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a woman in space floats next to a handwritten sign that says "ISS voting booth"

American Elections Incoming. So How Do Astronauts Vote From Space?

Major elections take place on Tuesday here in the...
Gary Kristensen

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
Lantang Lirung

Long-Line Operation to Retrieve Huserka From Langtang Lirung Postponed

A Nepalese rescue team is scheduled to fly to...
Ondrej Huserka

Marek Holecek Describes How Huserka Died in His Arms

Marek Holecek has responded bluntly on social media about...
Ondra stares at the horizon from the bivouac under the East face of Langtang Lirung

Drama Unfolding on Langtang Lirung; Huserka Missing In Crevasse

On Thursday, Ondrej Huserka of Slovakia fell into a...
a severely frostbitten man

Weekend Warm-Up: Revisiting the 1996 Everest Disaster

It's been almost 30 years since the 1996 storm...
Park Young-seok.

A Tiger Till The End: A Tribute to Park Young-seok

Renowned South Korean mountaineer Park Young-Seok would have turned...
A climber on scree terrain on Aconcagua

Aconcagua Season Opens Today; Here’s What It Costs

Aconcagua National Park opens today to trekkers and climbers,...
ghost ship

Exploration Mysteries: Ghost Ships

“July 11th. At 4 am, the Flying Dutchman crossed...
The climbers smile on the summit of Tirich Mir.

Climbs of Tirich Mir, Jannu, and Flat Top Win Piolets d’Or

The Piolets d'Or committee has revealed the winners of...
One of the last photos of Paul Knutsen and Peter Tessem.

Exploration Mysteries: Peter Tessem and Paul Knutsen

In 1919, Peter Tessem could not bear his chronic...
A rocky face with thin spots of ice as seen from below.

Ukrainians Attempting New Route on Ama Dablam

There's finally news about the whereabouts of Mykyta Balabanov...
ancient baby's skeleton

Remains of 17,000-Year-Old Blue-Eyed, Baby Boy Found in Italy

Researchers have sequenced the oldest known genome in Italy....
A tent in a snow niche on a very steep snow ramp on Ama Dablam

A Rare Repetition of the American Direct Route on the West Face of Ama Dablam

Alexandr Moroz and Mark Ablovacky wanted to climb Ama...
a man flies a wingsuit with a foil attached

Wingsuit Foil Smashes Three Distance Records

Austrian wingsuit pilot Peter Salzmann broke three wingsuit records...
ancient Mayan pyramid in jungle from the air

Lost Mayan City Discovered Using ‘Found’ Laser Imaging Data

For centuries, a lost Mayan city was buried under...
The snowy summit ridge of Langtang Lirung as seem from Ghompa village

Finally! — Summit on Langtang Lirung

Marek Holeck and Ondro Huserka reached the summit of...
Marek Holecek (left) and Ondro Huserka in their bivy tent.

One More Day of ‘Hell’ on Langtang Lirung

Marek Holecek and Ondro Huserka hoped to summit Langtang...
two climbers smile after their feat

Climbing Duo Crushes Four Big Yosemite Walls in a Day

For decades, rock climbers in Yosemite National Park have...
Manaslu.

December 1985: The Story of the Second Winter Ascent of Manaslu

When telling the climbing history of a mountain, it's...
skleton laid out on the ground

Murder Victim From One of the Norse Sagas Really Existed; Remains Found

The Sverris Saga tells the old Norse story of...
Guillaume Perriel skiing on steep terrain.

New Extreme Ski Line on New Zealand’s Mount Cook

Christina Lustenberger of Canada and Guillaume Pierrel of France...
dawn over the curvature of the earth

A Look at the Next Two Billion Years on Planet Earth

In his seminal work of popular geology called Basin...
a climber on a vertical mixed wall, in the night.

Langtang Lirung: Fingers Crossed for Summit News Tomorrow

It's one more bivy night ahead for Marek Holecek...