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Nirmal Purja Explains Fatal Parachuting Accident
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Nirmal Purja Survives Parachuting Accident; Instructor Dies
Nirmal Purja nearly died in a parachuting accident today...
Oldest Man to Paddle the Mississippi: Q&A With Dale ‘Greybeard’ Sanders
The veteran paddler they call 'Greybeard' shows no signs...
2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Winners Stun and Delight
Prepare to be amazed. This year's winners of the...
Alexander Megos Completes ‘The Full Journey’ 9b at Margalef, Spain
The now-grown-up wunderkind from Germany flat-out rips at Margalef....
Planetary Defender: NASA Did Successfully Change Asteroid’s Path
Well, NASA officially needs a Captain Planet-style promo video.
The...
‘A Cruel War’: Adam Ondra to Auction Signed Climbing Holds to Aid Ukraine
Want to help Ukraine relief efforts — and get...
‘Always Up, Always Forward’: Veteran Climber Plucks 9a+ Gem
You could call Dani Fuertes a “lifer”. The Aragonese...
Tenacious Sunny Huang Completes 1,124-Peak ‘Full House’
You wouldn’t be wrong to call what Sunny Huang...
2022 Ocean Photographers Contest Winners Dazzle from the Depths
The results of the 2022 Ocean Photographer of the...
What to Do When Shackleton’s ‘Endurance’ Can No Longer Endure?
Six months after one of most famous ships in...
What 18th-Century Tlingit Music in Alaska Sounded Like
For over 200 years, several sheets of notated music...
Video: Orcas Hunt Great White Sharks in South Africa
Question: What does a marine apex predator that hunts...
British Man Tries to Climb Mont Blanc in Tracksuit, Nearly Freezes to Death
A 26-year-old British man almost died on France's Mont...
Prem Chand, First Indian To Climb Kangchenjunga, Dies
“Goodbye, Snow Tiger,” Indian climber Ramesh Sharma said via...
Postal Workers, Penguin Watchers Head To Antarctica For Strange Jobs
Four UK women chosen for coveted positions that drew...
Roger Schaeli Forces Exacting Climb Up Little-Known Swiss Mountain
Roger Schaeli’s big new route in Switzerland looks like...
Cave Pool in Death Valley Works as Worldwide Earthquake Gauge
Deep in the Nevada desert lies a pool of...
Volcano Spawns New Island in South Pacific
Mark Twain once offered a compelling reason for breaking...
Alpinist Defies Doubts For First Winter Solo of Fitz Roy’s ‘Supercanaleta’
Under a blazing sunset in the Patagonian winter evening...
Watch NASA Crash A Spacecraft Into Asteroid in Live Feed
Skip your plans this evening — tonight's blockbuster event...
Archaeologists Recover 3,000-Year-Old Canoe From Wisconsin Lake
Maritime archaeologists from the Wisconsin Historical Society (WHS) got...
Climbing Beatdown Leads to Well-Earned First Ascent in Kyrgyzstan
There’s something to be said for pursuing your limits....
Europe’s Roundels: a 7,000-Year-Old Architectural Mystery
A recent discovery in the Czech Republic may shed...
