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American Hiker Completes 9,300km Trek from Florida to Newfoundland

Jacob Pepper, 41, completed a 9,334km thru-hike of the...
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Weekend Warm-Up: Waterwalker

Waterwalker is a 1984 feature-length documentary from Canada's National...
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Introducing the Banff Mountain Book Competition Winners

Every year, the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book...
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Colorado Loses One 14,000’er and Gains Another After Scientific Assessment

BY WILL BRENDZA The LIDAR Data mapping Colorado’s Park, Custer,...
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A First Ascent in the Kangchenjunga Region

A five-man team has made the first ascent of...
Kanchha Sherpa with the 1953 Everest team photo.

The Last Living Member of the 1953 Everest Expedition Dies At 92

Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the 1953...
Cho Oyu from the Nepalese side.

The Hard Side: A History of Climbing Cho Oyu From Nepal

The sixth-highest mountain in the world, Cho Oyu is...
Two base jumpers in matching wingsuits take off from a rocky outcrop.

Record Wingsuit Flight Attempt Near Annapurna

Antoine Pecher and Eric Jamet of France are in...
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We’ve Found the Best Wildlife Cams For October

Watching animals go through their daily routines, even when...
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Want To Go to Antarctica? Australia is Hiring

Few people ever get to see Antarctica, but for...
Jim Morrison with skis on his back climbing up a steep snow slope.

‘Most Audacious Ski Run in History’ – Jim Morrison Skis Everest’s Hornbein Couloir

Jim Morrison has made it! After reaching the summit...
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Ghostly Shot of World’s Rarest Hyena Wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025

South African photographer Wim van den Heever says it...
Close shot of Jim Morrison of the US with skis on his back and red hood jacket.

Everest North Side Summit! Next, the Hard Part…

The American team on the Tibetan side of Everest...
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We Asked Astronomers What Their Favorite Thing in Space Is

If you have a favorite planet or star, you're...
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Avalanches Can Set Mountain Goat Populations Back a Generation

A new study conducted over 44 years in Alaska...
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Solved At Last: The Mystery of New York’s Burping Lake

For centuries, strange booming sounds have occasionally broken Seneca...
Groh and Holecek, shoulder to shoulder, with a background of a snowy mountain basin.

Holecek, Groh to Attempt New Route on the Southeast Face of Cho Oyu

Marek Holecek of Czechia is back in Nepal with...
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The First Person Obsessed with Ancient Egypt Was Himself an Ancient Egyptian

An Egyptian magician-prince who delves into the crumbling sepulchers...
A group of 18 people use ropes to rock the moai statue from side to side.

The Giant Stone Statues of Easter Island Really Did ‘Walk’

For centuries, the giant stone statues on Easter Island,...
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The Piolets d’Or Lists Its 74 Best Climbs of 2024

The Piolets d'Or crew has just released its "Big...
A Nepalese guide on the flat summit of Cho Oyu.

Autumn 8,000m Roundup: Failure on Makalu and Dhaulagiri, Success on Cho Oyu

The joint summit push of Seven Summit Treks and...
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Adapt and Overcome: Namibian Lions Take Up Seal Hunting

Adaptability is the trait that, before all others, allows...
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How a Climbing Tragedy Became Social Media Content

On October 1, Alaskan climber Balin Miller, 23, died...
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Why Author Herman Melville Was ‘The Man Who Lived With Cannibals’

When you think of Herman Melville, you probably think...