside. Their sure-footedness and strength show just how well adapted they are to surviving in tough mountain environments.

“A tourist follows a trail, a mountaineer finds one.” Outspoken, charismatic, daring and brilliant, few individuals hold the respect of the mountaineering community like Reinhold Messner. Widely ...

A five-hour horseback ride found us nearing timber’s edge. Through the claustrophobic conifers, granite peaks loomed in the wide open beyond. I’d hunted Dall sheep in various mountain ranges in Alaska ...

JACKSON — Toby Smith was just starting to climb the East Ridge of Disappointment Peak in mid-July when he noticed something move: a white mountain goat clambering toward his friend 5 feet below.

On a recent hike to the top of Mount Timpanogos, our group of four encountered mountain goats and their young several times along the trail. We were careful not to get too close or impede their path ...

SUAMICO, Wis. (WBAY) - Goats at the NEW Zoo in Suamico are getting a new climbing toy. The Billy Goats Gruff Tower will let visitors see what skilled climbers the goats are. “Here in the children’s ...