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Todra Gorge: A Guide to Morocco’s Climbing Mecca

On the southern fringe of the High Atlas is...
Close shot of Vedrines and Jean with the sunrise light on their faces as they stand in a the snowy summit of Mont Blanc.

Tireless Vedrines Skis Mont Blanc’s Four Faces in 21 Hours

Benjamin Vedrines is setting new records in the old...
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The Battle Over the World’s Richest Shipwreck and its $16 Billion Treasure

Researchers have finally confirmed that a long-sunken hulk off...
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Different Strokes on Nanga Parbat

Pakistan climbs this year will range from attempts at...
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Exploration Mysteries: Nan Madol

It is the place “between the spaces” — a...

The Gateway to Hell is Closing

Turkmenistan's "Gateway to Hell" is a fiery pit that...
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Hoax or Mistake? The Bird Audubon Painted That Never Existed

On Dec. 3, 1827, an engraving changed the world...
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Starlink Satellites Are ‘Leaking’ Radio Emissions

Specialists at Australia's Square Kilometer Array (SKA) released a...
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First Aviator to Land at South Pole Dies at 102

"I remember we were in the bunk about two...
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Terraforming Mars: Will It Happen? Is It Even Possible?

Last week, the Trump administration released a presidential budget...
Cardell peers out from a tent pitched in a mountain slope, with no snow, at sunset.

Nanga Parbat: Quieter Than Usual But not Empty

Those climbers who didn't cancel their plans when the...
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Quipu: The Inca’s Mysterious Recording Device

Long before Spanish colonization, the indigenous people of Peru...
A photo from a submarine of an algae-covered ship's wheel.

New Scans Show Fate of Sunken SS Terra Nova

This week, a team of maritime archaeologists completed a...
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Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
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Weekend Warm-Up: The Mirage

The Mirage follows Timothy Olson as he fights to...
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Body of Mountaineer Who Fell to His Death on McKinley Recovered

On June 2, ski mountaineer Alex Chiu, 41, of...
A painting of a wolf attacking two children.

The Werewolf Hunting Craze in 17th-Century France

In September of 1573, authorities in the Franche-Comté region...

Duo Kayaks 720km Through Stormy Alaskan Waters

Canadian adventurer Frank Wolf and teammate David Berrisford have...
A climber sits on the edge of a sharp summit ridge and shakes hand with sherpa guide.

Nuptse: The Hardest Part of the Everest-Lhotse-Nuptse Triple Crown

Climbing Everest, Lhotse, and Nuptse in a single season...

Using Sound to Save the ‘Little Dodo’

The tooth-billed pigeon, often dubbed the "little dodo," is...

Vincent Colliard Escapes Crevasse Fall on Ellesmere Island

Ten days ago, while exiting the Agassiz Ice Cap...
A climber approaches the summit ridge of Kangchenjunga, clipped to the fixed ropes.

Indian Politician Wants to Ban Climbing on Sacred Kangchenjunga

Authorities in Sikkim, India, are demanding that Kangchenjunga, the...