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.
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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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Nepal: A Deadly Monsoon Season, Despite Better Aid

More than 70 people have been killed or are...
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VIDEO: Rocketman Puts Jet Engine Behind Grandmother’s Lawn Chair

If you've just been watching cats playing piano on...
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Christian Monastery Pre-Dating Islam Found on Arabian Peninsula

Archaeologists just discovered an ancient Christian monastery that may...
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Two Months Kayaking, Big-Wall Climbing in Greenland: Doc Drops This Week

This summer, a six-person team ventured to Greenland, kayaking...
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Smiling Sun Could Make This Halloween Extra Spooky, NASA Says

The sun images released by NASA last week appeared...
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Sometimes at Gunpoint, Twins Discover New Highpoints Around The World

In an age of super-computers and GPS satellites, it's...
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India Warms Up To Ice Climbing

In February 2021, about 30 Indians gathered in the...
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Weekend Warm-Up: Whillans & Bonington At the Torres del Paine, 1963

Today, Chile's Torres del Paine National Park receives thousands...
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Trans Bhutan Trail Finally Reopens — But It Will Cost You

After years of construction and delays, the steep paths...
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Legendary Mountaineer Bradford Washburn’s Lost Cache Unearthed

A crew discovered lost film and cameras abandoned by...
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In Southern Iraq, Drone Reveals Mesopotamia’s ‘Venice’

From a young age, many of us learned about...
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Another Fire Breaks Out on Mount Kilimanjaro

Huge billows of smoke filled the sky above Mount...
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Weekend Warm-Up: Friends of the Grit Embrace ‘High-Stakes’ Climbing

In just a few decades, rock climbing's diversity of...
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2022 Banff Mountain Book Award Winners Announced

The Banff Mountain Book Competition just released its 2022...
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Remains of Neanderthal Family Discovered in Siberian Cave

We know more about giant dinosaurs from 165 million...
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Across South Georgia in the Footsteps of Shackleton — Sort Of

There's a reason that adventurers continue to marvel at...
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Project Mantis: Shedding Light on the Amazon After Dark

The rainforest at night offers a symphony of sound...
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Frenchman Attempting Longest Route in the World

Just a few days ago, Yann Busnel found himself...
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First Ascent of Hardest Route in Switzerland’s Alpstein Massif

In 2017, German climber Michael Wohlleben established the hardest...

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