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Rescuers Attempt to Save Tourist Trapped In Active Volcano

Rescuers are still trying to reach a Brazilian tourist...
A telescope on a mountain.

‘First Light’: Stunning Early Images from the Vera Rubin Observatory

In Chile, a monumental telescope has opened its eyes....
A small group of climbers in line, looking tiny on the final ramp leading to the summit of Everest, from Tibet.

Everest Video: Continuous Footage of the Entire North Side Route

Climbers on Everest's North Side face constant winds hitting...
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Mysterious 200-Year-Old Runes Found in Canadian Wilderness 

Deep in the northern Ontario bush, there is a...
A mudskipper mid-jump.

Contest Showcases Some of the Best Nature Images You’ll Ever See

The California Academy of Sciences has announced the winners...
Tents at the Miguel Helfts improvised campsite near Camp 2 on Lenin Peak.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...

Lithuanian Bear Drama Ends Well After Hunters Refuse to Shoot

A young female bear spent last weekend roaming the...
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Weekend Warm-Up: Disney’s Vintage ‘The Alaskan Eskimo’

In 1954, the Academy gave the award for Documentary...
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‘Dragon Man’ from 1930s Actually First Denisovan Skull Found

Humanity's closest relatives, both extinct, are the Neanderthals and...
beginning of Bow Glacier Falls

Massive Rockfall Kills 2 Hikers, Injures Others in Banff National Park

Canada’s most popular national park turned deadly Thursday, when...
David Goettler checking the conditions on Nanga Parbat's Rupal Face.

Nanga Parbat: Climbers’ Positions on the Diamir and Rupal Faces

Rope fixers have begun securing the lower section of...
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Stir-Crazy in Antarctica: A Brief History

  BY DANIELLA MCCAHEY As Midwinter Day comes to Antarctica –-...
An NPS ranger team at Base Camp.

Denali: Slovak Direct Soloed, Season in Full Swing

It's the height of the climbing season on Alaska's...
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Astronomers Spot New Planet Forming Around Young Star

Astronomers have filmed what seems to be the birth...
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Czech Pair Make First Ascent of Hunza Peak’s SW Face

On June 18, Radoslav Groh and Zdenek Hak climbed...
One of the members crossing the 788m long highline between Dent du Geant and Mont Mallet.

Highliners Cross 800m Tightrope Between Mont Blanc Peaks

On June 11, 14 highliners successfully connected and crossed...

Humans May Have Unique ‘Respiratory Fingerprints’

In a new study, a team of biologists found...
From left to right: Ethan Berman, Sebastian Pelletti and Maarten van Haeren on the summit of Ultar Sar.

Ultar Sar: Climbers Detail Their First Ascent of the SE Pillar

Sebastian Pelletti, Ethan Berman, and Maarten van Haeren have...
old map of America

Exploration Mysteries: Norumbega

“Now from the North Of Norumbega, and the Samoed...
two skiers in overcast weather embrace

Ousland and Colliard Complete Ellesmere Island Crossing

After 49 days and over 1,100km of skiing through...
The climbers in front of Spantik.

New Route on East Ridge of Spantik in the Karakoram

Mueez Ud Din of Pakistan and Mathieu Maynadier from...
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Hidden Treasure Hikes: Where to Search for Lost Loot Across America

BY WILL BRENDZA Finding a cache of gold out in...
Swiss Raw rowing team.

Ocean Rowing Roundup for June

Since our last ocean rowing round-up, Louis Margot has...
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Legendary Alpinist Krystyna Palmowska, 76, Dies in Climbing Fall

One of Poland's great alpinists of the 1970s and...