Conservation

Two poles stand on an heli pad, one of them with a line of prayer flags.

Everest Tourism: Khumbu Helicopter Blockades Likely Short-Lived

The multicolored little flags ever-present in high points in Nepal,...
The upper sections of Mont Blanc, with the Bosses ridge

Christophe Profit Again Removes Fixed Gear From Mont Blanc

Celebrated veteran climber Christophe Profit has again torn off...
A trekker looks up to a helicopter flying low in the vicinity of Everest Base Camp

Nepal Supreme Court Bans Helicopter Airlifts

A powerful new player has entered the debate about...
a dolphin

Pacific Tribal Leaders Give Whales and Dolphins Legal Personhood

Tribal leaders from New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Tonga,...
a toilet consisting on a barrel with a supporting surface on top, on a metallic frame on glacial, rocky gound.

The Poo Issue on Everest, More Complex Than It Seems

Beginning this year, climbers will have to bring their...
Typical cherry-blossom framed image of mount Fuji in spring.

Restrictions Ahead on Overcrowded Mount Fuji

Hiking up Mount Fuji is more of a traveling...
TJ Watt and Tyson Atleo stand by the massive cedar tree

Conservationist Finds 1,000-Year-Old Red Cedar in Canada

A photographer who searches for giant trees has found...
sigurd olson

Legends Series: Sigurd Olson

To all appearances, the 800km expedition on a segment...

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