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Everest at night from Base Camp, with a lamp on a chorten

Climbing Community Reacts to NYT Article on Nirmal Purja

The climbing community is reacting to the article published...
June 4, 2024
two red-jacketed skiers in the mountains

World Cup Skier and Girlfriend Found Dead on Italian Mountain

Jean Daniel Pession and his girlfriend, Elisa Arlian, died...
June 4, 2024
Two different snakes playing dead

Dice Snakes Fake Dramatic Deaths

A number of species will play dead to avoid...
June 4, 2024
Bren Orton

Extreme Kayaker Bren Orton’s Body Found

More than two weeks after disappearing while kayaking Switzerland's...
June 3, 2024
Sea Peoples

Exploration Mysteries: The Sea Peoples

Black-flagged ships sailed up the Nile, bringing mysterious seafarers...
June 3, 2024
a sign at the beach with a surfboard and an otter. Text reads "she's back"

Otter Chaos Continues! Surfboard-Chomping Sea Otter Returns After Mysterious Absence

Last summer, a sea otter known as 841 captured...
June 3, 2024
A climber by a line of footprints among snow-covered seracs.

Last-Minute Attempt on Kangchenjunga

Determined to become the youngest-ever 14x8,000m summiter, 18-year-old Nima...
June 3, 2024
examining a diamond under a scope

Lab Grows Diamonds in 15 Minutes

They don’t make them like they used to —...
June 2, 2024
Cheese rolling in the UK.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
June 2, 2024
archaeologists at work on mammoth bones

Mammoth Bones Found in Wine Cellar

Wine cellars typically contain old wine but not old...
June 2, 2024
a desert landscape with lights on the horizon

Exploration Mysteries: The Marfa Lights

There's something spooky happening way out in the desert,...
June 1, 2024
mustached climber crimping hard

Weekend Warm-Up: Obsessed and Mustachioed on the Last Gem in the Buttermilks

Climbs in the Buttermilk Boulders don’t surrender easily, even...
June 1, 2024
a clouded mountain peak

Denali Rescue Ends: One Climber Dies, One Saved

A prolonged rescue campaign near the summit of Denali...
June 1, 2024
Nirmal Purja on the summit of Lhotse, Everest behind him

NYT Article Alleges Nirmal Purja Sexually Assaulted Fellow Climbers

Two women have gone on the record to accuse...
May 31, 2024
complete but battered skeleton lying on dirt in a pit

Iron Age Woman’s Remains Suggest Grim Human Sacrifice

Broken bones, a lacerated vertebrae, and bound wrists: An...
May 31, 2024
A truck on a dirt road in a mountain area.

First Climbers Reach Nanga Parbat

The spring season in Nepal has just ended, but...
May 31, 2024
a dense forest

Single and Ready to Mingle: World’s Loneliest Plant Seeks Mate

If you think it's rough out there for single...
May 31, 2024
a yellow planet with green bodies of liquid

Homeless Mr. Spock: Real-Life Planet Vulcan Doesn’t Exist After All

Planet Vulcan was the famous homeworld of the humanoid...
May 30, 2024
red rescue helicopter against white-blue peak

Stuck in Snow Cave, Two Hypothermic Denali Climbers Await Rescue

Denali park rangers sprang into action when several mountaineers...
May 30, 2024
A dead body on the snow on Everest and ropes going down the slope

Everest Ropes Mystery: The Other Side Speaks

Yesterday, Nirmal Purja confirmed to ExplorersWeb that the ropes...
May 30, 2024
a rogue wave

Rogue Waves Are Getting More Frequent. Here’s Why

It's an oft-quoted fact that we know less about...
May 30, 2024
Ziemski on skis on a slope of pack snow

Kangchenjunga: Poles Safe in Base Camp After Difficult Descent

To everyone's relief, Bartek Ziemski and Oswald Rodrigo Pereira...
May 29, 2024
Purja on the summit of Everest

Everest: Nirmal Purja Posts Video of Cut Ropes, Shares Details

The last teams on Everest are back down. Among...
May 29, 2024
Hillary and Tenzing in 1953 mountain clothes

Everest Season Closes on International Everest Day

Everest's 2024 season ended today. All the remaining teams...
May 29, 2024