When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix by exploring social media and the web. Here are some of the best adventure links we’ve discovered this week.
All-Female Team Establishes New Big-Wall Route in Brazil: Gisely Ferraz, Laura Pineau, Danielle Pinto, Julia Trojan and Miya Tsudome have opened a new 800m route on Pedra Baiana in Brazil. After a year climbing in Yosemite, Pineau gave herself a new project — opening a big wall in Brazil.
The first task was building an all-female team. Then came the climb. The group had never climbed as a team before, and they had to abandon their first attempt when the terrain became impassable. After using a drone to identify a promising line, they started bolting the route on August 2. By August 20, all five women had reached the top.
Antarctica: loved to death?
Why Antarctic Guides Quit Their Dream Jobs: There were over 120,000 Antarctic tourists during the 2025–26 season. That is expected to rise to 450,000 visitors within the next decade.
For many Antarctic guides, the increase in tourism has created an uncomfortable situation: They are helping people experience the environment they love while also contributing to the emissions and environmental pressures that affect it.
Former guides describe how years of moral conflict and growing discomfort left them unable to reconcile their work with their values. They suggest that responsible tourism sometimes means recognizing when a fragile environment is best left alone.
An unidentified climber in Switzerland in the early 1900s. Photo: George Finch
A Remarkable Discovery in the Basement of the Alpine Club: An incredible collection of photographs has been discovered among old climbing equipment and geological samples in the basement of the Alpine Club in London. The glass and celluloid negatives date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Taken by William Abney, Sydney Spencer, George Finch, and Frank Smythe, iconic figures in British mountaineering, the images are both historical documents and works of art. They show some of the first professional mountain guides and climbers tackling the Alps.
Watch the trailer for an epic Everest ski descent
Trailer for Jim Morrison’s New Film Is Here: When Hilaree Nelson died in an avalanche in 2022, her partner, Jim Morrison, decided to complete the project they had started together. He was going to climb and ski Everest’s direct North Face.
In 2025, he completed the descent, linking the Hornbein and Japanese Couloirs in one of the most audacious ski runs in history. Everest: The Other Side shows the years of preparation, the emotional weight behind continuing the expedition, and footage of one of the most dangerous ski descents ever attempted. The film itself will hit theaters shortly.
I Don’t Want to Die This Way: Donna Dubray and Paul Carbullido Jr. wanted to try something new. They both loved the ocean and decided to hire jet skis off Long Beach in California. The jet-ski rental was arranged at short notice, and the providers gave the pair almost no instruction.
Their time slot was 7 pm to 8 pm. The pair sped through the harbor, but the water suddenly became choppy when Carbullido made it past the breakwater. He was thrown from his jet ski. Dubray tried to help, but when she got to him, she was unable to restart her own machine.
She jumped in to help her panicking friend, and both jet skis drifted away. She eventually swam towards distant lights to try and find help, while Carbullido remained alone in the open ocean. What followed was a desperate fight for survival lasting 15 hours.
American Search and Rescue Teams are Overburdened and Understaffed: In the U.S., there are over 10,000 search-and-rescue volunteers across 1,150 teams. Some teams are reporting record numbers of callouts.
Volunteers pay for their own equipment and take extensive training that can last months. Meanwhile, teams are facing rising costs, need to invest in new technology, and are increasingly being called upon for wildfire evacuations and other non-traditional emergencies.
Dale Sanders celebrates after hiking a difficult section of Mount Katahdin in Maine. Photo: Robert F. Bukaty
3,500km at age 91
Hiker Becomes Oldest Person to Complete Appalachian Trail: At 91, Dale Sanders has reclaimed his record as the oldest person to complete the 3,529km Appalachian Trail, after almost a year. Known on the trail as Grey Beard, he began his attempt in September 2025.
He fell 71 times along the way. One required hospital treatment. He also suffered a pinched nerve that left his arm numb, and he briefly considered abandoning the challenge. Sanders first set the record in 2017 at the age of 82. When his friend MJ Eberhart surpassed it a few years later, Sanders immediately announced he would take on the trail again.
I Survived a Knife Attack in the Grand Canyon: Alexis Rowan, 27, and her friend booked a last-minute trip to Havasu Falls in the Grand Canyon to celebrate her birthday. After hiking for around 13km, they reached Havasupai Village, and Rowan stopped to ask a man for directions to a gift shop. She wanted to buy some souvenirs for her children.
The man suddenly attacked her with a knife, cutting her neck and stabbing her hand before fleeing with her phone. Rowan discusses the lasting psychological impact the attack has had on her.
