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No Oxygen Claims Create Uncertainty on Shisha Pangma
Like Nirmal Purja, Mingma G Sherpa has announced he...
Wingsuit Pilot Flies From Kilimanjaro
British pilot Tim Howell has completed the second-ever wingsuit...
Himalaya Alpine Style: News from Bielecki and Vedrines
Alpine-style teams in Nepal and Pakistan are setting up...
A Short History Of Shisha Pangma and its Climbing Routes
Shisha Pangma, also known as Gosainthan and Xixabangma Feng,...
Astronomers Observe Enormous Plasma Jets Blasting From Supermassive Black Hole
Astronomers have spotted two giant plasma jets streaming from...
Secret Alpine Style Teams in Nepal; Holecek Returns
The fever for records and competition between commercial expeditions...
DNA Researchers Identify Cannibalized Remains From Lost Franklin Expedition
Another piece of the Franklin Expedition puzzle has dropped...
Nuclear Bomb Can Deflect Future Killer Asteroid, Scientists Discover
It's a bad month for any malicious asteroids out...
Rock Art Shows 260-Million-Year-Old Extinct Animal
Rock art in southern Africa might depict long-extinct animals...
Locals Block Helicopters to Manaslu, Demand Better Treatment
Over a hundred climbers who expected to fly back...
Natural Wonders: The Rainbow Swamps of the American South
Swamps and wetlands get a bad rap, and not...
Crowds of Record-Seeking Climbers Arrive at Shisha Pangma
A large group of foreign climbers will reach Advanced...
Veterans Fowler and Saunders Bag Another Alpine-Style First
Veteran British climbers Mick Fowler (68) and Victor Saunders...
Secret Spy Satellites Caught on Camera
Very little information is available about the various spy...
Americans Summit Unclimbed Yashkuk Sar in Pakistan
A quiet American team has made the first ascent...
Asbads: The Original Windmills of the Middle-East
As the Chinese proverb goes, "When the winds of...
Mysterious Sounds From The Mariana Trench Explained
Underwater surveys picked up mysterious "bio-twang" sounds from the...
Weekend Warm-Up: Grit and Grins on ‘Ground Up’
Amity Warme is tough. It’s no surprise she’s willing...
Interview: Tracee Metcalfe On Shisha Pangma
Tracee Metcalfe, a clinical doctor from Colorado, is on...
