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Roundup of Alpine-Style Teams in Nepal

This year, a number of small teams are going...
September 29, 2023
Marva Peak, Peru and the new route of the first ascent of the peak.

Slovakian Duo Makes First Ascent of a Peruvian 5,000’er

From July 15 to Aug. 15, Slovakian climbers Marek...
September 29, 2023
a fallen tree over hadrian's wall

Teen Arrested as Iconic UK Tree ‘Deliberately Felled’

Police in Northumbria, England today arrested a 16-year-old boy...
September 29, 2023
bog body

Exploration Mysteries: Bocksten Man

The Bocksten Man is one of the world's oldest...
September 28, 2023
"Identitat" of Simon Gietl on the west face of Mittlerer Zwolfer in the Sexten Dolomites, Italy.

Solo First Ascent in the Dolomites

Simon Gietl has made a new solo first ascent,...
September 28, 2023
The peak's summit is covered by a cloud, and so is part of the BC, on rocky ground, in the aerial image.

Manaslu Closes Down After A Remarkable Season

Manaslu is closing for the season, but what a...
September 28, 2023
A blonde-colored, eyeless beetle

‘Hitler’ Bug Faces Extinction From Collectors. Help is Not on the Way

In a handful of obscure Slovenian caves, a blind...
September 28, 2023
Dan Rubinstein stands on his SUP, about to start another day paddling through Ontario.

From Ottawa to New York and Back, on an SUP

For the last two months, Dan Rubinstein has stand-up...
September 27, 2023
File image of Pemba Gelje Sherpa on the summit of Everest.

Pemba Gelje Smashes Manaslu FKT

Pemba Gelje Sherpa reached the summit of Manaslu at...
September 27, 2023
a circular amazon village

Ancient Amazonians Made Infertile Jungle Rich With ‘Dark Earth’

Successful plant communities begin in the soil first —...
September 27, 2023
Piotr Rozek, Tomasz Kujawski, and Wojciech Mazik in the Ala Archa region in Kyrgyzstan.

Busy Polish Trio Completes Several Routes in the Tien Shan

Between September 1 and September 18, Polish climbers Piotr...
September 27, 2023
Manaslu Base Camp at night

USA vs Nepal: A Race for Manaslu’s FKT

American Tyler Andrews is progressing on Manaslu at an...
September 26, 2023
Messner speaks, her body language showing disagreement.

The World According to Guinness: Reinhold Messner Stripped of Two Mountaineering Records

Guinness World Records -- better known for awarding those...
September 26, 2023
Brian May

Queen Guitarist Brian May Rocks NASA (Literally)

Bringing an all-new meaning to the phrase, "we will...
September 26, 2023
Selfie showing andrews in round sunglasses and woolen cap, with Manaslu BC in background.

Tyler Andrews Attempting FKT on Manaslu

American athlete Tyler Andrews set off from Manaslu Base...
September 26, 2023
a cracked landscape beneath a bright sun

Supercontinent Will Kill Us All, Researchers Say

The climate will kill us, and the mechanism will...
September 26, 2023
rocks along shore

Northwest Passage Kayakers in Home Stretch

Okay, maybe it's an exaggeration to call 500km the...
September 26, 2023
leonardo da vinci's rule of trees notebook

Team ‘Disproves’ Da Vinci’s Rule of Trees — Or Does It?

Wales’ Bangor University recently claimed that a group of...
September 25, 2023
Close shot of harila with down jacked and hood on.

Kristin Harila Done With Mountaineering

After climbing all the 14x8,000'ers in three months and...
September 25, 2023
An image of an underwater "hoofprint"

Deep-Sea ‘Hoofprints’ Came From This Elusive Creature

What made these "hoofprints" at the bottom of the...
September 25, 2023
A photo of the Rocky Mountain National Park at sunrise.

Adventure Links of the Week 

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
September 24, 2023
The climbers on a steep ice section.

Local Climbers Take On Unclimbed Zanskar Peaks

Still relatively wild and lonely, Ladakh offers a long...
September 24, 2023
A Tasmanian Tiger

RNA Recovered From Tasmanian Tiger For First Time

For the first time, geneticists have retrieved and decoded...
September 24, 2023
a climber pulls a big roof move

Weekend Warm-Up: ‘Wet Lycra Nightmare’ Doesn’t Scare Cannon, Stroh

The stimulations of Wet Lycra Nightmare are subtle. At least,...
September 23, 2023