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Climbers Smash Alex Honnold’s Yosemite Triple Crown Speed Record
Very few climbers on this planet can claim to...
Underwater Caves Give Clues About Early Homo Sapiens in Sicily
Underwater caves off the coast of Sicily offer new...
Poles Attempt New Route on Khumbu’s Kyajo Ri
Months after their winter attempt on Pakistan's Trango Tower,...
Dane Steadman on the First Ascent of Yashkuk Shar
Dane Steadman squeezed in some time between his flights...
A Climbing History of the Nilgiri Himal
The Nilgiri Himal in the Annapurna massif includes 7,061m...
Listen to the Weird, Scary Sound of the Earth’s Magnetic Field Flipping
About 41,000 years ago, the Earth's magnetic field suddenly...
Mosquitoes and Black Flies: How They Find You, How to Keep Them Away, And More
"A cloud of cumbrous gnats do him molest,
All striving...
Weekend Warm-Up: Fay Manners and Michelle Dvorak Tackle Denali’s ‘Cassin Ridge’
What do you do when a good friend and...
Karl Bushby and Angela Maxwell Swim Across the Caspian Sea
Angela Maxwell and Karl Bushby have spent years walking...
Aoki and Mitoro Turn Back on Nilgiri North
Nilgiri North gave Japanese Tatsuya Aoki and Takuya Mitoro...
Nima Rinji, 18, to Join Simone Moro on Winter Manaslu
Nima Rinji Sherpa made headlines around the world last...
Russian Man Found Alive After 67 Days Adrift at Sea
A Russian man has survived a grueling 67 days...
Kilian Jornet Reflects on Frantic Alpine Challenge in Thoughtful Diary
A month ago, Kilian Jornet climbed all 84 of...
Where to See Wildlife in the Himalaya
Most visitors don’t consider the Himalaya a wildlife destination,...
Exploration Mysteries: Did King Solomon’s Mines Really Exist?
In 1934, an archaeologist was digging in the Timna...
Untouched Burial Crypt Found at Site of Indiana Jones Movie
Talk to any archaeologist, and one of the first...
Bodies of Russian Climbers Retrieved from Dhaulagiri
The bodies of the five Russian climbers who died...
Scotland’s Famous Snow Patch Melts for Fourth Consecutive Year
The Sphinx snow patch on Braeriach in the Scottish...
Japanese Bag First Ascent of Phungi near Manaslu
The Japanese Alpine Club (JAC) has reported summiting 6,524m...
How Tyler Andrews Smashed the FKT on Manaslu
Picture this: You’re running in the mountains alone with...
