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The Best Russian Climbs of the Year
The Russian Mountaineering Association has published its shortlist of...
Mixed Climbing in the Alps Starts Strong With Gietl Redpoint
Simon Gietl of Italy has used the low temperatures...
Skateboarding 6,760Km Along the Continental Divide
American skateboarder Justin Bright is more than 2,600km into...
Nature’s Prism: Why Ammonite Fossils Are So Brightly Colored
Some fossils of long-extinct sea creatures display brilliant rainbow...
Your Guide to November’s Best Wildlife Cams
Watching animals go through their daily routines, even when...
Piggybacking on Whales — How Little Fish Called Remoras Get Around
When marine scientists put suction-cup cameras on humpback whales...
Weekend Warm-Up: Death on Annapurna
Only weeks after the titular expedition returned, ITN broadcast...
How This ‘Preposterous But Real’ Photo of a Skydiver in Front of the Sun Was Taken
It doesn't look real, at first glance. There must...
Aiguille Noire de Peuterey: Climbing Stories of the Black Needle
From the first guided ascents of the 19th century...
Seal Fleeing Orcas Takes Refuge on Passing Boat
Charvet Drucker was watching a pod of orcas, also...
Antarctica Roundup 2025-6: O’Brady Kicks Off Crossing
Colin O’Brady has begun his attempt to ski completely...
Two Young Alpinists Surprise With One of the Best Climbs of the Year
Just when we thought that we had already covered...
All-Female Team Completes New Route on Patagonian Peak
Climbers Angelina di Prinzio from Argentina, Paloma Farkas from...
Unicorns: What They Were, and How Their Horns Were Used as Cure-Alls
Unicorns have a deeply rooted association with purity, young...
Holecek, Groh Bail on Southeast Face of Cho Oyu
High winds forced Marek Holecek and Radoslav Groh of...
Two Special Piolets d’Or to Odintsov, Vedrines
This year, the Piolets d'Or has given its Lifetime...
A Flamboyant Con Man, a Mysterious Sovereign…Who Exactly Was Prester John?
The Crusades had been raging for over a century,...
New Bite-Resistant Wetsuit Could Cut Shark Attack Injuries
Over the past four decades, shark bites have been...
Astronomers May Have Found the First Stars in the Universe
Astronomers have announced a candidate for the universe's first...
Mount Rainier Has Shrunk, and Its Summit Location Has Changed
Mountains with year-round ice caps gain height from a...
Michael Spender, the Man Who Mapped Mount Everest
British surveyor Michael Spender created the first detailed photogrammetric...
A (Sort Of) New Route in Pakistan’s Choktoi Valley
Thomas Huber of Germany, teaming with Americans Jon Griffin...
