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An Attempt to Solo Nepal’s Unclimbed Kangri Shar
Near the huge and already bustling Everest Base Camp,...
How to Get a Permit to Solo Climb Peaks in Restricted Areas of Nepal
A question from a reader planning a trip to...
With Pyrenees Solo, Charles Dubouloz Completes His Trilogy
Even if it didn't go exactly as planned, Charles...
Strange Bedfellows: Human Women Seemed to Like Neanderthal Men
We’ve known for decades that Homo sapiens and Neanderthals...
Everest Season Officially On In Nepal, and Off In Tibet
The Icefall Doctors have begun their trek to Everest...
Swiss Adventurer Completes Arctic-to-Amazon Journey
Swiss adventurer Loic Cappellin, 26, has completed his human-powered...
Video: Dangerously Deep Snow Almost Smothers Skier
It wasn't an avalanche; just powder so deep that...
A One-Day Winter Ascent of a Legendary Kyrgyzstan Peak
Another one-day ascent of a difficult mountain this week:...
A Tough New Route In Patagonia’s Cochamo Valley
Mirco Grasso of Italy and Jernej Kruder of Slovenia...
Battle Over Bison: How the Icon of the American Prairie Became a Political Lightning Rod
Editor's note: We don't usually cover such stories, but...
Tommy Caldwell and Siebe Vanhee Finally Triumph in Patagonia
On the third try, Tommy Caldwell of the U.S....
Is This the Deadliest Avalanche Year Ever in the Alps? No. There Was the ‘Winter of Terror’
The tons of snow that have fallen in the...
A 300-Million-Year-Old Find: It Lived on Land and Was the First to Eat Plants
Scientists may have discovered one of the earliest land...
K2, 1939: The Blame That Lasted Over 50 Years
In 1939, an American expedition attempted to make the...
Polar Expedition Tip: The Best Way to Go to the Toilet at -40˚
At the risk of being too graphic, the hardest...
Elephant Bone From Hannibal’s Army Found in Spain
Many of us remember from school days how Hannibal...
