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an african land snail crawls on a branch

170,000 Years Ago, Early Humans Were Eating Giant Snails

The "slow food" movement has been happening for much...
April 18, 2023
Footprints on the snow lead to two tents at the end of a plateau, and right above the serac icefall leading to Annapurna's summit section.

Difficulties for Climbers Descending Annapurna

What was meant to be a celebratory day of...
April 17, 2023
Close shot of Lama Pasang, with his eyes closed behind the thick glasses.

Mourning Pasang Lama Seru, the Khumbu Trail Builder

Yesterday, Sherpas paid tribute on their social media to...
April 17, 2023
The two coins were found on Gotska Sandön

Roman Coins Found on Uninhabited Island Baffle Experts

Archaeologists have found two Roman coins on an uninhabited...
April 17, 2023
Maloo laughs in the picture, with a snowy mountain background behind him.

Climber Missing on Annapurna

Today is the busiest in the three-day Annapurna summit...
April 17, 2023
A huge, vertical face of rock and snow.

2023 AAC Cutting-Edge Grants Announced

The American Alpine Club has just announced the recipients...
April 17, 2023
Great white skark

ExWeb’s Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
April 16, 2023
nanuq the australian shepherd

Lost Dog Ventures Across Bering Strait to Safety — 240Km Away

A month on the sea ice in the Bering...
April 16, 2023
Annapurna under a blue sky, Base Camp tents at its feet, with some prayer flags hanging from a chorten (altar).

Annapurna Summits Continue

A second group of climbers summited Annapurna today. All...
April 16, 2023
The seafloor leak.

The Bottom of the Ocean is Leaking But Not In The Direction You’d Expect

There is a hole at the bottom of the...
April 15, 2023
Group of men in red on the summit of Annapurna today.

Annapurna Summits Despite Tough Conditions

Despite unfavorable weather, a group of rope-fixing guides and...
April 15, 2023
a man saws a log

Weekend Warm-Up: Two Decades of Siberian Solitude

What causes someone to retreat from society? It's an...
April 15, 2023
beatriz flamini

‘I Didn’t Want to Leave’: Woman Spends 500 Days Alone In Cave

Beatriz Flamini might be the Michael Jordan of living...
April 14, 2023
black and white pic of dolphin in the water

Pelorus Jack, the Dolphin That Guided Ships Through a Dangerous Strait

From 1888 to 1912, boats traversing a narrow channel...
April 14, 2023
Rock and ice in a grey day on Annapurna.

Annapurna: Last-Minute Forecast Delays Summit Push For Some

On Nepal's New Year -- it's 2080, by their...
April 14, 2023
dane jackson santo domingo gorge

Dane Jackson Paddles Absolutely Crazy Stretch of Waterfalls

For kayakers, the Santo Domingo Gorge in Mexico is...
April 14, 2023
Rescuers extracting from the crevasse the fallen ski mountaineer.

Updated: Three Skiers Missing After Avalanche in Italian Alps

More troubling avalanche news today, this time from Italy's...
April 13, 2023
Sajid smiles and gives a thumb-up, sunk in fresh snow up to the calves.

Massive Summit Push Begins on Annapurna

The weather has remained good for several days on...
April 13, 2023
The west shoulder and the Khumbu icefall in a sunny day, some tents in front on rocky morrain terrain.

Cause of Everest Tragedy Remains Unclear

Rescuers have given up all hope of finding alive...
April 13, 2023
hiker and dog in the Lake District

‘Disoriented’ Hikers High on Magic Mushrooms Rescued in UK’s Lake District

Talk about a bad trip. A group of hikers in...
April 13, 2023
a rendering of the ultra-luminous x-ray source M82 X-2

Tiny, Ultra-Bright Star Breaks the Laws of Physics

There's a neutron star out there that — if...
April 13, 2023
wide view of Alaska mountain range

New Route on Gigantic Face of Alaska’s Mount Dickey

In an expedition worthy of the state they call...
April 12, 2023
The skiers, with light jackets and harnesses on, the skis on their backpacks, in front of a wooden door in Zermatt.

Vedrines Completes the Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route In Less than 15 Hours

Benjamin Vedrines has set another astonishing speed record in...
April 12, 2023
Sherpa specialists in front of a huge crevasse, with an aluminium ladder at their feet.

Update: Hope Fades for Three Sherpas Missing in Everest Icefall

At least three Sherpa climbers are missing in the...
April 12, 2023