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New Evidence of Earth’s Earliest Mass Extinction

For as long as there has been life —...
May 16, 2023
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Dozens of New Moons Found — Saturn Retakes Title For Most Followers

After a complex, years-long game of connect-the-celestial-dots, astronomers announced...
May 15, 2023
Bartek Ziemski walks to Dhaulagiri's snowy summit carrying the skis on his back.

8,000m Roundup: Everest, Dhaulagiri, Kangchenjunga

After the first trickle of Everest summits over the...
May 15, 2023
Sherpa rope-fixers wave arms and smile on a cloudy Everest summit, their O2 masks under their faces for the photo, holding banners and, one of them, an ice-axe.

High Winds Face Everest Summiters on Lhotse

The promised good weather on Everest is not as...
May 15, 2023
a feeding mosquito in close-up

Does Soap Attract Mosquitoes? Depends on the Soap (and Skin), Study Says

About a lifetime ago, I worked on a trail...
May 15, 2023
6,286m Great Trango Tower.

Trango: Morrison’s Team Leaves, Another Group Arrives

As we reported earlier, Jim Morrison, Christina Lusti, and...
May 15, 2023
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ExWeb’s Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
May 14, 2023
Dhaulagiri completely covered in snow on a bright, sunny day.

Poles Summit Dhaulagiri Without Oxygen, Ziemski Skis Down

Bartek Ziemski and Oswald Rodrigo Pereira summited Dhaulagiri today...
May 14, 2023
Sajid poses holding the ladies' shoulders around him, with a high peaks backdrop.

Pakistani Climbers Lead Everest’s First Summit Wave

As expected, the fixing of the route on Everest...
May 14, 2023
hiker on mountain trail

The Pamir Trail: A New Central Asian Trekking Gem Is In the Works

The Central Asian country of Tajikistan covers 142,326 square...
May 14, 2023
Close shot of Peter Hamor in a red fleece, sitting on a chair.

Summit on Kabru South

Today's summit news does not just apply to commercial...
May 13, 2023
Sherpa climbers maneuvre with ropes on an ice slope at night, with head-lamps and high-altitude gear.

Rope Fixers Summit Everest

Imagine Nepal reports that the rope-fixing team led by...
May 13, 2023
Cho Oyu on a bluebird day.

Viridiana Alvarez Summits Cho Oyu

Today at 12:20 pm Nepal time, Viridiana Alvarez of...
May 13, 2023
Close shot of Harila smiling, with a high altitude red jacket with hood on.

Kristin Harila Summits Makalu With the Rope-Fixing Team

As expected, the rope-fixing team summited Makalu today. Kristin...
May 13, 2023

Weekend Warm-Up: Storm Over Denali

Say what you will about digitalization, but at least...
May 13, 2023
island

Wanna Buy a Remote Island? Here Are a Few For Sale

Buying a private island may seem like something reserved...
May 13, 2023
an artist's rendering of a black hole

Largest Cosmic Explosion Ever: ‘We’ve Never Seen Anything Like This Before’

Light from a fireball 100 times the size of...
May 12, 2023
The barren South Col, snow and wind-swept rocky terrain, with some tents and climbers in the area, and Everest's summit in background.

Summit Pushes on Everest, Makalu, Cho Oyu, and Dhaulagiri

The rope fixers have reached Everest's Camp 4 and...
May 12, 2023
A humpback whale uses the sandy ocean bottom of Australia's Gold Coast to slough off dead skin.

Humpback Whales Take Spa Days, Study Finds

Skincare routines are all the rage these days (even...
May 12, 2023
neanderthal portrait

Third Time Lucky: Modern Humans Only Colonized Europe on Their Third Try

One of anthropology's most enduring controversies is how exactly...
May 12, 2023
Kristin Harila’s tracker

Kristin Harila’s Next Stop: Makalu

After a few days resting in Kathmandu -- and...
May 11, 2023
Anurag in bed, intubated, a man by his side with a face mast.

Anurag Maloo Reaches India Safely

Anurag Maloo, the miracle survivor from Annapurna, has made...
May 11, 2023
Climbers climb in life on a ladder fixed to a nearly vertical ice cliff.

Summit Weekend Ahead on Everest

The jet stream is finally lifting off the higher...
May 11, 2023
alex honnold free soloing a thin crack on moonlight buttress

Alex Honnold’s Unknown Free Solos

OMG, you guys — secrets! Alex Honnold’s secrets! I don’t...
May 11, 2023