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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...
wide open mountain area with snow and a few backlit climbers

Dozens of Everest Climbers Summit During a Pocket Window

Although most climbers plan to summit Everest from May...
The Couloir des Cosmiques in the Alps.

Updated: Skier Dies in 300m Fall in Alps’ Couloir des Cosmiques

On May 10, a French skier in his 50s...
black and white portrait of woman pointing

50 Years Ago, Junko Tabei Became the First Woman to Summit Everest

BY JENNY HALL It was May 4, 1975. The Japanese...
Adrian Hayes in a tent.

Adrian Hayes Airlifted From Kangchenjunga, Speaks from Hospital

Rescue services airlifted Adrian Hayes from Camp 2 on...
Hayes at a flat snow plateau on Kangchenjunga

Kangchenjunga: Adrian Hayes in Camp 2

Good news from Kangchenjunga: Sherpas have helped ailing British...
A climber jumaring on a vertical serac on Everest.

Everest: Waves of Climbers Move Up From Base Camp

High winds on Everest's upper slopes make it too...
Yangtze finless porpoise

Ancient Chinese Poems Trace Decline of the Yangtze Porpoise

For centuries, the Yangtze porpoise was a common sight...
portrait of man and woman on frozen lake

A 1,700km Bike and Canoe Journey Through Northern Canada

In two weeks, Dave Greene and Gaia Aish will...
climber going up a ladder

Exclusive: Tyler Andrews on his First Everest FKT Attempt

Tyler Andrews is back at Base Camp after attempting...
Mitch Hutchcraft holds a banner with photos of relatives and friends perished, on the summit of Everest, in a sunny but windy day.

Everest: A Few Summits, But High Winds Now Delay Further Climbs

The first international climbers reached the top of Everest...
tents pitched close to each other on a snowloaded col on the north side of Everest.

Earthquake in Tibet Shakes Everest North Side

A 5.5 earthquake hit Tibet this morning, shaking the...
The summit area of Kangchenjunga in the evening light, with mixed sections, big seracs and wind on the summit ridge.

Kangchenjunga: One Climber Dead, Another Stranded in Camp 4

Margareta Morin of France died on Kangchenjunga yesterday. At...
The San Francisco Maru shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon.

Adventure Links of the Week 

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
A tiny line of climbers up a snow slope on the pyramidal summit of Everest.

First Summits on Everest North Side

The rope-fixing team assigned by the China-Tibet Mountaineering Association...
Tyler Andrews' tracker, showing the altitude and time he turned around on Everest.

Tyler Andrews Turns Back On Everest FKT

Something didn't go right for American athlete Tyler Andrews...
Andrews among blocks of ice at the Khumbu Icefall, holding a fixed rope.

And He’s Off: American Tyler Andrews Begins Everest FKT Attempt

Tyler Andrews left Everest Base Camp at about 9:30...
Climbers on the summit of Makalu.

Summits on Makalu, Dhaulagiri, and Kangchenjunga

There's summit news from three of Nepal's 8,000'ers. Several...
skiers/sled haulers on Baffin Island

Arctic Roundup: Passing Magnetic North, Deep Snow, and Siberian Cold

Sled expeditions remain underway on Canada's Ellesmere Island and...

Weekend Warm-Up: Gaucho

Gaucho chronicles the days of elderly Patagonian gaucho Heraldo...