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Great Tales in Mountaineering History: The Trango Towers

In the Karakorum, a group of rock towers feature...
Female IFMGA mountain guide in Bugaboo Provincial Park

Changing Times: Three Prominent Female IFMGA Mountain Guides

Women make up less than 2% of all mountain...

NASA Launches Test to Prevent Future Asteroid Disaster

It seems that Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck's mission...

Annapurna III – Interview with Mikhail Fomin: “It’s About Patience”

Two weeks ago, Ukrainians Viacheslav Polezhaiko, Nikita Balabanov, and...
Cairngorms Plateau disaster Rescue Team 1971

50 Years Ago: The Worst Mountain Disaster in British History

Fifty years ago this week, the UK experienced the...

Zara Rutherford, Round-the-World Pilot, Stuck in Russia

Nineteen-year-old Zara Rutherford's bid to become the youngest woman...

Exploratory Cuisine: Sled Dogs

On one of my visits to Greenland’s capital Nuuk,...

Science Links of the Week

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

Interview: Guillaume Moreau on 7,600km Through the Canadian Wilderness

After 234 days and 7,600km, Guillaume Moreau and Nicolas...

Rare Blood Micromoon Visible Tonight

Skywatchers across parts of Asia, the Americas, Australia, and...

Natural Wonders: Pyrosomes

Pyrosomes are often called the "unicorns of the sea"....

Exclusive: Zdenek Hak on his Climb of Ama Dablam’s West Face

On his way home from Nepal, Zdenek Hak found...

New Zealand Explorers: Laura Dekker

When minors do extraordinary things, controversy follows. That rule...

Natural Wonders: Valley of the Geysers

The Valley of the Geysers on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula...

Science Links of the Week

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

Great Explorers: the Inuit Shaman Qitdlarssuaq

The Qitdlarssuaq story has not been made into a...
Espen Finstad (Secrets of the Ice) and Julian Post-Melbye (Museum of Cultural History) free an ancient ski from the Digervarden ice patch on Sept. 26, 2021. Image: Glacier Archaeology Program / Secrets of the Ice

Best-Preserved Ancient Skis Turn Up — Where Else? — in Norway

On September 20 of this year, a field archaeologist...

Antarctic Kite-Ski Crossing Ready to Begin

The coronavirus wiped out the 2020-2021 Antarctic season and...
Ken Smith, still from 'The Hermit of Treig' documentaryPhoto BBC Scotland

The Hermit of Treig: Man Lives 40 Years Without Electricity or Running Water…in Scotland

Metaphorically and literally, Ken Smith is a man who...

Angela Madsen’s Boat Washes Up on Pacific Island

The boat of U.S. ocean rower Angela Madsen has...

Luka Strazar on the Joy of Climbing Chobutse

What makes a climber choose one peak over another,...

Antarctic Triathlon: 5,300km from Patagonia to the South Pole

On November 20, Antonio de la Rosa will begin...

Canadian Expedition Finishes a Near North-South Traverse

After nearly eight months and 7,600km, Guillaume Moreau and...
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Pompeii Slave Room Gives Rare Window Into a ‘Precarious Reality’

In the ruins of Pompeii, a tiny room paints...

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