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Ocean Rowing Roundup for August

Since our last ocean rowing roundup, four crews have...
August 21, 2025
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A New Digital Forum For Whitewater Paddlers Launches

BY BRYON DORR Since the popular Boatertalk forum shuttered in...
August 21, 2025
Stranded climber Natalia Nagovitsyna

Pobeda: Race Against Time To Save Woman Climber Stranded at 7,150m

Extreme conditions continue to delay the rescue of Russian...
August 20, 2025
Confortola on a summit with other climbers.

Italian Climber Accused of Fake Summit Claims

When Marco Confortola claimed on July 21 from the...
August 20, 2025
Snow capped mountains of the northern alps in the Nagano prefecture, Japan.

Can AI Stop You From Getting Hurt in the Mountains?

A pair of Japanese data scientists have published a...
August 20, 2025
Karl Bushby beside a cart with supplies

Karl Bushby Back in Europe, Begins Last Leg of Journey

Karl Bushby set out from Punta Arenas, Chile, almost...
August 20, 2025
An image of a spaceship flying into blue clouds.

Classic Sci-Fi Tropes: Fact or Fiction?

Fast-than-light travel, instantaneous communication, terraforming. Science fiction relies on...
August 19, 2025
Stranded climber Natalia Nagovitsyna.

Climber Stranded For a Week on Pobeda Peak. Critical Rescue Mission Underway

A critical rescue operation is unfolding on 7,439m Pobeda...
August 19, 2025
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K2 Skier Andrzej Bargiel Returns For a Third Try on Everest

Keep your fingers crossed, writes Andrzej Bargiel in a...
August 19, 2025
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Paddling 1,500km around Ireland

Rich Ensoll, 56, and Johan Hoving, 47, have just...
August 19, 2025
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How Did a Devastating Ancient Plague Spread 5,000 Years Ago? From Domestic Sheep

A new breakthrough suggests that sheep and other livestock...
August 19, 2025

Crossing the Second Largest Non-Polar Icefield

Next week, Americans Kyle Sprenger, 23, and Jacob Myers,...
August 18, 2025
Selfie by the climber with helmet, mirror goggles and O2 mask on.

K2: A Surprise Summit on August 12

Serge Hardy didn't call off his attempt on K2...
August 18, 2025
Marc Tpralles, Bru Busom and Ruben Sanmartin om the summit of Yerupaja.

New Route on Second-Highest Peak in Peru

On August 4-9, Marc Toralles, Bru Busom, and Ruben...
August 17, 2025
A tree and an iceberg floating in the Tracy Arm Fjord after a landslide.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
August 17, 2025
old red galaxy

Found: The Oldest Black Hole in the Universe

Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have...
August 17, 2025
An illustration showing the Beast of Gevaudan attacking a woman.

Exploration Mysteries: The Beast of Gévaudan

It is 1764, and France is licking its wounds...
August 16, 2025
A climber outlined against a purple sky

Weekend Warm-Up: Ian

Ian, an Australian short film, introduces viewers to the...
August 16, 2025
An Oakville Blob

Exploration Mysteries: Oakville Blobs

On Aug. 7, 1994, the quaint town of Oakville,...
August 15, 2025
6 people pose by a Greenland shore

Greenland’s Short Summer Sledding Season Begins

It's never entirely summer in Greenland, at least not...
August 15, 2025
Climbers pose in front of the departures lounge of an airport with their duffel bags.

India-Pakistan Detente Brings Climbers Back to Zanskar

Italy's Matteo De Zaiacomo, Chiara Gusmeroli, and Davide Nesa...
August 15, 2025
El Chorro.

A Climbers’ Guide to El Chorro, Spain

Just 50km from the Mediterranean and the Andalusian city...
August 15, 2025
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American Influencer Stranded in Antarctica since June

Ethan Guo, a 20-year-old content creator and aviator, has...
August 14, 2025
The West Face of the Petit Dru

First Free Ascent of the Lafaille Route on the West Face of the Dru

From August 5-7, Leo Billon and Enzo Oddo completed...
August 14, 2025