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A Volcanic Eruption Triggered the Spread of the Black Death
Historians have long wondered why the Black Death took...
African Penguins Face Struggle for Survival After Massive Die-Off
Over 60,000 African penguins have starved to death along...
Partner Charged With Manslaughter in Austrian Alps Freezing Death
Last January, an Austrian woman in her mid-30s froze...
Everest and Other 8,000’ers in Nepal By the Numbers
The Himalayan Database has updated its list of spring...
Antarctic Roundup 2025-26: Poor Visibility Improves
Nearly a dozen expeditions started out on the 2025-26...
Columbia Trolls Flat-Earthers: Take a Photo and ‘Win’ the Whole Company
BY ANDREW MCLEMORE
It’s hard to take Flat-Earthers seriously —...
Reluctant Historians: How the Past Can Seduce Adventure Travelers
Those who ski from Hercules Inlet to the South...
The Best Overland Books: Lessons From Life on the Road
BY BRYAN DORR
Online content is great for keeping up...
Simone Moro, Nima Rinji Begin Acclimatizing for Winter Manaslu
Simone Moro is now in Nepal, ready to start...
Kiwi Shatters Previous Record, Completes 50 U.S. Peaks in 20 Days
New Zealander Matheson Brown has set a new fastest-known...
First Summit on an Unclimbed Wall in South Tyrol
Ice climbers Simon Gietl and Manuel Oberarzbacher of South...
2025 National Outdoor Book Award Winners Announced
The National Outdoor Book Awards have announced their 2025...
First Female Free Ascent of El Capitan’s Platinum Wall
On November 26, Sasha DiGiulian of the U.S. did...
Erdstall Tunnels: Rural Europe’s Unexplained Giant Wormholes
Walking along the boundaries of her farm in the...
Manaslu Southwest Face: The Climbers Describe their New Route
Methodical, realistic, and driven, Andrei Vasiliev of Russia has...
Understanding How Marshall Islanders Find Their Way at Sea
This past summer, neuroscientists, anthropologists, philosophers, oceanographers, and Marshall...
