Andrew McLemore

Andrew McLemore

An award-winning journalist and photographer, Andrew McLemore brings more than 14 years of experience to his position as Associate News Editor for Lola Digital Media. Andrew is also a musician, climber and traveler who currently lives in Medellin, Colombia. When he's not writing, playing gigs or exploring the outdoors, he's hanging out with his dog Campana.
Alex Honnold climbing The Phoenix

Watch Alex Honnold Free Solo ‘The Phoenix’ (7c+, 5.13)

If you know only one thing about rock climbing,...
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The Ice Beard Surfers of Lake Superior

Are you hardcore enough to surf in the freezing...
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A Cold Early December Yields New Mixed Route In The Dolomites

This past week, Simon Gietl and Andrea Oberbacher established...
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Heinz Stucke, Cycling’s World Traveler, Makes It To Netflix

Forget about Instagram's travel influencers — Heinz Stucke has...
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Ukraine Manages To Hold Its Climbing Championships In Kyiv

For a country under constant bombardment from an invading...
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Apple Watch Ultra Now Works As A Dive Watch

Just a few decades ago, many certified scuba divers...

The Dinosaur Known as ‘The Destroyer of Shins’

In 2014, paleontologists discovered a new type of ankylosaur,...
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‘The Worst Journey in the World’ Becomes Graphic Novel

Exactly 100 years after its original publication, the greatest...
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Ancient ‘Zombie’ Viruses Revived From Siberian Permafrost

If you're tired of scientists stoking fear about deadly...
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Spanish Adventurer to Row to Antarctica. And That’s Just the Beginning

Lots of explorers embark on Antarctic expeditions, but few...
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Kristin Harila Named European Adventurer of the Year

Norway's Kristin Harila barely missed her chance to set...
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Third Ascent of One of the World’s Hardest Trad Routes

First ascents remain the ultimate achievement for many climbers:...

4th Climber To Conquer The Alps: 82 Peaks In 78 Days

While many alpinists have climbed all of the Alps'...
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Indigenous Groups Restoring Bison to North America

Few stories define the history of the American West...
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Is Climate Change Causing A Spike In Monster Fishes?

Big fish stories are not only real — they...
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Spacecraft Visits Moon For First Time in 50 Years

For the first time in a half century, humankind...
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Found: 135-Year-Old Message in a Bottle

A message in a bottle might not arrive as...
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Adam Ondra Puts Down ‘Second Hardest Route of My Life’

The hardest route remains the groundbreaking 'Silence', 9c, a...
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‘Like Yosemite in the ’50s’: Malawi’s Wealth of Climbing — And Community

For the climbers who visit Malawi, it's not just...
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Gold Coin Pre-Dating First English Explorers Found on Newfoundland Beach

Sometimes a single discovery can completely rewrite history. That might...
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Platypus Survival In Jeopardy

The platypus, an animal often cited as evidence that...
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Did Tree Roots Trigger Ancient Extinctions?

In Earth's Devonian Period, which lasted from 419 to...
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Major First Ascent on El Capitan-Like Wall in India’s Uttarakhand

Three Swiss climbers just freed a massive new route...
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Cycling Cairo to Cape Town: First Women’s Record Attempt

Like many cyclists around the world, Tegan Phillips felt...

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