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Antarctica 2024-25: Season Wrap-Up

The 2024-25 Antarctic expedition season ended this week. Over...
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Footprints Preserved in Stone Show Bronze Age People Fleeing Vesuvius Eruption

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD destroyed...
Inuit man in furs beside dead wolf

Murder Near the North Pole, Part III: The Death of Peeawahto

In 1914, explorer Fitzhugh Green shot and killed his...
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Trump Renames McKinley, Removes Alaskan Wilderness Protections

The 47th president of the United States wasted no...
A climber on a summit at night under the starts, with a headlamp

First One-Day Winter Traverse of 16 Peaks in the Austrian Tyrol

With few new lines available in the Alps, ambitious...
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Is This the Year You Embark on Your Biggest Adventure Yet?

Mountain exploration can keep a person busy for a...
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This Might Be the Rarest Penguin in the World

Two thousand kilometers from the southern tip of South...
Lukas Furtenbach taakes a selfie on Everest as the sun rises behind him.

Everest in a Week: Lukas Furtenbach Enters the Xenon Debate

Recent news of some British climbers intending to climb...
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Murder Near the North Pole, Part II: Death on an Ice Island

In 1970, the world’s northernmost murder took place on...
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Remains of World’s Smallest Cat Found in Chinese Cave

Archaeologists have unearthed the smallest cat species ever to...
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Before Indiana Jones, There Were Other Crystal Skulls

I am prepared to risk it all by admitting...
Mount Erebus

Melting Antarctic Ice Could Unleash Over 100 Hidden Volcanoes

The rapidly melting Antarctic ice sheet could trigger the...
Close shot of Moeses Fiamoncini at the Baltoro glacier.

Week-Long Climbing Trend Spreads to Aconcagua

Moeses Fiamoncini and Dario Libano of Brazil climbed Aconcagua...
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Avalanches End Winter Annapurna Expedition

Two avalanches struck Annapurna yesterday between Camp 2 and...
Hotaka-dake, a Ribus in Japan.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
Anatoli Boukreev.

Remembering Anatoli Boukreev

This week, alpinist Anatoli Boukreev would have turned 67....

Gaia’s Mission Nears Its End

Gaia has completed the mapping phase of its mission....
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Weekend Warm-Up: Of A Lifetime

Mila Del La Rue comes by her free-riding chops...
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Murder Near the North Pole: The Death of Ross Marvin

In 1909, a young American, Ross Marvin, was helping...
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Ocean Rowing Roundup for January

It has been a busy month on the world's...
Climbers at base camp on Winter Manaslu

Most 8,000m Winter Hopefuls Go Home; Only Makalu, Some Annapurna Climbers Remain

As Nepal celebrated the third anniversary of their team's...
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Antarctic Update 2024-25: The Season Nears Its End

Youngmi Kim's supported island crossing is nearing its finish....
A climber on a granite slab in Patagonia

Local Climbers Notch New Routes in Patagonia

Patagonia is humming with climbing teams that are exploiting...