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Welsted on an ice goulote.

Winter Climbing Areas, Part III: Canadian Rockies with Ian Welsted

While ice climbers in some places need to look...
January 18, 2024
An artist's impression of the terror beasts

Scientists Discover ‘Terror Beast’ Fossils in Greenland

When you hear "terror beasts," you might not imagine...
January 18, 2024
clouds on jupiter

These Are Real? Jupiter’s Clouds Defy Imagination

It looks like devious ingenuity and camera tricks. There’s...
January 18, 2024
Antarctic Fire Angels at the Pole

Antarctica: Last Few Skiers Rush to Reach the Pole

The Antarctic expedition season has mostly wrapped up after...
January 17, 2024
Denis Urubko with expedition outfitter Hussain Askoli.

Urubko Approaches Gasherbrum Base Camp

Denis Urubko is underway in a wintery and exceptionally...
January 17, 2024
Gabor Rakonczay

Ocean Rowing Roundup for January

Since our last roundup, the World’s Toughest Row nears...
January 17, 2024
artist's rendering of several apes sitting by a stream

‘Giganto,’ Largest Primate Ever, Died From Climate Change

What could take down a prehistoric ape the size...
January 17, 2024
horn shark egg

Natural Wonders: Weirdest Animal Eggs

Last May, a young woman came across an alien-like...
January 16, 2024
The mystery cleaner.

This Little Mouse in Wales Tidies Up a Messy Workbench Every Night

Every evening, 75-year-old Rodney Holbrook would leave various bits...
January 16, 2024
The climber progress up a vertical crack up the granite tower.

Torres del Paine: New Attempt to Free Climb ‘Riders on the Storm’

The first free climb of Riders on the Storm...
January 16, 2024
A fishing port on the Noto Peninsula before (left) and after (right) the earthquake.

Japanese Earthquake Adds 250 Meters of Coastline

The massive earthquake that hit Japan’s Noto Peninsula on...
January 16, 2024
two pictures showing two completely different summits.

Nepali Ascent of Chhopa Bamare Disputed

It turns out that the claimed first Nepali ascent...
January 15, 2024
plaque to thomas george street

The Radford and Street Disaster: Death of a Good Man

A while back, I was gazing at a bronze...
January 15, 2024
White tibetan yak beside Pangong Lake India.

Yaks Domesticated 2,500 Years Ago on Tibetan Plateau

Wild yaks are one of the few mammals that...
January 15, 2024
Matthew Pavitt on the Cuillin Ridge traverse.

Winter FKT of Scotland’s Cuillin Ridge Traverse

On Jan. 11, Matthew Pavitt set a new FKT...
January 15, 2024
3 climbers celebrate

Weekend Warm-Up: Aguja Mermoz, As Straightforward As Patagonia Gets

Maybe surprisingly, the steep east face of Aguja Mermoz...
January 14, 2024
A journey through Kyrgyzstan.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
January 14, 2024
Txikon talks on the radio out of his tent, his face lightened by a lamp.

Winter Annapurna Attempt Ends

Alex Txikon has called off his attempt on Winter...
January 14, 2024
LiDAR image shows the network of rectangular platforms at the site in Ecuador.

Lost City Found in the Amazon

Archaeologists have found an ancient city hidden for centuries...
January 14, 2024
feet on top of a mountain at dawn

Winter Munros: 69 Climbed, 213 To Go

Anna Wells is three weeks and 69 Munros into...
January 13, 2024
skull with a sharpened stick stuck through the nose and mouth

The Surprise Origin of Multiple Sclerosis in Europe

A flight of studies one genetic researcher called a...
January 13, 2024
A sherpa climber inside a hole in the snow, roped up and with two coils of rope beside him.

Winter Annapurna: Another Setback

The Winter Annapurna team has again retreated from Camp...
January 12, 2024
A camp in the snow.

Justin Barbour Begins Next Leg of 3,800km Odyssey

In June 2023, Justin Barbour set out on a...
January 12, 2024
peru mummy

‘False Heads’ On 73 Mummies Tell Different Story of Ancient Peru

Seventy-three intact burials, some adorned with intricately carved masks,...
January 12, 2024