Defying all logic and physics, mountain goats treat vertical cliffs like flat ground. We followed these woolly daredevils to understand how they conquer terrain that would give a rock climber ...

Close up view of an adult male mountain goat in late-winter, near Juneau Icefield, Alaska. In the background, steep avalanche prone slopes are visible. (Photo courtesy of Kevin White) The mountain ...

This story, “Bad Day on Goat Mountain,” appeared in the July 1985 issue of Outdoor Life. He who hesitates is lost, the old saying goes. I hesi­tated and my guide and I were almost lost for good. Had I ...

They scale cliff faces with the ease of a seasoned free climber – and now, four of the world’s most endangered wild goats are hoping to impress visitors with their gravity-defying stunts in Devon. A ...

Nearly 300,000 years ago, Neanderthals had already figured out how to hunt mountain goats along vertical cliffs and process them in well-organised camps. Known for ambushing large animals in Western ...