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Magnetic declination (the angle between magnetic and geographic north) in 2025 according to WMM2025.

The Magnetic North Pole’s Mad Dash Is Slowing Down

Every five years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
A photo of Kobusch marks its live o¡location on a 3D map of Everest massif.

Jost Kobusch Racing Up Winter Everest

Jost Kobuch has started his climb on Everest at...
a man in a hooded parka with ice frozen to his mustache

Antarctic Update 2024-25: Skiers Find Their Stride and Dream of Holiday Food

A few speed record attempts have passed the halfway...
a man climbs a ridge

Top 10 Expeditions of 2024. #5. Kilian Storms the Alps

In the world of mountain running, there's Kilian Jornet,...
Wild Sun Bear.

The iNaturalist App: What It Does, How It Works

I started using iNaturalist in 2018. I had been...
elephant and impala in a waterhole in Botswana

In 2020, 350 Elephants Died in Botswana. Scientists Now Know Why

Four years ago, 350 elephants died near Botswana's Okavango...
hauling a toboggan in a storm

Top 10 Expeditions of 2024, #6: 3,800Km Quebec-Labrador Journey

A lot of contemporary adventure is long on athletics...
the climbers looking at Ama Dablam, relexed in the glass in front of them.

Winter Manaslu Team Begins Training on Ama Dablam

Simone Moro, Nima Rinji Sherpa, and Oswald Pereira have...
Alex Lowe.

Remembering Alex Lowe

Alex Lowe, one of the best alpinists of the...
Kei Narita tackles thin ice and moves up a crack during the first day of climbing.

Top 10 Expeditions of 2024: #7: West Face of Thui II

On September 23, in Pakistan’s Hindu Raj, three Japanese...
Close shot of Jost Kobuach

Kobusch Begins Everest Solo Winter Expedition

Twenty-four hours after winter officially began, Jost Kobusch moved...
a wedding ring in progress

These Guys Made a Custom Wedding Ring from Apollo 11 Material

Forget model rockets. If you really want to one-up your fellow...
man in kayak holding lit flares

Kayaker Cyril Derreumaux Begins Atlantic Crossing 

Sea kayaker Cyril Derreumaux has started paddling across the...
a climber on vertical ice

Top 10 Expeditions of 2024: #8. Yashkuk Sar

We had never heard of Yashkuk Sar, a 6,668m...
Vincent Colliard at the South Pole flags

Top 10 Expeditions of 2024: #9: South Pole Speed Record

For 13 years, Norwegian adventurer Christian Eide held the...
two snow leopards leaping at each other

Check Out These Spectacular Images From the Nature Photographer of the Year Contest

Judges have chosen the winning photos in the Nature...
A person diving

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
sheep walk across a frozen lake

Weekend Warm-Up: An Icy Journey in Tibet

This weekend's film examines the sublime and simple beauty...
portrait of Angela Benavides in climbing helmet in snowy mountains

ExplorersWeb Reporter Named Among 50 Most Influential Mountain People of 2024

The Italian mountain site montagna.tv has listed ExplorersWeb's Angela...
Anja Petek on the east ridge of Lalung I.

Top 10 Expeditions of 2024: #10: Lalung Valley

In late summer, four Slovenian women climbed four new,...
Jost Kobusch climbing up the western shoulder toward the west ridge of Everest, in a previous attempt.

Lho La, the Dangerous Route Up Everest That Jost Kobusch Will Face

Jost Kobusch is about to start his third solo...
the sun over antarctica

Flat Earthers Puzzled by Observable Evidence That the Earth Is Not Flat

In a project dubbed The Final Experiment, a group...
a large iceberg

World’s Largest Iceberg Finally Escapes Antarctic Vortex, Drifts Slowly Toward Doom

A23a, the world's largest and oldest iceberg, has spent...
a whale feeds on anchovies

Man’s Dropped Camera Captures Incredible Humpback Footage

Bad luck became serendipity for a Canadian man when...