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Urubko and Cardell Open New Route on Nanga Parbat
Denis Urubko and Maria Cardell have opened a new...
Texas Thru-Hike: 1,500 Mile xTx Trail to Open in Spring 2026
BY WILL BRENDZA
Texas is getting its very own long-distance...
Avalanche On Broad Peak Injures, Strands Climber
After weeks of drought, the first snowfall in the...
40th Anniversary of First Paragliding Descent From an 8,000m Summit
On July 11, 1985, Pierre Gevaux made the first...
Why Rich Europeans Ate Up All The Egyptian Mummies
While Egyptian kings and queens are the most famous...
Another Major Rockfall in the Alps, This Time on the Aiguille du Midi
Last month, a large rockfall swept down the south...
No Go: Heat Ruins Attempt on Gasherbrum IV’s Shining Wall
Too dry to climb has become a theme among...
Injured Climber’s Rescue From California Peak Needed Five Helicopters
Around 3:30 pm on July 2, an SOS signal...
UK Brothers to Summit Baffin Island’s Mount Asgard, Honoring Grandfather’s Legacy
British adventurers Niall McCann and Finn McCann are on...
Alpine Style Report: Pakistan Teams Prep For 7,000m Peaks
Two of the season's most interesting expeditions are acclimatizing...
AI Deciphers 1,000-Year-Old Babylonian Hymn
"Herds and flocks lie on verdant pastures
Wealth and splendor..."
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A Guide to Lanzarote, the Canary Islands’ Most Exotic Experience
My tour guide and I were in the middle...
Announcing the Winners of the First Aerial Photography Competition
A new competition dedicated to aerial photography has just...
The Steepest Trails Ever Ridden: Watch Mountain Bike Pro Take On Nepalese Himalaya
BY WILL BRENDZA
When normal singletrack trails and downhill mountain...
Nanga Parbat Kinshofer Route Wrap-Up
Despite initial concerns about a potentially empty mountain because...
A Climbing History of Nanga Parbat’s Deadly Rakhiot Face
At 8,125m, Nanga Parbat in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan is the...
The Earth Is Spinning Faster Than Ever
Something unusual is happening to our planet, and scientists...
Pakistan is an Oven, and Rockfall is Making the Peaks More Dangerous
Climbers on K2, Broad Peak, and Nanga Parbat agree...
SS Bessemer, the Disastrous Seasickness-Proof Ship
Perhaps the most famous ship in exploration history, the Fram...
World’s Oldest Rocks Discovered in Northern Canada
In a remote stretch of northern Quebec, scientists have...
