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skier on erupting volcano

Watch Skiers and Snowboarders Ride Sicily’s Mount Etna as It Erupts

BY JUAN HERNANDEZ Italy’s Mount Etna is Europe’s tallest and...
A climber at the top of a verglas-covered rock face

New Route in Northern Norway Was a Frosty Valentine

Instead of a fancy restaurant for Valentine's Day, ice...
aerial of thames

We Have Been Dumping Bodies in the River Thames for 6,000 Years

Archaeologists have discovered a macabre part of the River...
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Exploration Mysteries: Thule

I first encountered the word “Thule” in college while...
Alison Hargreaves ascending Everest.

Remembering Alison Hargreaves

Today, British mountaineer Alison Hargreaves would have turned 63....
The Skymaster 2469 in flight

The Mystery of Skymaster Flight 2469, Lost Somewhere in the Yukon in 1950

On January 26, 1950, a military aircraft took off...
A diver underwater beside a shipwreck.

Resurrecting An Extinct Grain from a 19th-Century Shipwreck

In November of 1878, a three-masted schooner named the...
French sailor Violette Dorange

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
A yellow packraft in the water beside the arching back of a whale.

Paddler ‘Swallowed’ and Spat Out by Humpback Whale

A young Venezuelan packrafter briefly became a modern-day Jonah...
An aerial shot of the cabin, zoomed out to show the mountainside.

Weekend Warm-Up: The Caretaker

In a small wooden cabin on Mt. Washington, one...

Shark Attacks Reach a 28-Year Low

There is good news for anyone afraid of sharks....
A climber with crampons on at a slightly overhanging rock face, with some patches of ice.

A First Free Winter Climb in the High Tatras

Michal Czech, Maciej Kimel, and Tomek Klimczak have done...
Artist's impression of Vegavis iaai.

Antarctic Fossil Answers Mysteries of Bird Evolution

Paleontologists have found the first complete skull of a...
A climber takes a selfie of his group on a snowy summit at sunset

Colombia’s 5,000m Peaks: Can You Climb Them Legally? Which One is Highest?

After we published a story about an unusual expedition...
illustration of asteroid above earth

The Odds of City-Killer Asteroid Hitting Earth Just Doubled

At the end of January, scientists gave Asteroid 2024...
The last photo: a selfie of Jean-Christophe Lafaille, at 7,000m, on winter Makalu.

Flashback: Lafaille’s Death on Winter Makalu

Jean-Christophe Lafaille was well-known for his bold no-oxygen ascents...
A helicoper poses n the snow while rescuers approach with a patient in a stretcher

Denali Rescue Team May Be Cut to Six People

Unless something changes, the search-and-rescue team at Alaska's Denali...
mountain rescue with helicopter

For $80, SOS Service Will Pay for Your Backcountry Rescue

Traditionally, staying safe on outdoor adventures has meant purchasing...
Russian man in orange vest waves in greeting in snowy landscape

Barneo: Will the North Pole Camp Finally, Finally Run Again This Year?

I opened the Barneo Ice Camp website today, and...
A zoomed in photo of a gravitational lens.

New Telescope Catches General Relativity on Display in Stunning Photo

Albert Einstein predicted in 1912 that massive objects should...
sledder on sea ice

Manhauling 1,100Km Through Northwest Passage in the Footsteps of Amundsen’s Men

In 1905, during Roald Amundsen's first transit of the...
Ueltschi with skis on his backpack and the two pakistani climbers take a selfie

A Rare Winter Attempt on Pakistan’s Batura I

A winter attempt on a Karakoram giant passed unnoticed...
illustration of the top 1/4 of planet earth.

How Easy Would it Be for Aliens to Find Life on Earth?

If an alien civilization exists and has technology similar...
A U.S. Navy ship

Exploration Mysteries: The Philadelphia Experiment

It is a cheesy B-movie, an iconic X-Files episode,...