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Tom Hollins.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
Illustration of prospectors leading camels in the desert.

Why Feral Camels Once Haunted the American Southwest

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, denizens...
A man pointing a camera at a snowy mountaintop

Weekend Warm-Up: Painting the Mountains

Painting the Mountains documents the work of Matthew Tufts,...
Ivica Kostelic (left in the bed), Mathieu Maynadier (right) , and Bertrand Delapierre in the foreground, in the hospital.

Paddling Into Trouble: Noted Climber Rescued Kayaking in the Adriatic

French alpinist Mathieu Maynadier and former Croatian alpine ski...
A group of greyish brown mammals scampering over a forest floor, illustration

Early Mammals’ Fur Had No Color, Was All Dark Grey

Recent discoveries have shown that brightly colored crests and...
Annapurna IV.

Three New Expeditions to the Himalaya

Piotr Krzyzowski of Poland will head to 8,485m Makalu...
A penguin rookery looks on as a small ship sails by.

Avian Flu is Tearing Through the Antarctic Peninsula

Disease tops nobody's list of Antarctic dangers. "The great...
A climber on a traverse across a rock gap, made by several wires

Carstensz Pyramid: A Climber’s Guide

Carstensz Pyramid, the lowest and least-known of the Seven...
Sherpas breaking trail in deep fresh snow on a plateau at Annapurna

8,000m Season Kicks Off With Sherpas on Annapurna

A team of Sherpa rope-fixers has begun work on...
An image of Saturn and a number of moons

Saturn Has 128 More Moons Than We Thought

A team using the telescope atop Mauna Kea in...
three climbers on a stony summit

One of the Last Wild Faces in the Alps Finally Climbed

Between March 6 and 9, Roger Schaeli, Filippo Sala...
three climbers on a rocky, narrow top.

Five Cutting Edge Grants to the Greater Ranges Awarded in 2025

Every year, the Cutting Edge Grants awarded by the...
bumper to bumper traffic in a national park

U.S. National Parks Report Record Visitor Numbers At ‘Catastrophic’ Time

Like many countries post-COVID, America's national parks have never...
overview of Chile from the International Space Station

Explore NASA’s Astronaut Photography Archive

Have you ever wanted to see Earth through the...
Prakash Guring and mebers in his team pose by the dirt road with a sign directing to Tatopani

Nepalese Guides Use Off Season To Attempt First Ascent Near Manaslu

For the second year in a row, three Nepalese...
cave

Natural Wonders: Veryovkina Cave

I'm a severe claustrophobe. After getting trapped in a...
The ICefall Doctors pose with their uniform jackets in front of a helicopter

Everest Icefall Doctors About to Begin World’s Most Dangerous Job

The Sherpa team in charge of opening a route...
In the Tien Shan.

Two Climbs in the Remote Tien Shan

Kirill Belotserkovskiy and Ira Kozlovskaya recently spent a week...
five ancient ceramic figurines

Puppets With ‘Creepy’ Facial Expressions Found in El Salvador Pyramid

Archaeologists have unearthed five ceramic puppets from a pyramid...
The summit ridge of Shkhara seen from the top of the south wall.

Second Winter Ascent of Big Wall on Georgia’s Highest Peak

David Kocsis and Marton Nagy of Hungary have opened...
spiral thingy

Space Mystery of the Week: Why Does Our Solar System Like Spirals?

Space is full of surprises, and the most recent...
Barrington Scott diving.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
a photo of two men and a dog in front of a sea plane

Great Explorers: Gunther Pluschow

By the time Gunther Pluschow's aircraft plowed into a...
A climber tackles an overhanging pitch.

Weekend Warm-Up: The Crystal Towers

The camera pans up a minimalist landscape of snow...