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A trumpetfish hides behind a parrotfish.

Trumpetfish Creeps Up on Prey By Hiding Behind Harmless Species

Animals use all manner of techniques to camouflage and...
August 10, 2023
Dozens of climbers traverse under the Great Serac on their way to K2's summit. Injured Muhammad Hassan is marked in the middle of the line. Drone footage by Philip Flaemig for Servus TV

Pakistan’s 8,000m Season Recap: To Help or Not to Help

Three elements shaped Pakistan's 8,000m climbing season in 2023:...
August 9, 2023
tent in Australian bush country

Alexander Campbell Completes Walk Across Australia

Alexander Campbell, 28, has completed the first section of...
August 9, 2023
a climber heads toward a n impressive rock and ice spite, leaving his footprints on the soft snow.

Spaniards Off to Complete New Route on Latok II

Miquel Mas and Marc Subirana set off on Tuesday...
August 9, 2023
Aonach Eagach Ridge

Hikers Die on Famed Highland Ridge, But Details Remain Unclear

Three hillwalkers, or hikers, died in the Scottish Highlands...
August 8, 2023
piece of iceberg lifted by forklift

Iceberg Shipped to Spain to Melt in Sweltering Street — For Awareness

Trying to attract sponsors by wrapping expeditions with awareness-raising...
August 8, 2023
Oil lamps found with the upper part of a human skull.

The Skull-Filled Cave Used for Ancient Necromancy

The Te’omim Cave sits on the western edge of...
August 8, 2023
patagonia-hay-home

Patagonia Team Builds Hay-Bale Homes With Yvon Chouinard

This article was originally published on GearJunkie. Yvon Chouinard may...
August 8, 2023
Cuencawith loose, long hair, red feather jacket, sunglasses and a wool cap.

Last Thoughts on the Gasherbrums

Flor Cuenca of Peru made no headlines this season,...
August 7, 2023

Northwest Passage Kayakers Poised to Cross into Western Arctic

The four kayakers who style themselves the Arctic Cowboys...
August 7, 2023
A boy wears gloves filled with bullet ants.

Extreme Coming of Age Rituals

American writer Harlan Coben described adolescence as a war...
August 7, 2023

Warrior Buried with Sword and Mirror Was a Woman

In 1999, archaeologists found a 2,000-year-old grave on the...
August 7, 2023
the roseate spoonbill is a long-legged pink bird with a long, flat bill

Northern U.S. Sees Wave of Strange Birds in Possible Global Trend

News flashed this week as one striking, pink-feathered aquatic...
August 6, 2023
flood painting

Exploration Mysteries: Deconstructing the Flood Myth

“Then the Lord said to Noah: Go into the...
August 6, 2023
the Grand Canyon at dawn from above.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
August 6, 2023
Olympus Mons on Mars, the highest object in the solar system.

Olympus Mons, Our Solar System’s Highest Mountain, Used to be an Island

Two volcanoes on Mars, Olympus Mons and Alba Mons,...
August 5, 2023
Sergey Nilov, Pipi Cardell, Dmitry Golovchenko, and Denis Urubko in light trekking clothes, smile to the camera, with a wide glacier and jagged peaks in the background.

No Gasherbrum Summit for Urubko, Cardell

Urubko and Cardell are safely down but did not...
August 5, 2023
a brook trout

Weekend Warm-Up: Journey to Brook Trout Nirvana in ‘The Big Land’

They call Labrador "The Big Land." And is it...
August 5, 2023

Hiker ‘Completely Vanished’ in Swiss Alps

Aiden Roche, 29, has been missing in the Swiss...
August 4, 2023
The traverse under the Great Serac on July 27, 2023. Climbers are clipped to the rope and Hassan is lying down in the snow, in black pants and a yellow jacket.

What We Know About the Last Three Hours of Muhammad Hassan’s Life on K2

At roughly 2:30 am on July 27, a long...
August 4, 2023
Freya Hoffmeister and Jimmy Harvey.

Freya Hoffmeister and Partner Kayaking 1,500Km in Western Arctic

German endurance paddler Freya Hoffmeister and Texan Jimmy Harvey...
August 4, 2023
L/R: Sergey Nilov and Dmitry Golovchenko with the Karakoram spires at their back, in a sunny day.

Russian Duo to Attempt Gasherbrum IV; Urubko’s Last Chance on G1

"Start" is the only word Denis Urubko wrote yesterday...
August 4, 2023
An artist's impression of the extinct whale.

Extinct Whale is Heaviest Animal Ever

Paleontologists have discovered a colossal extinct whale in Peru...
August 4, 2023
File image of Kowalski on a summit at high altitude.

RIP Tomasz Kowalski: A Different Mission to Broad Peak Ends Successfully

Last year on July 19, Rafal Fronia of Poland...
August 3, 2023