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Aerial operations search for missing skier Rudi Moder at RMNP in Feb. 1983 Photo RMNP

Long-Lost Skier’s Body Found After 38 Years

On February 13, 1983, 27-year-old ski mountaineer Rudi Moder...
the sphinx snow patch

Famous UK Snow Patch Fully Melts For Just 8th Time in 300 Years

The Sphinx, a well-known snow patch in the Cairngorms...

Great Explorers: Fredrik Hjalmar Johansen

While Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen sought fame and...

“Don’t Let a Polar Bear Eat My Remains”: Paul Bjorvig’s Adventures on Franz Josef Land

The Norwegian Paul Bjorvig (1857-1935) usually isn’t considered a...

Three Drown in UK Paddleboarding Accident

An outdoor weekend on the river has ended tragically...

Breaking: Three Missing in Khumbu Avalanche

Three young French climbers are missing on Mingbo Eiger...

Natural Wonders: The Smoking Hills

In 1850, the Irish explorer Robert McClure saw smoke...

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

New Polar Expedition Scholarship for People of Color

PolarExplorers is seeking applicants for its newly minted Matthew...

Deep Snow Foils Strong U.S. Jannu Team

Earlier this season, Nepal's Department of Tourism listed an...

New Alpine-Style Routes On 6,000m Peaks in Nepal

While most climbing teams are independent groups that are...

Neal Moore in Final Stage of Canoe Journey Across U.S.

Neal Moore, 50, began his canoe across America in...
distant planets

NASA Space Telescope Finds Possible Planet in the Whirlpool Galaxy

This month, a team of scientists announced that it...

Six Italians Attempt Tengkampoche, Near Everest

A six-man Italian team of Francois Cazzanelli, Francesco Ratti,...

Polar Bears Prey on Reindeer

Polar bears eat mainly ring seals, a small arctic...
Chimborazo Peak (6,263m), Ecuador. Photo: Ecuador Planet/Shutterstock

Three Dead, Others Missing, Injured on Chimborazo

An avalanche on Ecuador's highest peak, Chimborazo (6,263m), collided...

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

Natural Wonders: Nazaré Waves

The unassuming seaside town of Nazaré in Portugal is...

Poles Aim for a Winter First in the Karakorum: Shipton Spire

While the Polish National Team still considers whether or...

The Norse Lived in North America by 1021 AD

Just this week, Danish researchers discovered evidence that supports...

The Seven All-Time Hardest Australian Expeditions

Australia is the sixth-largest country in the world by...

One Dead, One Missing on Mera Peak

A porter has died of altitude sickness and a...
Orionids meteor shower, 2016. Photo: Brian Spencer/Shutterstock

Orionids Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight

For the northern hemisphere, the annual Orionids meteor shower...
International Sloth Day

Hey, It’s International Sloth Day

October 20 marks International Sloth Day. Yes, for real....

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