Category : History

Recent Buried and Sunken Treasure and What Happens to It

Kristine De Abreu

14/01/2022

“That belongs in a museum!” Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones famously said. If you found buried treasure, what would you do with it? Keep it? S...

Exploration Mysteries: Bennington Disappearances

Kristine De Abreu

07/01/2022

Exploration mysteries History

Southwestern Vermont is known for its bucolic setting, but one 93 sq km area of thick woods was also the scene for one of America's great en...

The Hidden Treasure: Kongur Tagh, 1981

Kris Annapurna

04/01/2022

Climbing Explorers History

Kongur Tagh (7,719m) lies in the Kashgar Mountains, near the eastern edge of the Pamirs. It is in one of the most remote areas of China, wit...

Cho Oyu 1964 and the Strange Double Life of Fritz Stammberger

Kris Annapurna

24/12/2021

8000ers Explorers History

The almanacs of climbing history prefer not to include it. The lists of ascents prefer not to list it. This is the story of Cho Oyu in 1964 ...

Historic George Everest House Reopens as Map Museum in India

Sam Anderson

08/12/2021

Himalaya History Nepal

The world's tallest peak has always commanded human reverence. That's obvious from the Himalayan mountain's original names: Chomolungma (God...

Climber Finally Gets Reward from Jewels He Found from Mont Blanc Plane Crash

Jilli Cluff

06/12/2021

Climbing History

On January 24, 1966, an Air India plane carrying 117 passengers went missing over the French Alps. The Boeing 707 was chartered from Mumbai ...

Newcomers’ Guide: The Yeti

Angela Benavides

01/12/2021

Exploration mysteries Himalaya History

The Yeti, it seems, has shown its elusive head, or rather foot, once again. Today, Mingma G, a respected Sherpa climber and IFMGA guide, ...

Great Tales in Mountaineering History: The Trango Towers

Kris Annapurna

24/11/2021

Climbing History Karakorum

In the Karakorum, a group of rock towers feature some of the highest cliffs in the world. Located between the Trango Glacier and the Dunge G...

50 Years Ago: The Worst Mountain Disaster in British History

Jilli Cluff

22/11/2021

Explorers History Survival

Fifty years ago this week, the UK experienced the worst mountaineering debacle in modern history. Five adolescent students and their guide p...

Long-Lost Skier’s Body Found After 38 Years

Jilli Cluff

04/11/2021

History Skiing Survival

On February 13, 1983, 27-year-old ski mountaineer Rudi Moder disappeared during a two-to-three day solo trek in Colorado's Rocky Mountain Na...

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