Eneko Pou, Iker Pou, and Fay Manners after opening "The Pretty, The Bad, and The Ugly.

Waiting for Great Trango: A Second Short Route Opened

Eneko and Iker Pou, Fay Manners, and Andres Marin...
a medieval manuscript

Medieval Minstrel Beats Monty Python to ‘Killer Rabbit’ Sketch by 500 Years

In late-medieval England, itinerant minstrels wandered from high halls...
Kristin Harila and her sherpa team on Dhaulagiri last week.

Harila Bags Annapurna, Eighth 8,000’er This Year

Kristin Harila of Norway bagged her eighth 8,000'er of...
Lukas Hinterberger and Michael Wohlleben after completing the Salbitschijen winter trilogy.

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The Black Death First Came to England 4,000 Years Ago

Think the Black Death first invaded England in 1348?...
Many illuminated tents in the huge Base camp along the Khumbu glacier, surrounded by peaks, at dusk.

The Himalayan Database Stops Interviewing Commercial Climbers

Climbers on commercial expeditions will no longer have to...
Two climbers descending on Everest in 1922.

Before Hillary and Tenzing: Early Attempts On Everest

Before the first ascent of Everest on May 29,...

Caubvick: the Resilient Inuit Woman Who Captivated British Royalty and Survived Smallpox

I was wandering around Labrador’s small, relatively flat Eskimo...
findlay on lead, run out, hard moves, top down view

Weekend Warm-Up: Findlay’s Tin Foil Tactics For Dangerous Climbing

Muy Caliente! is dangerous and terribly hard. On a...
Large Satellite Array

Of 800 UFO Sightings, Few Remain a Mystery, Says NASA

On May 31, NASA held its first public meeting...
Gelje Sherpa carries a sick climber wrapped in a sleeping pad, traversing a snowy mountain slope.

Why Was This Everest’s Deadliest Season?

This season, Everest is again the center of attention,...

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