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L’Oiseau Blanc: A Coveted Prize, a Transatlantic Flight, Two Missing Aviators
When you Google L’Oiseau Blanc (The White Bird), the...
New Details on the First Ascent of Chumik Kangri, in a Long-Closed Corner of Pakistan
As we reported earlier this fall, a three-man Polish-Slovak...
How Orcas Hunt Great White Sharks By Targeting the Sharks’ Secret Weakness
Over the last few years, orcas have been making...
Piolets d’Or-Winning Americans Add Two New Routes in Pakistan
Dane Steadman and Cody Winckler, who will receive a...
Nine Lives Lost in Two Separate Avalanches in the Himalaya
There is confirmation of terrible news from Nepal, where...
Mel’s Hole: The Mysterious, Bottomless Pit in Washington State
In the 1990s, Art Bell’s Coast to Coast AM...
How a Tiny Spider Cut Its DNA in Half But Became More Diverse Than Ever
When small red devil spiders colonized the Canary Islands...
A Cyclist’s Journey Across Tibet and Central Asia
At age 39, Spanish software developer Javier Carrasco decided...
Nepal Cyclone Aftermath: Missing Climbers, Rescues, While Trails Reopen
The sun has mostly returned to Nepal after last...
‘Mini T. Rex’ Was Actually a New Species
For over four decades, paleontologists have been arguing about...
Fay Manners Completes Two Solo Traverses in Garhwal Himalaya
Fay Manners of the UK salvaged an October expedition...
New Antivenom Works on 17 Deadly Snakes
Scientists found a single antivenom effective against 17 venomous...
After 10 Years, Cazzanelli Succeeds on Unclimbed Kimshung
Back at home after opening a difficult route on...
Skiers Head South as the 2025–26 Antarctic Expeditions Begin
The first wave of skiers is heading south to...
‘Weather Chaos’ in Nepal, as Cyclone Reaches Peak; One Dead
Although Cyclone Montha has been expected for days, it...
The Hermit of the Australian Bush: Mark May Lived Alone Off the Grid For 35 Years
Mark May was an intelligent young Australian with a...
Ancient Rhino Remains Discovered in the Canadian High Arctic
There are only five species of rhinoceros alive today,...
Tajikistan Glacier Collapse: Giant Chunk of of Ice Breaks From Nation’s Highest Peak
On October 25, a two-kilometer-long chunk of ice broke...
