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Photo of the north face of Yukshin Gardan Sar, Pakistan Karakoram

Climbing Trio Swap Karakoram Plans for an Even Harder Goal

Chris Wright, Michael Hutchins, and Stefano Rafazzo are leaving...
man in red jacket against mountain with camera

More Deaths in Peru: Bodies of National Geographic Photographer, Two Others Found

BY MARY ANDINO With an elevation of over 6,000m and...

Australian Moths Migrate Using The Stars

Each spring, millions of tiny brown Bogong moths fly...
Saki Terada and Chiaki Inada.

Drama on Huascaran: One Dead, Rescue Underway For 2nd

On June 23, two female Japanese mountaineers, Saki Terada,...
black goo

Natural Wonders: La Mancha Negra

Imagine you are a child in the 1980s and...
satellite light trails crisscrossing

Photo Reveals Crazy Number of Satellites Now in Orbit

Last February, a remote research station in the Canadian...
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...
rescue workers

Tourist Trapped in Indonesian Volcano Found Dead

Juliana Marins, who fell from the trail on Indonesia's...
A climber on a granite roof.

Alps Roundup: A Heat Warning, A New Route, and a Skier Finishes a Giant Project

Climbers are making the best of the Alps during...
Captain M.S. Kohli.

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

Captain Manmohan Singh Kohli, a pioneering Indian mountaineer, passed...

Netflix’s ‘Titan’ Documents the Deep-Sea Disaster Many Saw Coming

"Just watched the Titan submersible documentary, hell isn’t hot...
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...
A figure walking along a mountain trail with smoke

Rescuers Attempt to Save Tourist Trapped In Active Volcano

Rescuers are still trying to reach a Brazilian tourist...
A telescope on a mountain.

‘First Light’: Stunning Early Images from the Vera Rubin Observatory

In Chile, a monumental telescope has opened its eyes....
A small group of climbers in line, looking tiny on the final ramp leading to the summit of Everest, from Tibet.

Everest Video: Continuous Footage of the Entire North Side Route

Climbers on Everest's North Side face constant winds hitting...
runes carved into a rock

Mysterious 200-Year-Old Runes Found in Canadian Wilderness 

Deep in the northern Ontario bush, there is a...
A mudskipper mid-jump.

Contest Showcases Some of the Best Nature Images You’ll Ever See

The California Academy of Sciences has announced the winners...
Tents at the Miguel Helfts improvised campsite near Camp 2 on Lenin Peak.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...

Lithuanian Bear Drama Ends Well After Hunters Refuse to Shoot

A young female bear spent last weekend roaming the...
Alaskan native woman sitting, working

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

In 1954, the Academy gave the award for Documentary...
Artists impression of a denisovan man

‘Dragon Man’ from 1930s Actually First Denisovan Skull Found

Humanity's closest relatives, both extinct, are the Neanderthals and...
beginning of Bow Glacier Falls

Massive Rockfall Kills 2 Hikers, Injures Others in Banff National Park

Canada’s most popular national park turned deadly Thursday, when...
David Goettler checking the conditions on Nanga Parbat's Rupal Face.

Nanga Parbat: Climbers’ Positions on the Diamir and Rupal Faces

Rope fixers have begun securing the lower section of...
illustration of two antarctic explorers arguing

Stir-Crazy in Antarctica: A Brief History

  BY DANIELLA MCCAHEY As Midwinter Day comes to Antarctica –-...