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Surfer Bitten Twice by Shark After a Seal Used Him as a Decoy
BY COOPER GEGAN
Most shark bites happen by accident. Though...
Alpine-Style Teams Prepare: Jannu North Face, Two Solos, One First Ascent
Now that last weekend's storm has passed, some small...
Exploration 101: A Newcomer’s Reading List
Interested in exploration reading but don't know where to...
The Mystery of What Happened to the Last Female Great Auk Is Finally Solved
In 1844, Jon Brandsson, Sigurdur Isleifsson, and Ketill Ketilsson...
About Those Stranded Tourists Near (But Not On) Everest
Headlines worldwide today reported that 1,000 climbers were stranded...
New Study Shines Light on the Sinking of Shackleton’s ‘Endurance’
The Endurance set sail from Plymouth in 1914 with...
Adventurer Crosses Moroccan Desert on Norway-to-Amazon Expedition
Loic Cappellin, 26, of Switzerland is attempting a human-powered...
Blizzard Hits Himalaya: At Least One Dead on Mera Peak, Tourists Stranded Near Everest
Over the weekend, a violent storm hit Nepal and...
$1 Million in 18th-Century Spanish Loot Found on Florida’s ‘Treasure Coast’
In 1715, a violent hurricane off the Florida coast...
Two Die, One Rescued on Kamchatka Volcano During Unauthorized Climb
Yesterday, two died during an unauthorized climb of 2,173m...
Kilian Jornet Summits Mount Rainier, Completes All 72 U.S. 14’ers
Today, Kilian Jornet topped out on Mount Rainier, marking...
First Ascent of a 6,000m Karakoram Peak
Marco Schwidergall, Tomasz Rodzynkiewicz of Poland, and Matej Prcin...
German Woman Trekking Through Canada on Round-the-World Northern Journey
German long-distance traveler Katharina Kneip, 35, is now well...
Plagiarism or Fair Use: The Online Debate Roiling the Climbing Community
BY MARY ANDINO
It takes a lot to stop me...
Is the Baltic Sea Anomaly Natural? Man-Made? A Hoax? We Explore the Possibilities
"It’s sad, one minute you're making the Kessel Run...
Cho Oyu, Dhaulagiri Summits As Weather Window Closes
Teams hurried today to the summits of Dhaulagiri and...
Manaslu Season Wraps Up With 600 Summits
The Dashain festivities are one of the longest celebrations...
Ancient Cheetahs in Arabia Used Caves, For Some Unknown Reason
A new paper, still in pre-print, unveils the discovery...
Flashback: Vladislav Terzyul’s 2004 Disappearance on Makalu
In the 1980s, Vladislav Oleksandrovych Terzyul of Ukraine emerged...
Jane Goodall Dies At 91
World-renowned primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall has died at...
Tyler Andrews On What Happened On Everest — Deep Snow and an Unreported Avalanche
Tyler Andrews had a lot on his mind when...
