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Manaslu Southwest Face: The Climbers Describe their New Route
Methodical, realistic, and driven, Andrei Vasiliev of Russia has...
Understanding How Marshall Islanders Find Their Way at Sea
This past summer, neuroscientists, anthropologists, philosophers, oceanographers, and Marshall...
Weekend Warm-Up: The Longest Ridgeline
The so-called "longest ridgeline" in Europe runs along the...
Woman Killed and Man Injured in Australian Shark Attack
On November 27, a shark killed a woman in...
Winter 8,000m Expeditions in Nepal: Many Try, Few Succeed
From the 1980s to the early 2000s, winter 8,000m...
Antarctic Roundup 2025-26: South Pole Speed Attempt Begins This Weekend
Things are heating up in the icy south, and...
Geoffrey Winthrop Young: The Man Who Changed British Climbing
Geoffrey Winthrop Young (1876-1958), British climber, poet, and author...
Tales of Missing War Treasures, Part III: Yamashita’s Gold
General Tomoyuki Yamashita, also known as the Tiger of...
Massive, Recent Impact Crater Found in China
Researchers have just discovered a giant crater 900m in...
New Routes, Partial New Routes, and Variations: What’s the Difference?
Opening a new route is every climber's dream, but...
U.S. to Charge Foreign Visitors $100 Extra at Top National Parks
Beginning in 2026, foreign visitors to popular American national...
Tales of Missing War Treasures, Part II: Lost Civil War Gold
In wartime, even losing soldiers and politicians always make...
Guide and Client Die In Fall on Aoraki Mount Cook
Two climbers have died on New Zealand's highest mountain,...
Rare Good Weather on the Patagonian Ice Field Leads to a Double Ascent
The Southern Patagonian Ice Field's vicious weather offers climbers...
Tales of Missing War Treasures, Part I: Rommel’s Gold
In wartime, even losing soldiers and politicians always make...
Fraud or Find? What We Know About Crete’s Mysterious Phaistos Disk
In early July of 1908, Luigi Pernier was heading...
Simone Moro and Nima Rinji Sherpa to Attempt Winter Manaslu Alpine Style Again
Simone Moro and Nima Rinji Sherpa of Nepal are...
Hiker Discovers Iron-Age Reindeer Fence In Norway
High in the mountains of western Norway, researchers have...
The Torres del Paine Tragedy: What Really Happened to Those Five Hikers
On November 17, a sudden blizzard with winds reaching...
