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Kilian Jornet during his challenge.

Kilian Jornet Summits Mount Rainier, Completes All 72 U.S. 14’ers

Today, Kilian Jornet topped out on Mount Rainier, marking...
The route marked in red of the first ascent of 6,232m Tumladen Sar.

First Ascent of a 6,000m Karakoram Peak

Marco Schwidergall, Tomasz Rodzynkiewicz of Poland, and Matej Prcin...
chorus line of black flies

Weekend Warm-Up: Blackfly

Blackfly is a classic animated short from Canada's celebrated...
woman on a sailboat

German Woman Trekking Through Canada on Round-the-World Northern Journey

German long-distance traveler Katharina Kneip, 35, is now well...
guy bouldering

Plagiarism or Fair Use: The Online Debate Roiling the Climbing Community

BY MARY ANDINO It takes a lot to stop me...
Kilian jornet on a bycicle as seen from above.

Kilian Jornet Reaches Mount Rainier

Kilian Jornet climbed Mount Shasta on September 30, the...
The Baltic Sea anomaly.

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...
A climber on the flat top of Cho Oyu, waves a flag of Ozzy osbourne, Everest in background.

Cho Oyu, Dhaulagiri Summits As Weather Window Closes

Teams hurried today to the summits of Dhaulagiri and...
Climbers follow a well marked trail across and up Manaslu, toward the summit seen on the top left corner of the image.

Manaslu Season Wraps Up With 600 Summits

The Dashain festivities are one of the longest celebrations...
A roaring cheetah

Ancient Cheetahs in Arabia Used Caves, For Some Unknown Reason

A new paper, still in pre-print, unveils the discovery...
Vladislav Terzyul.

Flashback: Vladislav Terzyul’s 2004 Disappearance on Makalu

In the 1980s, Vladislav Oleksandrovych Terzyul of Ukraine emerged...
ane Goodall with baby chimpanzee

Jane Goodall Dies At 91

World-renowned primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall has died at...
Red Bull plane stunt.

Watch: Red Bull Athlete Boulders an Airplane in Flight at 2,500M

BY MARY ANDINO Normally, boulderers climb a couple of meters...
Venus and its sulfuric acid clouds from space.

Giant Lava Tunnels on Venus Puzzle Scientists

Giant underground lava tunnels have been discovered on Venus,...
Close shot of Kilian Jornet.

Kilian Storms Through California, Bags FKT on Norman’s 13

After linking all 56 of Colorado's 14,000-foot peaks in...
Esperanza Base, Antarctica

Born in Antarctica: The White Continent Has 11 ‘Citizens’

Antarctica is usually unoccupied except for scientists, wealthy tourists,...
larches in mountain valley

It’s Called Larch Madness For a Reason

Although the "leaf-peeping" season of late September is not...

New, High-Altitude Marsupial Confirmed in Peru

High in the Peruvian Andes, a tiny, unexpected surprise...
Dhaulagiri in a bright day as seen from the pass, half snow, half morrain terrain, with some prayer flags.

Dhaulagiri Summits

Climbers summited Dhaulagiri between Friday and Sunday. Sunday's summiters included...
Two climbers on the summit ridge of Manaslu, clouds behind.

Carlos Soria Safe But Airlifted Down From Camp 3

Reaching the summit of Manaslu at age 86 made...
Nicolas Jean (left) and Benjamin Vedrines at the base of Anidesh Chuli.

French Aces Bag First Ascent on Anidesh Chuli, Jannu Next

French climbers Benjamin Vedrines and Nicolas Jean are preparing...
A large uncut diamond

It’s As Big As a Softball: How Does Botswana Produce So Many Super-Sized Diamonds?

Botswana's Karowe mine recently produced a record breaking 2,492-carat...