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Man Sails 86 Days Across the Atlantic to Reunite with Father, 90

What do you do when you’re prohibited from international...

Weekend Warm-Up: Coppermine River Expedition 2012

How would you spend a getaway with the boys?...

Lia Ditton’s Pacific Crossing Begins

A few days before one Pacific solo rower, Angela...

Updated: Pacific Rower Angela Madsen Found Dead

Angela Madsen has died during her attempt to row...

To the Bottom of the Sea: Interview with Vanessa O’Brien

On June 8-9, Kathy Sullivan and Vanessa O’Brien became...

Open, Opening or Closed: Adventure Destinations in the Summer of COVID

Countries around the globe are at very different stages...

Base Camp Chat: Video Interview with Polar Guide Eric Philips

In this first in a series of video interviews...

Coping with Isolation and Extremes: Interview with Peter Suedfeld

Climbing mountains, skydiving and polar expeditions are some peoples...

COVID-19 Breakthrough with Mountain Sickness Drug

Dexamethasone, the steroid commonly used to prevent acute mountain...

Expeditions Update: Underway, Still Delayed or Canceled?

As restrictions around the world ease, a few expeditions...

Weekend Warm-Up: Take Me to Pitcairn

What comes to mind when you think of Pitcairn...

The Most Dangerous Creatures You’ll Find in Water

The world's oceans, lakes and rivers host hundreds expeditions...

Hikers Survive 19 Days Lost in New Zealand Bush

On May 9, most New Zealanders were in the...

Three Training Locations for Polar Travelers

For the aspiring polar sledder, gaining the necessary experience...

Colin O’Brady, Reality TV and Rowing to Antarctica

Last Christmas day, a team of six landed on...

12,000km Canoe Odyssey Continues Across U.S.

Neal Moore’s 22 Rivers canoe project continues across the...

Out-of-Touch Sailor Lands in NZ to Discover the New COVID-19 World

Bill Norrie, 67, set out from Port Renfrew, Canada,...

The Real Lord of the Flies

Western culture tends to present people as innately selfish....

COVID Adventures: A Bicycle Crossing, and a Long Way Home

Editor's note: COVID-19 has not only canceled adventures, it...

Body of Chinese Ocean Rower Found

On April 24, a body was found on the...

Record-breaking Atlantic Row Ends in Chaos

Graham Walters (UK) was on course to become the...

Roundup: Long-Distance Expeditions on Hold

While COVID-19 has aborted or postponed countless expeditions around...

Transarctic Kiters Finish 6-Year Crossing of Siberia

In 2015, a group of Russian explorers began a...

Chinese Install 5G and Live Webcam Coverage on Everest

The 26-strong Chinese team currently on Everest, the only...

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