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Mount Rainier.

The Climbing History of Mount Rainier

At 4,392m, Mount Rainier is the highest peak in...
April 2, 2025
Summit picture with climbers and some peaks in background, forming a ridge.

Sharphu Mystery Solved: First Ascent It Is – of a Different Peak!

The mystery surrounding a recent Nepalese-Chilean expedition to, let's...
April 1, 2025
sea lion

Deranged Sea Lion Bites Surfer

When you think of dangerous animal encounters and surfing,...
April 1, 2025
hiker smiling

New Thru-Hike: ‘Northern Colorado Trail’ Debuts This Season

BY WILL BRENDZA After Kevin Silvernale finished thru-hiking the Pacific...
April 1, 2025
Climbers on a snowy ridge.

One Climber Dead, One Rescued After Fall on Ben Nevis

A 22-year-old climber died on Saturday in a fall...
March 31, 2025
father and daughter adventurers

British Adventurer Makes Questionable Arctic Record Claim

Last week, British adventurer Camilla Hempleman-Adams completed a 13-day,...
March 31, 2025
Nepalese climbers among water-ice seracs.

Nepalese Abort First Ascent Try on Khayang Peak

Difficult conditions have forced Prakash Gurung, Yukta Gurung, and...
March 31, 2025
French climber with bruised face and a hand in bandages, holds a mug and speaks to a doctor in a kitchen thent at Annapurna Base Camp

Injured Climber Rescued From Crevasse on Annapurna

Speed climber Vadim Druelle of France fell into a...
March 31, 2025
4 astronauts

Blast Off: It’s T Minus 90 Minutes for Four Novice Astronauts

The official "10, 9, 8..." countdown has not quite...
March 31, 2025
A child's drawing of two human figures beside text in Old Novgorod, written on birch bark.

A Child’s Doodles Show Daily Life in Medieval Russia

The 13th century was eventful for the people of...
March 30, 2025
Ivan the Terra Bus in Antarctica.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
March 30, 2025
the shadow of a climber with a headcam, on a serac ice and fixed ropes.

Weekend Warm-Up: 9 Hours on Manaslu

This spring, Tyler Andrews hopes to summit Everest in...
March 29, 2025
yellow Galapagos warbler

Galapagos Birds Are Fed Up With Traffic

The birds of the Galapagos Islands gave Darwin some...
March 29, 2025
Sherpas rappeling from a snow anchor down an icefall on Annapurna

Summit Push Aborted on Annapurna

The first 8,000m summits of the year had been...
March 28, 2025
Francois Cazzanelli (left) and Giuseppe Vidoni.

New Lines: A Busy Late Winter In the Alps

Climbers forged several bold new lines in the Alps...
March 28, 2025
Chantal Mauduit

Looking Back: The 1992 Rescue Of Chantal Mauduit on K2

In our recent article remembering French mountaineer Chantal Mauduit,...
March 28, 2025
A photograph of a medieval manuscript tucked into the binding of a book.

Archivists Discover New Stories About King Arthur Hidden in Ancient Book Binding

In the dying years of the Roman Empire, a...
March 28, 2025
kayaks beached along a sandy shore

Kayaking from Ireland to Istanbul – Abandoned, Injured, Arrested, All Well

In September 2024, Johnny Coyne and Liam Cotter of...
March 28, 2025
Underground tunnel.

Exploration Mysteries: Lizard City Beneath Los Angeles

At the height of the Great Depression, a crazy...
March 27, 2025
A white submarine above water level.

Six Dead in Latest Tourist Submarine Accident

Early today, March 27, a tourist submarine with 45...
March 27, 2025
Trekkers walk on glacier terrain, completely covered in snow, in the Karakoram.

Trekkers and Climbers Stranded Amid Pakistan Permit Dispute

The bitter dispute between Pakistani Authorities and local outfitters...
March 27, 2025
Mateusz Waligora on his bike in the Gobi.

Polish Cyclist Completes Brutal Winter Ride Across the Gobi Desert

Polish adventurer Mateusz Waligora just can't get enough of...
March 27, 2025
Three climbers on a snowy summit, one of them standing up with a banner.

First Ascent of Sharphu IV? It’s Complicated

This has to be one of Nepal's most confusing...
March 26, 2025

An ‘Affordable’ Flying Car May Be Just Around the Corner

For over a hundred years, inventors have promised that...
March 26, 2025