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New Routes, Partial New Routes, and Variations: What’s the Difference?
Opening a new route is every climber's dream, but...
U.S. to Charge Foreign Visitors $100 Extra at Top National Parks
Beginning in 2026, foreign visitors to popular American national...
Tales of Missing War Treasures, Part II: Lost Civil War Gold
In wartime, even losing soldiers and politicians always make...
Guide and Client Die In Fall on Aoraki Mount Cook
Two climbers have died on New Zealand's highest mountain,...
Rare Good Weather on the Patagonian Ice Field Leads to a Double Ascent
The Southern Patagonian Ice Field's vicious weather offers climbers...
Tales of Missing War Treasures, Part I: Rommel’s Gold
In wartime, even losing soldiers and politicians always make...
Fraud or Find? What We Know About Crete’s Mysterious Phaistos Disk
In early July of 1908, Luigi Pernier was heading...
Simone Moro and Nima Rinji Sherpa to Attempt Winter Manaslu Alpine Style Again
Simone Moro and Nima Rinji Sherpa of Nepal are...
Hiker Discovers Iron-Age Reindeer Fence In Norway
High in the mountains of western Norway, researchers have...
The Torres del Paine Tragedy: What Really Happened to Those Five Hikers
On November 17, a sudden blizzard with winds reaching...
More Than One Grizzly Attacked Those School Children in Canada
On Thursday, November 20, a grizzly bear attacked a...
Archaeologists Find Underwater Town Near Where the Black Death Began
At the bottom of a lake in Kyrgyzstan lie...
Weekend Warm-Up: Cane Toads, An Unnatural History
Released in 1988, Cane Toads: An Unnatural History is...
Piolet D’Or Winner Helias Millerioux on the Future of Alpinism
Recently, Helias Millerioux of France was invited to the...
After Five Months, A Patient Man Swims Completely Around Ireland
This week, Daragh Morgan became the first person to...
Volcano Erupts in Indonesia, Residents Flee Deadly Cloud of Ash and Gas
Indonesia's highly active Mount Semeru released a massive column...
What’s the Deal With the Human Remains in Antarctica?
Starting in October, online sites of varying levels of...
Carnivorous ‘Death Ball’ Sponge Found in Antarctic
Researchers have recently uncovered at least 30 unknown deep-sea...
Climbing in Kyrgyzstan’s Nura Valley, a Rare Blank Spot on the Maps
If single unclimbed peaks are hard to find in...
