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Why Tommy Caldwell Clips In With a TORRAS Phone Case

A Partnership Based on Resilience: Why Tommy Caldwell Clips In With a TORRAS Phone Case

https://youtu.be/cjK34T8pFbw?si=8D6RNEleexvy7Qwv As a climber and a father, Tommy Caldwell's life...
A Ukrainian veteran learns to rock climb at a crag in western Ukraine.

The War in Ukraine Has Cost 100,000 People Their Limbs. Now They’re Learning to Climb

BY ANDREW MCLEMORE A Colorado nonprofit traveled to Ukraine to...
People clinging to a jet ski

French Family Rescued After Being Lost at Sea for 16 Hours

BY COOPER GEGAN A French father and his two sons...
bearded climber gives thumbs up

Climber Who Set El Capitan Speed Record Dies in Accident

BY COOPER GEGAN Jake Whisenant has passed away. The 30-year-old...
forest

Man Sentenced After Squatting in National Forest for Years

BY COOPER GEGAN A man has been sentenced after he...
beach resort from the air

Crocodile Kills Man in Puerto Vallarta as Horrified Tourists Look On

BY ALEXANDER HARO A 28-year-old Mexican man was killed by...
shark circling surfer

Drone Footage Shows Shark Circling Surfer in California

BY JUAN HERNANDEZ It’s not surprising that more and more...
a great white shark and several small fish nearby

Watch: Great White Shark Filmed in Mediterranean For First Time

BY ALEXANDER HARO When you think of the Mediterranean Sea,...
aerial view of snowy Alaskan scene

Ranger’s Death on Mt. McKinley Marks Fourth of the Season

BY MARY ANDINO Mt. McKinley — North America’s highest peak...
Boa Viagem Beach in Pernambuco, Brazil.

Two Young People Gruesomely Attacked by Sharks in Brazilian City on Consecutive Days

BY EVAN QUARNSTROM Two separate shark incidents occurred at beaches...
closeup of hiker

1,160 Miles, One Very Full Backpack: New Record for Longest Unsupported FKT

BY MARY ANDINO Imagine hiking a nearly 1,200-mile trail. Now...
deer mouse portrait

Not Just Cruise Ships: What to Know About Hantavirus in the Backcountry

BY MARY ANDINO After an outbreak of hantavirus killed three...
aggressive sea lion chasing surfer

Angry Sea Lion Chases Surfer Out of Water and Back to Car in Wild Video

BY COOPER GEGAN Sea lions and seals may come off...
dark blob on black and white screen

UFOs: The Government Takes Them Seriously, But Academics Who Study Them Risk Their Reputations

BY DARRELL EVANS President Donald Trump directed the Pentagon and...

Interview with Connor Herson About the World’s Hardest Trad Climb

BY ANDREW MCLEMORE For those who know climbing history, the...
bison on a prairie

Battle Over Bison: How the Icon of the American Prairie Became a Political Lightning Rod

Editor's note: We don't usually cover such stories, but...
people in a climbing gym

Why I Stopped Taking Dates to the Climbing Gym

BY MARY ANDINO When it came to choosing a first...
Thule Air Base

How a Secret Greenland Military Base Hastened the Collapse of an Arctic World

BY LUDOVIC SLIMAK Today, as Greenland once again becomes a...
Mountain rescue

This App Covers the Full Cost of Any Emergency Rescue — And It’s Cheaper Than Netflix

BY MARY ANDINO A satellite device with an SOS function...
creeping cougar

Hiker Killed by Mountain Lion in Colorado, First in 25 Years

BY COOPER GEGAN A hiker was killed by a mountain...
headlamp on mountain at night

Other Notable Expeditions of 2025

Over the last week and a half, we have...
kitesurfers in the air

Kitesurfer Launches 40 Meters in Air on Record Flight

BY ALEXANDER HARO Hugo Wigglesworth likes to get high, and...
Earth

Columbia Trolls Flat-Earthers: Take a Photo and ‘Win’ the Whole Company

BY ANDREW MCLEMORE It’s hard to take Flat-Earthers seriously —...
Bookshelf

The Best Overland Books: Lessons From Life on the Road

BY BRYAN DORR Online content is great for keeping up...

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