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A woman on a small sail boat at sea

A Survival Classic: Tami Oldham Ashcraft’s 41 Days Alone at Sea

In 1983, Tami Oldham Ashcraft was adrift on a...
Climbers queue along the summit ridge of Everest, in high winds.

Everest: Would-Be Summiters Continue Despite High Winds

Weather forecasts are particularly complex this season, as the...
pile of old gold coins

Czech Hikers Discover 600 Gold Coins Worth $340,000

Two Czech hikers have unearthed nearly 600 gold coins...

The Puffin-Cam Is Now Live on These British Islands

Each spring, the Farne Islands off England's Northumberland coast...
An abandoned mill surrounded by cinderblocks.

Your Guide to West Virginia’s National Radio Quiet Zone: No Wi-Fi, No Cell Service

Last week, my friend Dana finished law school. To...
sledder and sled in snowy, rocky canyon

Arctic Roundup: A Mythical Quest Ends in Greenland; Ellesmere Trek Continues

As snow disappears from the land, even in the...
A climber on Everest summit ridge under the stars

Everest: 135 Sunday Summits, Two Dead on Lhotse, Wind Alert

Yesterday, a whopping 135 climbers reached the top of...
Sirbaz Khan with a baseball cap and the flanks of K2 behind him

More Summits on Kangchenjunga Today

A second group of climbers summited Kangchenjunga today, eight...
Oliver Widger and his cat

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
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Summits, Summits, and More Summits Today on Everest

A long line of climbers has been marching toward...
Skiers on slopes with Eiger in Background, Swill Alps.

More About Yesterday’s Avalanche on the Eiger

Here are some more facts about the deadly avalanche...
The northeast side of the Eiger.

Updated: Major Avalanche Strikes the Eiger; Two Dead

Today, an avalanche hit several people on Switzerland's iconic...
Cosmonauts on the ISS chatting with their colleague in Everest Base Camp.

Russian Cosmonaut Calls International Space Station from Everest

Earlier this week, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryazansky made a...
The Russian climber during the longline helicopter rescue.

Everest Summit Wave Begins Tomorrow; One Climber Longline Rescued From 7,200m

After only a trickle of summits for several days...
The North Face of Kirat Chuli reflected in the Changsang Glacier lake to the northeast. The 2022 attempt is marked in red.

Forgotten 7,000’ers: The Elusive Kirat Chuli — Lots of Failures, Just One Ascent

Our Forgotten 7,000'ers series continues with the climbing history...
Aguglia, an iconic spire in Cala Goloritzè.

10 Ways to Explore Sardinia’s Fabled Gulf of Orosei

The second-largest island in the Mediterranean, Sardinia's charm lies...
Subrata Ghosh.

Second Foreigner Dies on Everest; Everest-Lhotse Summits

Subrata Ghosh, a 45-year-old from West Bengal, India, has...
small crocodile held by researcher

Two New Crocodile Species Discovered in Mexico

Scientists have discovered two unknown species of crocodile on...
A photo of a 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition bill.

How the Great San Francisco Treasure Hunt Was Solved

Eighteen bold letters, preserved in a clearing, sight a...
Tents on the glacier and K2 in background.

Traveling to Pakistan: Go or Wait?

The truce agreed last Saturday between India and Pakistan...
Close shot of Philipp II Santiago with sunburnt face in Everest Base Camp

Everest: First Deaths; Main Summit Wave This Weekend

Philipp Santiago II of the Philippines died at Camp...
lone tree in a saddle in the hills

Two Men Convicted for Felling the Beloved Sycamore Gap Tree

Two men have been convicted of felling the Sycamore...
Studio photo of four Everest climbers in black feather jackets

Everest Xenon Climbers Ready to Go

The British team, which aims to complete an Everest...