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Booze of the Dead: 2,000-Year-Old White Wine Found in Crypt

There’s a new record for the world’s oldest liquid...
A skier photographed by his own headcam during a steep descent down Brenva face on Mont Blanc

Complete Ski Descent Down Mont Blanc’s Brenva Face

Skiing down Mont Blanc is fairly common in spring,...
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Space Mission Seeks Alien Life on Tiny Moon of Saturn by 2050

The European Space Agency (ESA) is determined to land...
Goettler looks up and Arnold sits by the tent's gate on a snowy mountain camp

Goettler Returns to Nanga Parbat For Fourth Alpine-Style Attempt

David Goettler has returned to Pakistan's Nanga Parbat with...
The climbers on the summit holding banners of sponsors.

Nepalese Bag First Ascent of Patrasi Peak

Just days after arriving, Vinayak Jalla Malla, Pasang Rinzee...
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Great Explorers: Jim Bridger

Here's a recipe. Take one part larger-than-life figure, add...
Shivling.

Climbing History of the Peaks of the 2024 Cutting Edge Grants. Part 1: Shivling

Every spring for over a century, the American Alpine...
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Three-Legged Lion Makes Record-Breaking Swim

It was the world's most unlikely marathon swim. A...
The Pumari Chhish massif reflecting on a lake

Elite French Team Will Attempt New Route on Pumari Chhish

Mathieu Maynadier and brothers Louna and Tristan Ladevant of...
the climber on deep snow, leans on an iceaxe and carries skis on his backpack.

First Ascent and Ski Descent of ‘Little Rakaposhi’

In late spring, after the monsoon has closed down...
two mountaineers in yellow on the summit of Nanga Parbat

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
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Harvard Researchers Propose Odd Theory: Could Aliens Walk Among Us?

Some Harvard researchers are considering the possibility that aliens...
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Weekend Warm-Up: Cash, Contempt, and Controversy on K2

"A game of life and death.” “Something that will live...
Christian Havrehed and Sun Haiban rowing.

Ocean Rowing Roundup for June

Since our last ocean rowing roundup, many boats have...
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Body of One of the Missing Japanese Climbers Found on Spantik

Rescuers have found the body of one of the...
The climbers and representatives of the Mount Everest Foundation in Kathmandu.

Nepalese Guides to Attempt a First Ascent in Western Nepal

After they finished guiding on Everest, Vinayak Jalla Malla,...
A massive north face of ice and rock.

Russian Trio to Attempt the Unclimbed North Face of The Ogre

The North Face of Baintha Brakk I (7,285m), commonly...
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Every Year, 17 Million Insects Stream Through One Narrow Mountain Pass

In a majestic and rarely observed sight, millions of...
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Woman Covers 425Km on Standup Paddleboard in Texas Race

For the first time in the race’s history, a...
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New, Better Black Widow Antivenom Discovered

If you get a black widow bite, you’ll most...
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Watch Clouded Leopard Kittens Trundle Through the Borneo Jungle

There’s a well-known behavioral resemblance between big cats and...
Spantik as seen from the south

‘Traces’ Found of Two Japanese Climbers Missing on Spantik

Ryuseki Hiraoka and Atsushi Taguchi of Japan have been...
The author holds a black Anker power bank in front of a field of flowers.

The Best Power Banks of 2024

Watching your phone edge toward the 1% battery mark...
Gelje holds a banner of his company AGA adventures while standing on the flat, snowy summit of Cho Oyu, the meteorological Chinese station behind him, in the middle of the night

Gelje Sherpa on His New Route Up the South Side of Cho Oyu

Last week, at the very end of the climbing...