History
Why Did They Do It? Six Archaeological Forgeries and the People Behind Them
Exploration has always attracted a certain amount of fraud....
Khara-Khoto: Lost City of the Gobi Desert
Khara-Khoto, or the 'Black City', sits mostly forgotten in...
Great Explorers: Francis Younghusband
Dubbed the last great imperial adventurer, Sir Francis Younghusband...
Great Explorers: Peter Aufschnaiter, the Other Austrian in ‘Seven Years in Tibet’
Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer's travel classic, Seven Years in...
Exploration Mysteries: An Early African Voyage to the Americas?
Fourteenth-century Malian ruler Mansa Musa was possibly the richest...
Found: Complete DNA of Pompeii Man Who Died 2,000 Years Ago
Improvements in DNA analysis have once again allowed archaeologists...
Weekend Warm-Up: Revisit ’70s Luxury With Winnebago’s Flying Camper Van
While American culture has a historic love affair with...
Explorers Discover World’s Deepest Shipwreck Miles Below Surface
Almost 7,000m below the Philippine Sea, explorers found a...
Drought Exposes 3,400-Year-Old City in Iraq Reservoir
A dry season in the fertile crescent revealed signs...
The Mummy Files: Deciphering the World’s Best-Preserved Ancient Bodies
As unsettling as they are, dead bodies can offer...
Canada, Denmark Resolve Strange Arctic Island Dispute
As the Russian war in Ukraine drags into its...
Outdoor Clothing Through the Ages: A Visual History
Some of history's most commendable outdoor sporting moments happened...
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...