Latest Articles
Asteroid Discovery Suggests Origin Of Life on Earth Came From Space
Scientists have long pondered how life began on Earth,...
A Treasure Map to Falling Stars? This Glaciologist Made One
Imagine you're a planetary geologist who studies meteorites. You...
Different Company To Fix the Ropes Up Everest
Mingma G's company Imagine Nepal has obtained the first...
Mars Used to Have Glaciers, Signaling Possible Water at the Equator
Scientists have uncovered evidence that ice recently existed on...
Priest Vows to Take Care of ‘Mummified Mermaid’
Although the mummified ‘mermaid’ that scientists discovered last year...
Weekend Warm-Up: ‘Dhauj Diaries’ Tells Classic Story of A Crag Restored
Any climber who's earned their stripes will immediately recognize...
80 Pitches, 45 Hours of Climbing: Another Great Winter Enchainment in the Alps
There's a reason that enchainments have become one of...
Bad Weather, Tough Decisions: Kangchungtse, 1985
Makalu, the world's fifth-highest mountain at 8,481m, has two...
Annapurna and Manaslu: Climbers On the Move
"Looks like a little weather window is creeping up….Let’s...
The Possible ‘Alien Spaceship’ That Puzzled Astronomers is a Hydrogen-Farting Rock
A splinter-like object darting around deep space captured astronomers’...
French Phenom Enchains Three Peaks In Ecrins Massif
When Benjamin Vedrines sees a “logical, elegant line traveling...
Iconic Paddling Race Returns to Hawaii’s ‘Channel of Bones’
Heavy water and wild weather often wrack the 51-kilometer...
No-O2 Everest Climb; Snow Stalls Manaslu and Annapurna
Bad weather has shut down mountaineering in Nepal since...
Barneo Canceled; May Route Through Russia Next Year
Two outfitters currently in Svalbard confirmed today that the...
Legends Series: Marathon Swimmer Abdellatief Abou Heif
Many consider Abdellatief Abou Heif the greatest long-distance swimmer...
Nepal Trekkers, Be Warned: Noisy Dirt Roads Have Replaced Some Quiet Trails
As if Nepal's new prohibition on trekking independently was...
NASA Unveils First New Spacesuit in 40 Years. It’s Pretty Cool Looking
For a trip to the moon's South Pole, NASA...
Music Of Melting Earth Blurs Line Between Art And Science
Polar Force. Energy Field. Permafrost. Weather Report.
If those sound...
Flying in Svalbard is Mission Impossible for Both Tom Cruise and the Barneo Ice Station
Last week, Vincent Colliard canceled his solo North Pole...
Heavy Snow Increases Hazard on Annapurna and Manaslu
Everything is ready for a first summit push on...
Four Rescued After Whale Sinks Sailboat in Mid-Pacific
Captain Rick Rodriguez and his crew of three spent...