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‘STEVE’ Lights Up The Night Sky After Solar Storm Hits Earth
The cosmic phenomenon known as "STEVE" made a surprise...
Great Explorers: Peter Aufschnaiter, the Other Austrian in ‘Seven Years in Tibet’
Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer's travel classic, Seven Years in...
Hard Conditions on Masherbrum and Gasherbrum I
Marek Holecek and Radoslav Groh are advancing slowly on...
Seb Bouin Climbs Another Mega-Hard Ondra Route: The World’s First 9b+
In his latest Instagram post, Sebastien Bouin said he...
Exploration Mysteries: An Early African Voyage to the Americas?
Fourteenth-century Malian ruler Mansa Musa was possibly the richest...
Climber Appalled by K2 Conditions, Calls it a ‘Pigsty’
Flor Cuenca of Peru doesn't make as many headlines...
Officials Kill Polar Bear After It Injures Tourist in Svalbard
A French woman survived a polar bear attack while...
Gasherbum II: Harila and Company Summit #10
Kristin Harila, Pasdawa Sherpa, and Dawa Ongchu have summited...
Beyond Oxygen: What it Means to Have A Sherpa At Your Side
Yes, there is a clear distinction between climbing an...
Weekend Warm-Up: Rakchham, Bridge Between Worlds
In the northern Indian province of Himachal Pradesh, Rakchham...
K2 Speed Ascent Records: Who Wears the Crown?
French alpinist Benoit Chamoux holds the record for the...
35 Years Ago Today: Lynne Cox’s World-Changing Swim Across the Bering Strait
Thirty-five years ago, during the Cold War, American endurance...
NASA Records Fastest Melt Ever in Svalbard
The record heat experienced across the globe this summer...
‘Pseudo-Alpinists’ Prompt Closure of Mont Blanc Refuges
"I give up," exclaimed the exasperated mayor of Saint...
Chorizo Centauri? Award-Winning Physicist Trolls Media With Image of Sausage
Award-winning French physicist Etienne Klein has issued a public...
Far From Empty: Who’s Still Climbing in the Karakoram?
Over 150 climbers summited K2 recently, but now most...
Extremes on Mont Blanc Prompt Mayor to Seek ‘Funeral Deposit’ for Climbers
The mayor of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, a village at the foot...
K2 Summit Seen As Never Before: From a Drone
Photographer Sandro Gromen-Hayes had a history of poor luck...
