Weather
The Sphinx Snow Patch Melts for Just 10th Time in 300 Years
The longest-lasting snow patch in the UK has completely...
Many Canadian Tornadoes Too Polite to Get Noticed
If a tornado touches down in Saskatchewan and no...
Temperature Dives to Record Lows in Eastern Siberia. Would you Believe -75˚C?
According to residents, the air temperature in the eastern...
Svalbard Reindeer Flourish As Climate Warms
New research suggests that the reindeers' flexible diet might...
1,700 Tourists Rescued From Flash Floods In Petra, Jordan
The crowded stone corridors of the popular tourist destination...
Measure the Height of a Wave Accurately? One Drone Company May Have the Answer
Given the world's easy access to all human knowledge,...
Arctic, Antarctica Shatter Heat Records Simultaneously
Over the weekend, soaring temperatures near the planet’s poles...
Urubko Returns with a New Route on Pakistan’s Koshar Gang
Denis Urubko has returned to high-altitude mountaineering in grand...
The Ogre: Much More than the Classic Scott/Bonington Survival Tale
Baintha Brakk I (7,285m), better known as Ogre I,...
Manaslu: Departures, Explanations, and Another Storm
The action -- or inaction -- on winter Manaslu...
Drones Help Scottish Rescuers Search for Victims Lost in Tough Terrain
The next time you hear the high-pitched whine of...
Tomaszewski and Bielecki Open New Route on the Karakoram’s Frigid Uli Biaho
The last we heard, Marcin Tomaszewski and Damian Bielecki...
Winter Himalayan Teams Reach Base Camps. Plus: Sherpas to Antarctica
Winter officially begins in one week, and some teams...
Gelje Sherpa’s Big Gamble: A New Route on Winter Cho Oyu, From Nepal
Gelje Sherpa is trying to become the youngest 14x8000er...
Winter Climbers Prepare in Pakistan and Nepal
Kazuya Hiraide is busy with last-minute preparations in Hunza,...
Great Survival Stories: Tyson’s Wonderful Drift
The 1871-1873 Polaris expedition made it as far north...
Trango Towers: Shipton Spire Team Loses One Member
Marcin Tomaszewski has arrived in Pakistan, ready to tackle...
Changing Times: Three Prominent Female IFMGA Mountain Guides
Women make up less than 2% of all mountain...
50 Years Ago: The Worst Mountain Disaster in British History
Fifty years ago this week, the UK experienced the...
The Hermit of Treig: Man Lives 40 Years Without Electricity or Running Water…in Scotland
Metaphorically and literally, Ken Smith is a man who...
Long-Lost Skier’s Body Found After 38 Years
On February 13, 1983, 27-year-old ski mountaineer Rudi Moder...