History
Enjoy Snow? Here’s the Man Who Took the First Pictures of Snowflakes
Though not an explorer of geographies, Snowflake Bentley was...
Second Seven Summits: Mount Townsend
The Second Seven Summits involves climbing the second-highest peak...
Planispheres: The Night Sky in the Palm of Your Hand
A planisphere is an age-old device for reading the...
Legends Series: Aloha Wanderwell
Ambitious trailblazer, innovator, and adventurer; Aloha Wanderwell was born...
Escape from Camp 354: Mount Kenya, 1943
The history of Africa's second-highest peak culminates in the...
‘Machu Picchu’ is the Wrong Name for This South American Icon
A recent paper in an Andean archaeology journal indicates...
Great Tales in Mountaineering History: Minya Konka, 1982
Here, we tell the story of Minya Konka, a...
Mexican Woman Wants to Build Her Country’s First Thru-Hiking Trail
Most long-distance hikers are familiar with the thru-hiking Triple...
Gurans Himal: Stories From the Far Western Himalaya
In the far northwest of Nepal lies a little-known...
Exploration Mysteries: What Do These Ancient Manuscripts Say?
Around the world, a handful of age-old manuscripts have...
At 80, Greenland’s First African Visitor Returns to Live Out His Final Years in the Arctic
In the summer of 1965, Tété-Michel Kpomassie became the...
Captain Cook’s Sunken Ship Found off Rhode Island
Australian marine archaeologists have discovered what they believe to...
Great Explorers: Emmeline Freda Du Faur
Emmeline Freda Du Faur defied convention by pioneering women's...
Exploration Mysteries: The Lost Tombs of Legendary Figures
Where were Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, Anthony and...
Recent Buried and Sunken Treasure and What Happens to It
“That belongs in a museum!” Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones...
Exploration Mysteries: Bennington Disappearances
Southwestern Vermont is known for its bucolic setting, but...
Cho Oyu 1964 and the Strange Double Life of Fritz Stammberger
The almanacs of climbing history prefer not to include...
Historic George Everest House Reopens as Map Museum in India
The world's tallest peak has always commanded human reverence....
Climber Finally Gets Reward from Jewels He Found from Mont Blanc Plane Crash
On January 24, 1966, an Air India plane carrying...
