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Two Young British Alpinists Surprise With One of the Best Climbs of the Year
Just when we thought that we had already covered...
All-Female Team Completes New Route on Patagonian Peak
Climbers Angelina di Prinzio from Argentina, Paloma Farkas from...
Unicorns: What They Were, and How Their Horns Were Used as Cure-Alls
Unicorns have a deeply rooted association with purity, young...
Holecek, Groh Bail on Southeast Face of Cho Oyu
High winds forced Marek Holecek and Radoslav Groh of...
Two Special Piolets d’Or to Odintsov, Vedrines
This year, the Piolets d'Or has given its Lifetime...
A Flamboyant Con Man, a Mysterious Sovereign…Who Exactly Was Prester John?
The Crusades had been raging for over a century,...
New Bite-Resistant Wetsuit Could Cut Shark Attack Injuries
Over the past four decades, shark bites have been...
Astronomers May Have Found the First Stars in the Universe
Astronomers have announced a candidate for the universe's first...
Mount Rainier Has Shrunk, and Its Summit Location Has Changed
Mountains with year-round ice caps gain height from a...
Michael Spender, the Man Who Mapped Mount Everest
British surveyor Michael Spender created the first detailed photogrammetric...
A (Sort Of) New Route in Pakistan’s Choktoi Valley
Thomas Huber of Germany, teaming with Americans Jon Griffin...
The Hard Way: How Chantel Astorga Became an Elite Alpinist
Chantel Astorga is possibly the least suitable example of...
Hurricane Winds Make a Difficult Climb Even Harder For Holecek, Groh on Cho Oyu
Marek Holecek and Radoslav Groh are slowly progressing on...
Kayaking the Inside Passage: North America’s Classic Coastal Expedition
Stretching for around 2,000km from Washington State to Alaska,...
Three Men Tread Water For 100Km in Typhoon Off Vietnam and Survive
Three men who were swept out to sea as...
Watch Andrzej Bargiel Ski Down Everest
Andrzej Bargiel's sponsor, Red Bull, has posted a 31-minute...
Remembering Elizabeth Hawley, the Sherlock Holmes of Himalayan Summits
Elizabeth Hawley was born in Chicago on Nov. 9,...
English Channel Could Halt Karl Bushby’s Round-the-World Walk
Karl Bushby has been walking across the world for...
The Battle Over Asia’s Tallest Volcano: Damavand Versus Kunlun
Damavand lies in the Alborz range, near the southern...
How Tom Hornbein Revolutionized Oxygen Masks on Everest
This week marks two years since the death and...
Holecek and Groh Start Southeast Face of Cho Oyu
Czechs Marek Holecek and Radoslav Groh are preparing to...
