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When Foreigners Were Considered Monsters

Early explorers weren't just worried about storms, starvation, mutiny,...
The light of a climber's headlamp illuminates the snowy face of Italy's Grand Sasso in the night.

A First Solo Winter Traverse of Famous Italian Massif

This month, Italy's Herve Barmasse, 47, took a break...
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Time Capsule in a Bottle: 119-Year-Old Message Discovered in Scottish Theater

A photographer has stumbled upon an unexpected treasure in...
A map of Antarctica without ice, showing topographical details.

New Map Shows What Ice-Free Antarctica Looks Like

Millions of years ago, the Antarctic continent was a...
Cho Oyu on a bluebird day.

No Shisha Pangma, No Cho Oyu This Spring

The China Tibet Mountaineering Association has decided to keep...
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A Telescope’s Last Gasp Gives Us the Earliest Photos of the Universe

Before it shut down in 2022, a telescope in...
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Italians to Attempt New Line on Annapurna

Finally, a team is willing to attempt a new...
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Physical Assault, Death Threats at Isolated Antarctic Station

It's the worst nightmare for researchers at an isolated...
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Drones Will Guide Sherpas Through the Deadly Khumbu Icefall on Everest

The Sherpa Ice Doctors who find the route through...
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Cyril Derreumaux’s Atlantic Crossing Was Not Quite Unsupported

It doesn't affect the magnitude of kayaking alone across...
The great couloir of Annapurna showing a bare ice rib to the right, the rocky floor and the broken blocks of ice at the base.

Videos Show Barest, Iciest Annapurna Ever

After an unusually dry winter, Annapurna is a diamond-hard...
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Climbing the Unclimbable: Mount Waddington

Mount Waddington, an infrequently climbed peak in British Columbia’s...
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Some Stone Age Europeans Returned to Africa

DNA analysis has revealed that Stone Age people from...
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Exploration Mysteries: The Vela Incident

By 1979, the Cold War had dragged on for...
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Peruvian Fisherman Survives 95-Day Ordeal At Sea

Peruvian fisherman Maximo Napa, 61, has been reunited with...

In Ecuador, the Solitary Hummingbird Becomes Social

Hummingbirds are famously the smallest birds in the world,...
Tom Hollins.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
Illustration of prospectors leading camels in the desert.

Why Feral Camels Once Haunted the American Southwest

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, denizens...
A man pointing a camera at a snowy mountaintop

Weekend Warm-Up: Painting the Mountains

Painting the Mountains documents the work of Matthew Tufts,...
Ivica Kostelic (left in the bed), Mathieu Maynadier (right) , and Bertrand Delapierre in the foreground, in the hospital.

Paddling Into Trouble: Noted Climber Rescued Kayaking in the Adriatic

French alpinist Mathieu Maynadier and former Croatian alpine ski...
A group of greyish brown mammals scampering over a forest floor, illustration

Early Mammals’ Fur Had No Color, Was All Dark Grey

Recent discoveries have shown that brightly colored crests and...
Annapurna IV.

Three New Expeditions to the Himalaya

Piotr Krzyzowski of Poland will head to 8,485m Makalu...
A penguin rookery looks on as a small ship sails by.

Avian Flu is Tearing Through the Antarctic Peninsula

Disease tops nobody's list of Antarctic dangers. "The great...
A climber on a traverse across a rock gap, made by several wires

Carstensz Pyramid: A Climber’s Guide

Carstensz Pyramid, the lowest and least-known of the Seven...