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Exploration Mysteries: The Ghastly Tale of the ‘Ourang Medan’

In June 1947, the American vessel Silver Star pulled alongside...
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Weekend Warm-Up: Watch in Awe as Nouria Newman Kayaks Patagonia

If big water, three accomplished kayakers, and one of...

Python Spotted Eating Platypus

“There is a python with a platypus in its...
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A Climber’s Death Mars the Long-Awaited Opening of Carstensz Pyramid

For the first time in five years, Puncak Jaya,...
Jerzy Kukuczka.

Remembering Jerzy Kukuczka

Thirty-five years ago today, one of the all-time giants...
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Two Lost Cities of the Silk Road Lay Buried For Centuries

Archaeologists have mapped two lost cities of the Silk...
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Japanese Bag First Ascent of Sanctuary Peak

A team from Japan's Himalaya Camp project has summited...
Banff Mountain Book 2024

Banff Mountain Book Competition Winners 2024

The Banff Mountain Book Competition has released its 2024...
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International Snow Leopard Day Celebrates the Elusive Ghost Cat

For the eleventh year, October 23 marks International Snow...
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The Devil Made Me Do It: Why So Many Wild Places Are Called Hell This or Hell That

Environmentalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Wallace Stegner once famously...
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Guides Open New Route in Rolwaling: The Future of Nepal Climbing?

Danika Gilbert of the U.S. and Pasang Kidar Sherpa...
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Natural Wonders: Valley of the Planets

You don’t need to be an astronaut or a...
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Tibetan Elevation Causing Human Evolution in Real Time

Fans of mountaineering likely know all about altitude sickness....
the head of a climber is seen by th open door of a tent, fresh snow behind it, on the East face of Langtang Lirung

Langtang Lirung 1, Czech Team 0

No one expected that Langtang Lirung would make things...
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Climbers Tanner Wanish and Michael Vaill Smash Yosemite Triple Crown Speed Record

Climbers Tanner Wanish and Michael Vaill racked up a...
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Underwater Caves Give Clues About Early Homo Sapiens in Sicily

Underwater caves off the coast of Sicily offer new...
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Poles Attempt New Route on Khumbu’s Kyajo Ri

Months after their winter attempt on Pakistan's Trango Tower,...
The climbers on a cold summit

Dane Steadman on the First Ascent of Yashkuk Sar

Dane Steadman squeezed in some time between his flights...
The Nilgiri Himal.

A Climbing History of the Nilgiri Himal

The Nilgiri Himal in the Annapurna massif includes 7,061m...
Earth's magnetic field

Listen to the Weird, Scary Sound of the Earth’s Magnetic Field Flipping 

About 41,000 years ago, the Earth's magnetic field suddenly...
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Adventure Links of the Week 

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
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Mosquitoes and Black Flies: How They Find You, How to Keep Them Away, And More

"A cloud of cumbrous gnats do him molest, All striving...