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herb and ginny oedel at bradford ski area

The Last Run: Man Hangs Up the Boards After 90 Years of Skiing

At a tiny ski mountain in a minor New...
mont blanc

A Winter Repeat of Mont Blanc’s Legendary Freney Central Pillar

It was probably a normal Valentine's Day for alpinist...

Black Hole The Size of 20 Million Suns Speeding Through Space

An enormous black hole has left the center of...
an orca whale

Orca Cares For Pilot Whale Calf in Never Before Seen Behavior

Scientists studying orcas off the west coast of Iceland...
castle in the desert

Exploration Mysteries: Ksar Draa

Recently, a spectacular image of a castle-like structure standing...
the climbers wave from the middle of a seemingly endless rock face.

A Winter Repetition of Cazzanelli’s Landmark Matterhorn Route

On Monday and Tuesday of this week, Jerome Perruquet...
The James Webb Telescope against the backdrop of a galaxy

‘It’s Bananas’: James Webb Telescope Finds Six Galaxies That Challenge Current Understanding

A group of scientists trawling through the original batch...
snow leopard in the mountains

‘It’s Their Eyes’: Intimate Snow Leopard Pic Wins Wildlife Photo Contest

Photographs like the one above don't come easily —...
Tiny figure of Kobusch dragging his sled on a huge flat glacier, mountains in front of him.

Denali: Jost Kobusch Reaches Pickup Spot

The summit is only halfway, especially on Denali. Jost...
fin whale

‘Beyond Belief’: Massive Fin Whale Pod Sighting Prompts Fishing Scrutiny

On a January 2022 morning in the Southern Ocean,...
a frog

Frogo Baggins: Scientists Name New Amphibian After J.R.R. Tolkien

When scientists surveying a stream in Rio Negro-Sopladora National...
The peaks, quite dry, in a bright sunlingt.

A First Glimpse of 2023 Everest & the 8,000m Spring Season

It's Gyalpo Losar today, the Tibetan New Year's day....
Richard Kohler arrives in Brazil.

Kayaker Paddles 7,000km From South Africa to Brazil

Richard Kohler (53) has successfully kayaked 7,000km from Cape...
a roman carving of a phallus

Dildo, Pestle, or Torture Tool? Historians Ponder Uses Of Ancient Roman Phallus

Historians taking a closer look at a 2,000-year-old "darning...
Mitre Peak seen from Concordia Camp.

Savage Soul: The Lone Ascent of Mitre Peak

A sharp, aesthetic 6,000'er in Pakistan's Karakoram, Mitre Peak...
Geisler mountains Alps

A Dolomites’ Dozen: Italian Solo-Traverses 12 Peaks In 3 Days

Simon Gietl has once again proved himself a master...
A crowd welcomes Richard Barnes as he lands in New Zealand.

Solo Kayak Across Tasman Sea Completed

Richard Barnes has successfully kayaked 2,000km across the Tasman...
best-ski-bindings

The Best Ski Bindings for Both Backcountry and Resort Skiing in 2023

New gear is always exciting whether you're a backcountry...

Kobusch Safe: Denali Winter Summit Confirmed

Finally, there's good news from winter Denali, where Jost...
Ammon McNeely in 2020.

Legendary Climber Ammon McNeely Dies in Accident

Legendary rock climber, BASE jumper, and Yosemite speed master...
Kobusch dreassed in alpinist's attire, with sunglasses and helmet, on a snowy landscape and the sun behind him.

Updated: Still No News from Jost Kobusch on Denali

Updated, 9pm ET: Kobusch has reached his high camp...
Garmin tracker

Drama on Denali: Has Jost Kobusch Summited?

Jost Kobusch's tracker shows him descending Denali after approaching...
Wanda Rutkiewicz at K2 Base Camp.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
A Sumerian stone carving with cuneiform script.

Ancient Sumerian Palace Discovered in Iraq

A 4,500-year-old palace from the Kingdom of Lagash unearthed...