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The remnants of the Humboldt glacier in Venezuela

Venezuela Becomes First Modern Country to Lose All Its Glaciers

In an occasion both momentous and deeply disturbing, scientists...
May 10, 2024
A red line shows the route on Kangchenjunga, from Camp 3 to the summit

Kangchenjunga Push, But Winds Stall Progress on Dhaulagiri

At least two teams on Kangchenjunga are on their...
May 10, 2024
Drawing of John C. Fremont.

Great Explorers: John C. Fremont

Skilled explorer or overreaching dilettante? Crusading abolitionist or violent...
May 9, 2024
two ocean rowers in rowboat in port

Did The Chinese Reach America Before Columbus? An Expedition Explores That Possibility

On May 25, Christian Havrehed and Sun Haibin will...
May 9, 2024
A decorative carved ring on the wall of a ballcourt in the ancient Maya city of Chichen Itza

Ancient Maya Blessed Ball Courts with Hallucinogenic Plants

The ancient Maya often built large ball courts in...
May 9, 2024
Nuptse, Everest, and Lhotse from the air on a clear day.

Tim Howell Delays Lhotse Wingsuit Jump, Nuptse Push Ahead

Plans exist to be changed last minute, especially on...
May 9, 2024
tiny figures of climbers on a huge, while slope on a foggy day on Everest as they climb the Lhotse Face

Everest: Calm Weather Not Assured

Everest summits should begin soon. Several teams are moving...
May 8, 2024
Saint-Marcel caves.

How Did Ancient Humans Find Their Way Deep into a French Cave?

The Saint-Marcel cave is one of France's largest and...
May 8, 2024
melting sea ice and open water

Charges Dropped Against Northwest Passage Kayakers

In an Iqaluit courtroom on Monday, charges against four...
May 8, 2024
Makalu slopes, mainly on rock, a wind plume rising

A Sherpa Dies on Makalu, Reopening Debate

Again this year, the first death of the season...
May 8, 2024

Wingsuiter Will Climb Unknown Section to Reach Lhotse Exit Point

Tim Howell and guide Jon Gupta of the UK...
May 7, 2024
gray-haired pilot in flight suit with aircraft

Pilot Dick Rutan, First to Fly Around Earth Without Refueling, Dies at 85

Famed pilot Richard “Dick” Rutan has died. Rutan earned...
May 7, 2024
Everest and Lhotse from the flat glacier at 6,400m.

Everest North Side and Lhotse Open: Summit Pushes Ahead

Everest action is ramping up from near nil to...
May 7, 2024
Climbers seem tiny as they progress up the snowy ridge.

Korean-Nepalese Team Summit Jugal I

Led by Lakpa Dendi Sherpa and 14x8,000m climber Um...
May 7, 2024
Allie Pepper poses in front of the board at Makalu Base Camp

Makalu: Allie Pepper Summits at 3 PM; Now in Camp 3

Allie Pepper of Australia summited Makalu today at 3...
May 6, 2024
an engraving of a rain of fish

Natural Wonders: When Animals Rain From the Sky

For almost as long as people have been writing...
May 6, 2024
Running horizontally in the wheel of death.

‘Wheel of Death’ Would Let Astronauts Stay Healthy

The low gravity and increased radiation of space can...
May 6, 2024
Climbers descending among a maze of ice blocks on Everest's Khumbu Icefall.

More Problems on Everest

Last week's high winds have decreased, but issues and...
May 6, 2024
The Sherpa wears supplementary Oxygen on the summit of Makalu, mountains in background.

Makalu: Summiters Reach Camp 3 in the Dark

There were more summits on Makalu today, but their...
May 5, 2024
twisted cylinder of coal-like substance with red laser lines

X-Rays, AI Decode Plato’s Deathbed Words

How would you go about reading a rolled-up text...
May 5, 2024
Kayaking Zanskar.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
May 5, 2024
Makalu from the rocky morain terrain at Advanced Base Camp

Makalu: One Group Summits, More On the Way

Climbers on Makalu have reached Camp 3 while battling...
May 4, 2024
taam ja hole

World’s Deepest Blue Hole Discovered

The deepest blue hole on Earth plunges over 400...
May 4, 2024
a man paddling a canoe

Weekend Warm-Up: Alone Across the Canadian North by Canoe

When an author, Ph.D, and man called one of...
May 4, 2024