Tents on the grassy plains at the base of Nanga Parbat.

Nanga Parbat Climbers Summit Despite Poor Conditions

There is news from both sides of Nanga Parbat:...
volcanic plumes of lava spewing

Earth’s Hidden Heartbeat Is Slowly Creating A New Ocean

Deep beneath the surface of Africa, something extraordinary is...
The Karakoram peaks and the glaciers below as seen from Camp 1 on Broad Peak.

The Hazards of a Hot, Dry Season on Broad Peak

As usual, climbers are advancing on Broad Peak before...
A dugout canoe on a beach.

Reenactment of Ancient Canoe Voyage Shows How First Settlers Reached Japan

About 30,000 years ago, humans arrived in Japan's southern...
Mia Noblet in Bugaboo Glacier, Canada.

Adventure Links of the Week

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A portrait of a man superimposed on a picture of a Chinese tea plantation

How A Scottish Botanist Stole the Secrets of Tea from China

In 2023, the world consumed more than 7.3 billion...
A radio telescope.

Astronomers Trace Strange Radio Signal to ‘Zombie’ Satellite

A team of astronomers in Australia searching for radio...
Wolves gnawing an elk carcass

Weekend Warm-Up: I Left $100K in Cameras on a Wolf Kill

Jake Davis is a professional wildlife filmmaker who has...
park sign

Mystery on Isle Royale: Murder-Suicide Suspected After Bodies Found in National Park

BY WILL BRENDZA The two 911 calls were made separately,...

Rare Arctic Button Sells for $8,000 

A button with extraordinary historical significance has fetched $8,225...
tents against a dark grey mountain background

Pakistan Update: K2 Climbers Reach Base Camp

This topsy-turvy season, we have more information from alpine-style...
Chiaki Inada and Saki Terada during their approach to Huascaran, on June 16, 2025.

Huascaran Tragedy: One Climber Rescued

Experienced climbers Saki Terada and Chiaki Inada from Japan...
Alaskan native woman sitting, working

Weekend Warm-Up: Disney’s Vintage ‘The Alaskan Eskimo’

In 1954, the Academy gave the award for Documentary...
A man rock climbing

Weekend Warm-Up: Five Caves, Five Days

In Five Caves, Five Days, Australian climber Ben Cossey...
man running in the woods

Weekend Warm-Up: The Mirage

The Mirage follows Timothy Olson as he fights to...

Weekend Warm-Up: Salimor Khola

Salimor Khola is a remote valley in Api Himal,...
fisheye selfie of paraglider in the air

Weekend Warm-Up: Crossing Dreams

Crossing Dreams, subtitled "Solo bivouac paragliding adventure in Himalaya,"...

Weekend Warm-Up: Gaucho

Gaucho chronicles the days of elderly Patagonian gaucho Heraldo...
man and cheetah in grassland

Weekend Warm-Up: Wild Connection

Years ago, Nick Kleer, together with his now-wife, then-girlfriend...
A man carrying a canoe up a hill, lake and mountains in the background.

Weekend Warm-Up: Kitturiaq

Kitturiaq chronicles a 620km canoe expedition across the Labrador...
a small figure against a grey-brown cliff face

Weekend Warm-Up: Adra

Llanberis in Northwest Wales is dense with routes that...
a man snowboarding

Weekend Warm-Up: Dark Horse

This short film examines what it means to be...
an in frosted balaclava

Weekend Warm-Up: North to Nowhere

North to Nowhere is the funniest film about North...
the shadow of a climber with a headcam, on a serac ice and fixed ropes.

Weekend Warm-Up: 9 Hours on Manaslu

This spring, Tyler Andrews hopes to summit Everest in...
A woman running in the woods.

Weekend Warm-Up: Jasmin Paris, The Finisher

Last year, 40-year-old British runner Jasmin Paris became the...
A group of runners on a field of ice.

Seven Marathons, in Seven Days, on Seven Continents

From the frozen bottom of the world to the...
Andrew Hamilton and Andrea Sansone smiling in rain jackets

New FKT: 58 Colorado Peaks in 12-Plus Days

BY ESZTER HORANYI On July 15, Andrea Sansone and Andrew...
Nicholas Bourne on his 1998 Africa run.

Brit Who First Ran Length of Africa in 1998 Calls Current Controversy ‘A Storm in a Teacup’

Nicholas Bourne, a British runner who ran the length...
a bearded runner yelling

Updated: Ultrarunner Completes Length of Africa — But Was He the First?

Today, Russ Cook finished his south-north run along the...
Two runners on a trail with huge mountains in background.

The Great Himal Race: 1,700 km From Tibet to India

The Great Himalayan Trail is a monster trek, the...
Camille Herron on her way to setting the women’s six-day world record.

560 Miles in 6 Days: Camille Herron Sets New Women’s World Record Run

American ultrarunner Camille Herron has set another world record. This...
Matthew Pavitt on the Cuillin Ridge traverse.

Winter FKT of Scotland’s Cuillin Ridge Traverse

On Jan. 11, Matthew Pavitt set a new FKT...

French Cyclist Completes 1,400Km Midwinter Ride Across Lapland

Joffrey Maluski of France has cycled 1,436km across Lapland...
searchers at night

Chinese Organizers Jailed Over 2021 Ultramarathon That Killed 21 Runners

An infamous 2021 ultra-marathon that tragically killed 21 people...
a scenic sunset of the Murray River in Australia

Novice Kayaker Shatters 30-Year-Old Record on Australia’s Longest River

Dave Alley doesn't consider himself a kayaker. Yet the...
Jornet's early adventure shoe sketches.

Weekend Warm-Up: Kilian Jornet is ‘Nnormal,’ and Also Isn’t

Kilian Jornet has been designing gear since he was...
Photo of the north face of Yukshin Gardan Sar, Pakistan Karakoram

Ragazzo, Partners Swap Karakoram Plans for an Even Harder Goal

Chris Wright, Michael Hutchins, and Stefano Ragazzo are leaving...
A climber looking up a moutnain face from behind his tent on a snowy plane.

India-Pakistan Climbers Struggle With Conditions, Closed Areas

Earlier tensions between India and Pakistan continue to reverberate...
A photo taken on the third day of the ascent on Spantik's East Ridge.

Climbers Detail New Route on Karakoram’s Spantik

From June 2-7, Mueez Ud Din of Pakistan and...
self portrait of two mountaineers in helmets

Czech Pair Make First Ascent of Hunza Peak’s SW Face

On June 18, Radoslav Groh and Zdenek Hak climbed...
From left to right: Ethan Berman, Sebastian Pelletti and Maarten van Haeren on the summit of Ultar Sar.

Ultar Sar: Climbers Detail Their First Ascent of the SE Pillar

Sebastian Pelletti, Ethan Berman, and Maarten van Haeren have...

French Climber to Solo Khumbu’s Khangri Shar This Fall

There was a time when climbers revealed their plans...
Close shot of climbers in a summit in a cloudy day.

Elite French Duo to Attempt Gasherbrum IV’s Shining Wall

French climbers Charles Dubouloz and Symon Welfringer are teaming...
Denis Urubko and Maria Cardell inside a tent with sunglasses on.

Urubko Prepares for Diamir Face of Nanga Parbat

A small number of alpine-style teams in Pakistan are...
Denis Urubko smiles with a massive mountain face (Broad Peak?) behind.

Denis Urubko Returns to Nanga Parbat

Denis Urubko of Russia has confirmed he and his...
Some tents on a snowy shoulder at the base of Spantik

After Truce, Alpine-Style Climbers Return to Pakistan

Tensions between India and Pakistan have abated after the...
Russian climbers take a selfie on Jannu East

A Bold Attempt at One of the Most Coveted Goals in the Himalaya

Yuri Koshelenko and Aleksey Lonchinski have just returned from...
Two climbers on a lonely Himalayan snow ridge.

New Trad Route Near Kangchenjunga

Peter Hamor of Slovakia and Nives Meroi and Romano...
blue, green, and white cave formations

Natural Wonders: Chile’s Marble Caverns

On the border between Chile and Argentina, on the...
a team of cave rescuers

Caver Rescued After Four Days, Will ‘Never Enter a Cave Again’

An injured cave explorer was successfully pulled into daylight...
a small figure explores a huge cave of crystals

Natural Wonders: Cave of Crystals

The Chihuahuan Desert is a sparse but stunning ecosystem...
Saint-Marcel caves.

How Did Ancient Humans Find Their Way Deep into a French Cave?

The Saint-Marcel cave is one of France's largest and...
Grossglockner.

Two Rescues: On an Austrian Mountain and in a Slovenian Cave

Five days ago, there was a difficult, 15-hour rescue...
Revelation Mountains.

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rescued caver mark dickey

Trapped Caver Mark Dickey Survives ‘Hell’ of an Ordeal

Mark Dickey has emerged from the Turkish cave that...
mark dickey, caver, wearing a helmet with his name on it

Elaborate Rescue Continues for Caver Trapped 1,000m Down

Deep in the chambers of a renowned Turkish cave,...
beatriz flamini

‘I Didn’t Want to Leave’: Woman Spends 500 Days Alone In Cave

Beatriz Flamini might be the Michael Jordan of living...
a shot of water pumping equipment in a cave

A Trauma Doctor Analyzes the Thai Cave Rescue: ‘Nothing Short of Miraculous’

You probably already know the story. In 2018, 12 juvenile...
Prolific caver Marion Smith

World’s Most Prolific Cave Explorer Dies at 80

Marion Smith, a caver with 8,291 separate explorations to...
a sign outside of tierra del fuego national park

Tourist Ignores Warnings, Dies From Falling Ice in Ushuaia Cave

A mass of ice fell from the ceiling of...
Captain M.S. Kohli.

Indian Mountaineering Legend Captain M.S. Kohli Dies At 93

Captain Manmohan Singh Kohli, a pioneering Indian mountaineer, passed...
b/w portrait of Krystyna Palmowska

Legendary Alpinist Krystyna Palmowska, 76, Dies in Climbing Fall

One of Poland's great alpinists of the 1970s and...
Gaston Rebuffat climbing in the Alps.

Remembering Gaston Rebuffat

Today, 104 years ago, legendary French alpinist Gaston Rebuffat...
The summit of Lenin Peak.

Lenin Peak: Historic Climbs and Tragedies on this ‘Easiest’ 7,000’er

Lenin Peak, a towering giant in the Pamirs, has...
waterman on a portaledge reading

Shining Brightly, Briefly: Johnny Waterman and His 1978 Solo Traverse of Mount Hunter

In 1978, American mountaineer Johnny Waterman completed the first...
Rakaposhi.

The Climbing History of Rakaposhi

At 7,788m, Pakistan's Rakaposhi is a formidable peak that...
Chantal Mauduit.

Pursuing Happiness: Remembering Chantal Mauduit

The remarkable French alpinist Chantal Mauduit would have turned...
John Elvis Harlin II.

Remembering John Harlin, Eiger Legend

On March 22, 1966, American climber John Harlin fell...
A remote and snowy mountain spire

Climbing the Unclimbable: Mount Waddington

Mount Waddington, an infrequently climbed peak in British Columbia’s...
Wonder Lake and McKinley (Denali).

McKinley 1967: Triumph and Tragedy. Part II

In 1967, Mount McKinley (Denali) witnessed two pivotal moments...
Wonder Lake and McKinley (Denali).

McKinley 1967: Triumph and Tragedy. Part I

In 1967, Mount McKinley (Denali) witnessed two pivotal moments...
Noel Odell.

Not Just a Witness: The Many Climbs of Noel Odell

Many people associate Noel Odell’s name with George Mallory...

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