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This Has Got to Stop: Another K2 Porter Dies
A Pakistani porter died in Concordia yesterday after 16...
Natural Wonders: Synchronous Fireflies
Fireflies. Lightning bugs. Whatever you call the little beetles,...
Nanga Parbat: 15-Year-Old Climber Again Raises Concerns
Jousaf Khawaja of Pakistan and his 15-year-old daughter Selena...
Weekend Warm-Up: Sparse, Passionate Storytelling Elevates ‘The Artist’
In a crowded field of climbing films that are...
Why the Thriving Mississippi Town of Cahokia Disappeared 800 Years Ago
In 1250 AD, a cluster of earthen mounds by...
Climbing History of the Peaks of the 2024 Cutting Edge Grants. Part 5: Chiling II
Every spring for over a century, the American Alpine...
‘This Will Change the World’: Starlink for Backpackers Debuts
BY WILL BRENDZA
Starlink released its latest, smallest, and most...
Young Orangutans ‘Go to School’ For Years to Learn Nest Building
Sumatran orangutans sleep in intricately built nests high in...
Brush With Death: Hungarian Duo Survives Huge Avalanche in Hindu Kush
Last week, a big avalanche hit Hungary's David Klein...
Amazing Drone Footage of Everest, From Base Camp to Summit
As drones improve, the aerial worlds they open up...
Outfitter Arrested After Fatal Paragliding Accident
How Rodrigo Raineri of Brazil died in a paragliding...
Mysterious Denisovans Survived on Tibetan Plateau for 160,000 Years
The discovery of bones in a Tibetan cave 3,280m...
Vadim Druelle Bags FKT on Nanga Parbat: 15h 15min
Going without bottled oxygen, Vadim Druelle of France climbed...
It’s Not All About Summits: Denali Season Ends With One Remarkable Climb
Last year's Denali season featured extended periods of rough...
Plate Tectonics Makes Earth — and Intelligent Life? — Unique
So far, our long search for signs of extraterrestrial...
Elephants Fatally Trample Tourist who Reportedly Ignored Warnings
A Spanish tourist is dead in a South African...
Team to Attempt New Route on Pakistan’s Karun Koh
Joshua Harrin of the U.S., Masha Gordon of Russia,...
Jaw, Meet Floor. This Year’s ‘Astronomy Photographer of the Year’ Finalists Are Out of This World
Every year, the Royal Museums Greenwich conducts its Astronomy...
Climbing History of the Peaks of the 2024 Cutting Edge Grants. Part 4: Ultar Sar
Every spring for over a century, the American Alpine...
