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New First Ascent on the Grandes Jorasses
It took two attempts, but climbers Giuseppe Vidoni, Richard...
Ghisolfi Claims ‘Excalibur,’ Suggests It’s Now Italy’s Hardest Route
After prolonged anticipation among rock climbing devotees and fanboys,...
Jupiter Retakes Lead as Planet With the Most Known Moons
Well, it appears that Jupiter has once again outpaced...
The World’s Most Valuable Buried Treasures: Their Value and How They Were Discovered
We explore some of the most valuable treasure hoards...
Scientists Find World’s Oldest, Best-Preserved Vertebrate Brain
Inside the marble-sized skull of 319 million-year-old fish, scientists...
Alex Honnold Wraps Up Antarctica With What He Calls ‘Actual Rock Climbing’
Warning: The following photos may infect you with an...
The First Big-Wall Winter Climb in Greenland
On Sunday, Poland's Marcin Tomaszewski and Pavel Haldas head...
Neanderthals Hunted Giant Elephants, Lived in Large Groups
When Neanderthals were first discovered in Germany in 1856,...
Dog-and-Pony Show: Vikings Brought Domesticated Animals Along on British Conquests
Picture the effort and inconvenience of traveling with a...
How Did the Ancient Egyptians Make Mummies? Through Global Trade
These days, we tend to use the word globalization...
What Was the Strange Blue Whirlpool in the Sky Over Hawaii?
Something strange happened in the skies above Hawaii on...
Jost Kobusch is About to Begin Soloing Winter Denali: ‘I’m Looking Forward to Suffering’
Jost Kobusch is about to begin his attempt to...
Larger Than the Average Bear: A 2Km-Wide Bear Face on Mars
For centuries, mankind has pondered if there might be...
Benjamin Vedrines Opens Treacherous Gully Up the Barre des Écrins
Benjamin Vedrines has completed another remarkable feat just hours...
