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Exclusive: Jost Kobusch Safely Back, Confirms Winter Everest Record

Jost Kobusch is safely back at the base of...
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Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
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Top 10 Expeditions of 2024: #2 Karlis Bardelis Completes World Circumnavigation

One type of journey remains relatively rare -- circumnavigating...
Track of Kobusch's progress on a 3D map of Everest

Fast-Moving Kobusch Equals Winter Altitude Record on Everest’s West Ridge

Jost Kobusch has already met his expedition goal on...
Edge of Entropy byTom Livingstone and Ales Cesen on Gasherbrum III.

Top 10 Expeditions of 2024: #3: West Ridge of Gasherbrum III

In one of the best alpine-style climbs of the...
Arctic Post Road

Weekend Warm-Up: Biking The Arctic Post Road

This short documentary follows two young women as they...
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How the Universe Will End

In 1929, Edwin Hubble discovered from observations of distant...
The climber on a vertical, mixed wall

New Dolomites Route Is an Instant Classic

Hybrid is not the hardest mixed route Simon Gietl...
Gigantic face of rock and ice, with a frozen curtain of ice above a tiny climber.

Top 10 Expeditions of 2024: #4: First Ascent of the East Face of Langtang Lirung

One of the Himalaya's few remaining "unsolved climbing problems"...
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...
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Antarctic Update 2024-25: Skiers Find Their Stride and Dream of Holiday Food

A few speed record attempts have passed the halfway...
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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...
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In 2020, 350 Elephants Died in Botswana. Scientists Now Know Why

Four years ago, 350 elephants died near Botswana's Okavango...
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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...
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Kobusch Begins Everest Solo Winter Expedition

Twenty-four hours after winter officially began, Jost Kobusch moved...
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These Guys Made a Custom Wedding Ring from Apollo 11 Material

Forget model rockets. If you really want to one-up your fellow...
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Kayaker Cyril Derreumaux Begins Atlantic Crossing 

Sea kayaker Cyril Derreumaux has started paddling across the...
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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...