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Twins Try to Climb Highest Mountain in All 196 Countries
As mountaineers continue to seek new ways of getting...
TV Host To Swim From Canada to Greenland
Author and television host Justin Fornal is preparing to...
Gasherbrum I: Six Pakistanis, Including 20-Year-Old Sheroze Kashif, Going For the Summit Tonight
Nepali guides Pasdawa Sherpa, Dawa Ongchu, Nima Gyalzen, and...
Harila Notches Number 11 on Gasherbrum I; Just Three More to Go
But to beat Nirmal Purja's speed record up all...
‘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...
