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Weekend Warm-Up: Wild Connection

Years ago, Nick Kleer, together with his now-wife, then-girlfriend...
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A 900km Kayak Expedition Through the Alaskan Panhandle

This weekend, Canadian adventurer Frank Wolf and teammate David...
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Early Humans Survived European Ice Age by Hunting Caribou

Animals that evolved in warm, tropical climes rarely decide...
a climber on a pile of stones, in front of a big ice face.

Yalung Peak Climbers on Summit Push

This week's bad weather has thwarted all climbing teams...
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UPDATED: Polar Bear in Baffin Island Attack Was Injured; More Details on Attack

A polar bear that attacked a skier in Auyuittuq...
Everest Base Camp tents in snow and overcast

Everest: Good Weather Coming, Action Set to Resume

Everyone in Everest Base Camp has been stuck in...
The summit of Lenin Peak.

Lenin Peak: Historic Climbs and Tragedies on this ‘Easiest’ 7,000’er

Lenin Peak, a towering giant in the Pamirs, has...
A large metal sphere suspended by a crane.

Astrophysicists Observe Inexplicably Energetic Particle

How do you speed up something that only interacts...

About Last Week’s Polar Bear Attack on Baffin Island…

As we reported yesterday, a polar bear attacked a...
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Paddleboarding Company Owner Jailed for 10 Years Over Fatal Tour Tragedy

A former police officer and paddleboarding tour operator has...
Close shot of Austrian climber Martin Hornegger, perished on Ama Dablam.

Climber Falls to His Death on Ama Dablam

An Austrian man lost his life coming down from...
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Polar Bear Attacks Skier on Baffin Island

Last Thursday, a polar bear attacked a skier in...
Nearly a hundred tents pitched in line on the Khumbu glacier, Everest.

We Analyze What the Proposed New Everest Law Actually Means

While a snowy spell keeps climbers in Base Camp...
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Arctic Roundup: Launches, Finishes, and Struggles in the Far North

After a long weather delay in Resolute, Borge Ousland...
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Joyriding Pilot Lands on Italian Mountain During Race, Narrowly Missing Skiers

The Swiss pilot of a small plane thought it...
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Shining Brightly, Briefly: Johnny Waterman and His 1978 Solo Traverse of Mount Hunter

In 1978, American mountaineer Johnny Waterman completed the first...
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Karl Bushby Begins Home Stretch of 27-Year, Round-the-World Walk

British adventurer Karl Bushby is nearing the end of...
sihek bird

‘Extinct’ Bird Lays Eggs in the Wild After 40 Years

A bird once declared extinct in the wild has...
Climbers heading to Camp 1 on Makalu among rocks and penitents.

Makalu and Kangchenjunga, 70 Years Ago and Today

Much has changed in the 70 years since Makalu...
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Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
Three paddlers holding flags stand on shore in celebration

Kayakers Complete 5,000Km Paddle From Ireland to Turkey

Johnny Coyne has become the first person to kayak...
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Proposed Gulf of Mexico Map Stirs Controversy

What’s in a name? How much does changing the...