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Two Special Piolets d’Or to Odintsov, Vedrines
This year, the Piolets d'Or has given its Lifetime...
A Flamboyant Con Man, a Mysterious Sovereign…Who Exactly Was Prester John?
The Crusades had been raging for over a century,...
New Bite-Resistant Wetsuit Could Cut Shark Attack Injuries
Over the past four decades, shark bites have been...
Astronomers May Have Found the First Stars in the Universe
Astronomers have announced a candidate for the universe's first...
Mount Rainier Has Shrunk, and Its Summit Location Has Changed
Mountains with year-round ice caps gain height from a...
Michael Spender, the Man Who Mapped Mount Everest
British surveyor Michael Spender created the first detailed photogrammetric...
A (Sort Of) New Route in Pakistan’s Choktoi Valley
Thomas Huber of Germany, teaming with Americans Jon Griffin...
The Hard Way: How Chantel Astorga Became an Elite Alpinist
Chantel Astorga is possibly the least suitable example of...
Hurricane Winds Make a Difficult Climb Even Harder For Holecek, Groh on Cho Oyu
Marek Holecek and Radoslav Groh are slowly progressing on...
Kayaking the Inside Passage: North America’s Classic Coastal Expedition
Stretching for around 2,000km from Washington State to Alaska,...
Three Men Tread Water For 100Km in Typhoon Off Vietnam and Survive
Three men who were swept out to sea as...
Watch Andrzej Bargiel Ski Down Everest
Andrzej Bargiel's sponsor, Red Bull, has posted a 31-minute...
Remembering Elizabeth Hawley, the Sherlock Holmes of Himalayan Summits
Elizabeth Hawley was born in Chicago on Nov. 9,...
English Channel Could Halt Karl Bushby’s Round-the-World Walk
Karl Bushby has been walking across the world for...
The Battle Over Asia’s Tallest Volcano: Damavand Versus Kunlun
Damavand lies in the Alborz range, near the southern...
How Tom Hornbein Revolutionized Oxygen Masks on Everest
This week marks two years since the death and...
Holecek and Groh Start Southeast Face of Cho Oyu
Czechs Marek Holecek and Radoslav Groh are preparing to...
World’s Largest Spiderweb, With 110,000 Spiders, Discovered Deep Underground
Everyone loves spiders. The only thing everyone loves more...
Avalanche on Cholatse; Babanov and Team Abandon Climb
A major avalanche struck the approach to 6,440m Cholatse...
Yalung Ri Avalanche Leads to Accusations That Red Tape Delayed Rescues
The massive avalanche that took seven lives on Yalung...
L’Oiseau Blanc: A Coveted Prize, a Transatlantic Flight, Two Missing Aviators
When you Google L’Oiseau Blanc (The White Bird), the...
New Details on the First Ascent of Chumik Kangri, in a Long-Closed Corner of Pakistan
As we reported earlier this fall, a three-man Polish-Slovak...
