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This Kid Just Climbed Harder Than 99% of Us Ever Will — At 12 Years Old

Theo Blass joined the 9a (5.14d) club on Thursday...
A tiny figure with skis in the backpack progress in a maze of ice chunks.

Everest & Manaslu: Rope Fixers Speeding Along

The way to Camp 2 is fixed on Everest,...
An illustration of a sunken city. A huge statue holding a trident lies on the sea bed with a ruined building in the distance.

The Real Atlantises: Seven Sunken Cities From Around the World

Film, television, music, and literature have explored the legend...
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Shortlist of Books Announced for Boardman Tasker Award

Mountain climbing — and literature about it — has...
Two sailors sit on their boat with an icy shoreline behind them.

Catamaran Journey Through Northwest Passage Ends Just 400Km Short

Wind and waves in the Northwest Passage ended more...
Observatory in the Chilean desert

Newly Discovered Planet May Hold Life

Life on humanity’s newest potential home among the stars...
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The New iPhone 14 Can Send SOS Messages Via Satellite

Global cell phone service represents the next frontier for...
charon moon

Why Does Pluto’s Moon Have A Blood-Red North Pole? Ice Volcanoes

Take a close look at the above photo of...
Lines of yellow tents spread on rocky morrain terrains at Manaslu base Camp - a sea of clouds covering the valley below.

Manaslu: Record Crowds on the Way

Manaslu climbers have flocked to Kathmandu and are currently...
Wall in Eastern Greenland

Big-Wall Climbing: What is it, Which Wall is the Biggest, and Why is This Climbing Different?

Last month, American Alex Honnold and Hazel Findlay of...
A clients clad in down suit plays a keyboard brought and held by Sherpas to the summit of Everest

Everest Authorities Not Pleased With Summit Piano Player and Ukrainian Flag Bearer

Nineteen-year-old Juan Diego Martinez Alvarez of Mexico paid $350,000...

Updated: Only Three Survive the Ordeal on Klyuchevskaya

Only three of the 12 climbers on Klyuchevskaya volcano...
Portrait of Nicole Mann

The First Native American Woman Astronaut Prepares for Liftoff

Later this month, Nicole Aunapu Mann will become the...
Group selfie, with climbers, filming crew and sirdar greeting and showing thumbs up.

Bargiel on Everest: Sherpas Begin Fixing Khumbu Icefall

After a night in Lobuche and a hike up...
Klyuchevskaya with weirdly beautiful sunset clouds

Two More Die on Klyuchevskaya; Death Toll Now Eight

Two more members of the 12-person group on Klyuchevskaya...
Distant view of th volcano

Tragedy on Klyuchevskaya: Weather Halts Rescue Helicopters, Six Still Stranded

A sixth victim has died on 4,754m Klyuchevskaya Sopka,...
a rainbow halo around a thundercoud

A Rare Rainbow ‘Scarf’ Appears in China

What’s a rainbow scarf? The answer could be a...
A person walks a highline rope suspended far above a Scottish valley.

ExWeb’s Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
fridge rescue

After Boat Sank Off Brazil, Man Survives for 11 Days in Floating Freezer

In late July, a Brazilian fisherman found himself in...
aerial view of Mt. Klyuchevsky

Five Climbers Die in Fall on Kamchatka’s Klyuchevskaya Volcano

Five climbers have died in a fall on 4,754m...
Horned ghost crab on a beach

Science Links of the Week

A passion for the natural world drives many of...
scenic of Fiordland -- ocean, palm trees, mountains

Weekend Warm-Up: Still As It Was

Warrick Mitchell lives off the grid in paradise. His...

‘Shirtless’ Jack Kuenzle Breaks Bob Graham Round Speed Record

A man with no shirt on set the Bob...
rockfall on the Cosmic Ridge

VIDEO: Mont Blanc’s Cosmic Ridge Collapses, Just Missing Climbers Below

When the Arête des Cosmiques near Mont Blanc collapsed...