Geography

Pesce’s Body To Remain on Cerro Torre

Late last month, an avalanche of ice and stones...
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This Week in Patagonia: New Adventure Routes and a Big Enchainment

The wire from Patagonia is crackling with climbing news...
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Canadian Ticks Rare Solo of Patagonia’s Torre Egger

The sun keeps shining this season in Patagonia, so...
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Another Patagonia First Ascent, Aptly Named ‘Pain and Gain’

Two Slovakians gutted out a new route in Patagonia...

Cerro Torre: A Timeline of What Happened

As we previously reported, Corrado Pesce's rescue operation ended...

Drone Spots Body on Cerro Torre, No Hope for Corrado Pesce

The Italian mountaineer Corrado Pesce "can no longer be...

Avalanche on Cerro Torre Strikes One of the World’s Best Climbers

At dawn, an avalanche hit Argentine mountain guide Tomas...

Google Maps Also Existed in the 19th Century — Sort of

Google Maps has revolutionized the way we travel by...
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Rare Snow in the Sahara Yields Surreal Visuals

Turns out the sun, sand, and snow cohere to...

GeoWizard Reattempts Wales

Once again, GeoWizard Tom Davies is wreaking havoc across...
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Top 10 Expeditions of 2021, #5: Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll Solos Patagonia’s Fitz Traverse

Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll was part way through day one...

The Woman Who Brought Life to an Inner Mongolian Desert

A few months before the pandemic shut down first...

Alice Morrison Restarts Jordan Trail

Alice Morrison both began and paused her trek of...

Alice Morrison Begins 675km Jordan Trail Trek

Early on December 3, Scottish adventurer Alice Morrison and...

Science Links of the Week

A passion for the natural world drives many of...

Newcomers’ Guide: The Bermuda Triangle

For hundreds of years, the Bermuda Triangle has been...

Three Drown in UK Paddleboarding Accident

An outdoor weekend on the river has ended tragically...

Neal Moore in Final Stage of Canoe Journey Across U.S.

Neal Moore, 50, began his canoe across America in...

The Seven All-Time Hardest Australian Expeditions

Australia is the sixth-largest country in the world by...

Sure Enough, Solar Flare Creates Amazing Aurora Borealis Display

On October 11, a G2-rated geomagnetic solar storm ignited...
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Spectacular Mountain Collapse in the Dolomites

The south-facing wall of Croda Marcora (3,154m) in the...

Strict Measures for Travelers Heading to Patagonia and Aconcagua

International climbers can't wait to return to the spires...

Rosie Stancer: 600km across the Aralkum Desert

Rosie Stancer and Pom Oliver have successfully crossed the...
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New Northernmost Island Discovered? Maybe Not

Northern Greenland's most prolific explorer suspects that the "new"...

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