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Bargiel skis down as the shadow of Everest engulfs him.

Pioneer Everest Skier Criticizes Bargiel’s ‘Carnival’ Ski Descent

Hans Kammerlander is not impressed with Andrzej Bargiel's recent...
night climbers at Cambridge

The Hidden History of Buildering: How Daring Students Climbed Cambridge and Winchester’s Spires After Dark

When Netflix recently announced that Alex Honnold would attempt...
two skiers skiing into the picture

Watch: Norwegian ‘Monk’ Attempts 200Km, 27-Peak Linkup

BY WILL BRENDZA When Nikolai Schirmer learned that his reclusive...
Trekkers in a fogy day on a snow covered stone bridge.

Annapurna Base Camp, Manaslu Trails Closed Due to Heavy Snow

Authorities have ramped up their warnings to Nepal trekkers,...
The climbers on a cold summit

Piolet d’Or Winners Announced, U.S. Climbers Prominent

The Piolets d'Or jury had a particularly difficult task...
A dot on the Hornbein Couloir of Everest, actully Jim Morrison skiing it down.

Wow! First Video of Jim Morrison Skiing Everest

When we reported on the first ski descent down...
Young Japanese climbers on a rocky summit, posing with tubes of fruit gel in their hands.

Nepal Alpine-Style: One New Route, Two Retreats

The Japanese university students on the 2025 Himalaya Camp...
The South Pole

Antarctic Season Starts Soon; Here’s What Happened Last Year

Polar expert and recent astronaut Eric Philips has compiled...

Comedy Wildlife Photo Contest Presents Its Wacky Finalists

Now in its tenth year, the Nikon Comedy Wildlife...
Weather warning bulleting for Nepal, divided by provinces and with alert levels classified by colors.

Major Storm Approaches Nepal; Annapurna Trekkers Should Take Shelter

A major storm is approaching Nepal's Himalaya, and it...

Traveling the World on $500 a Month: One Cyclist’s Story

In 2023, 25-year-old German cyclist Max Roving set off...
Manaslu from the southwest.

Russians Safely Down From Manaslu

The Russian team has safely returned to the base...
Searchers find a sleeping bag of the team in 1973.

The 1973 Chivruay Pass Mystery: What Really Happened to the 10 Skiers Who Died in the Soviet Arctic

In January 1973, 10 students from the Kuibyshev Aviation...
A black and white image of a snake lunging towards the cylinder of medical gel

Venomous Snakes Bite Differently From One Another, Stunning Slow-Motion Videos Reveal

There are approximately 600 species of venomous snakes on...
illustration of a man being flogged

How Escaped Convicts Found Freedom — and Family — Among Australia’s First Peoples

Australia was, for many decades, the open-air prison of...
An aerial image of the Marree Man

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
Baigong pipe

No, China’s Baigong Pipes Aren’t Alien Artifacts

In China’s largest province, Qinghai, there’s something a little...
bird

Weekend Warm-Up: Listers

Listers: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching follows two brothers...
Paleo art of raptors, sauropods

Dinosaurs Were Actually Doing Well Before the Asteroid

A single asteroid descended without warning to end the...

An Interview With Benjamin Vedrines on Climbing Jannu East

Benjamin Vedrines has just returned home to France after...
cyclist

A Warning to Adventurers: French Distance Cyclist Detained in Russia

A French ultra-distance cyclist has been released from custody...
Wolfgang Gullich making the first free solo ascent of Separate Reality in Yosemite.

Remembering Wolfgang Gullich, Who Redefined Sport Climbing

Today, German climber Wolfgang Gullich would have turned 65....
a climber at the end of the rope, traverses below snow ridge.

Unplanned First Ascent of a Karakoram Peak

Several teams had attempted Khurdopin Sar in the Karakoram,...
A Paleolithic handaxe discovered during the Ayvalık survey

Newly Discovered Land Bridge Let Ancient Humans Walk From Turkey to Greece

Scientists in Turkey have found a new route that...