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Jon Krakauer Confronts YouTube Critic With His Own Series of Videos

Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air recounted the tragic incidents...
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Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
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AI Upgrade Allows Robot to Waltz With Human Partner

Until now, all robots, no matter how sophisticated, have...
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Karl Egloff Speeds Up Aconcagua to Prep For Everest in a Day

Karl Egloff of Ecuador has broken an unusual speed...
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Weekend Warm-Up: The Organic Gold Hunters of the Himalaya

On the slopes of the Himalaya grows something which...
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Exploration Mysteries: Vampire Graves

Robert Eggers' film Nosferatu has renewed interest in vampires....
Kangchenjunga from Gangtok, Sikkim.

Kangchenjunga’s Challenging, Confusing Subpeaks

Nepal's Department of Tourism recently added four Kangchenjunga secondary...
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Camper Loses Both Legs After Burning Finger on Frying Pan

In December, 40-year-old Max Armstrong went on a camping...
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Daredevil Does World’s First ‘Endless Skydive’

Three thousand meters above Hell Hole Bend canyon in...
Annapurna I this winter.

The Wind As Spoiler on Winter Himalayan Climbs

The many factors that can cause 8,000m expeditions to...
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VIDEO: Swept Away by an Avalanche, Saved by an Airbag

One skier recently had the scare of his life...
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Performance-Enhancing Poison: Cycling Bans Carbon Monoxide Doping

Professional road cycling has made huge leaps in curbing...
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Yudai Suzuki and the Pursuit of the Unknown

Yudai Suzuki belongs to that new generation of Japanese...
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Zara Lachlan Finishes Historic Atlantic Row

Zara Lachlan has become the first woman and the...
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Murder Near the North Pole, Part IV: The Death of Charles Francis Hall

So far, the three High Arctic deaths we've covered...
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New Regulations Threaten Future of Greenland Expeditions

The Greenland Expedition Office has introduced new insurance requirements...
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Like it or Not, There Are Still Only Eight 8,000m Peaks in Nepal

Nepal's Department of Tourism is determined to enlarge its...
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Newly Discovered Asteroid Could Hit Earth in 2032

Space agencies have spotted an asteroid that could collide...
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Two Kayakers Paddling 5,000Km From Ireland to Istanbul

If there’s one attitude that’s nearly universal among adventure...
NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover.

Liquid Water Once Flowed on the Surface of Mars

NASA's Curiosity Rover has discovered that the Martian surface...
Nathan Lockhust with climbing helmet and mirror glasses.

U.S. Climber Aims to Summit New Zealand’s 100 Greatest Peaks in One Season

Nathan Longhurst of the U.S. has been summiting and...
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New Zealand’s Mount Taranaki Granted Personhood

New Zealand has officially recognized Mount Taranaki as a...
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Translate this Ancient Script and Earn $1 Million

Nurtured by the alluvial planes of the Indus river,...
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Great Mysteries of Outer Space: Fast Radio Bursts

We know more about the universe than many people...