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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...

10 Things You Should Avoid Doing in the Polar Regions

  1. Wearing tight garments Technical compression socks and underwear may...

There’s Still Hope for Karakorum Climbing in 2020

As some countries start to see light at the...

Making the Best of It: Home-Cooked Adventure Films

Some people under lockdown stream Netflix; a few imaginative...

Angela Madsen to Solo Row the Pacific Ocean

Angela Madsen, 59, is currently waiting to start her...

The Impact of COVID-19 on UK Guides

Calum Muskett, a British Mountain Guide and one of...

Horia Colibasanu: Off to Europe!

Horia Colibasanu finally managed to get on a flight...

Killer Piranhas: Myth or Fact?

Hollywood scriptwriters and James Bond films would have you...

Colibasanu Still Stranded in Kathmandu

In the last few days, some of the last...

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