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Job Offer: Must Love Birds And Being Stranded On An Island

If living alone in a bird-filled version of Jurassic...
April 28, 2023
The moonlet Deimos with Mars in the background

New Photos Shed Light on Tiny Martian Moonlet

A space probe operated by the United Arab Emirates...
April 28, 2023
"The Technicolour Superdream" on the west face of Mount Huntington.

New Route On Alaska’s Mount Huntington

Three elite climbers have established a new alpine route...
April 28, 2023
Kabru South, loaded in snow, in a sunny day.

Peter Hamor & Team Ready to Climb Kabru South

Peter Hamor, Nives Meroi, Romano Benet, and new member...
April 27, 2023
an illustration on parchment of a king

Holy Crap! The Erfurt Latrine Disaster of 1184

“Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is...
April 27, 2023
two climbers on fresh snow, at the flat Valley of Silence with Everest summit in a partially cloudy day.

Everest: Kilian Jornet Runs from Namche Bazaar to Camp 2

The first Everest summits of 2023 will have to...
April 27, 2023
a brown bear in a forest

Italian Conservationists Grapple With Fallout From Fatal Bear Attack

A bear-related fatality in Italy is igniting debate around the...
April 27, 2023
Bluish underwater view of part of the monument.

Exploration Mysteries: Yonaguni Monument

Called “Japan’s Atlantis,” the Yonaguni Monument has provoked immense...
April 27, 2023
arctic skier couple

Two Groups Complete 400Km Cambridge Bay-Gjoa Haven Arctic Ski

It’s been a quiet season in the world of...
April 26, 2023
Dong raises her arms on a summit, with O2 mask on, and surrpunded by three other climbers.

Dong Hong Juan Climbs Shishapangma; May Be the First Woman to Summit all 14 8,000’ers

It turns out Climbalaya was not the only expedition...
April 26, 2023
Alvarez's location in the shape of a blue arrow on a map.

Shishapangma Summited

Viridiana Alvarez of Mexico was the first to report...
April 26, 2023
anna hazelnutt climbing a sheer limestone cliff above an austrian village

First Whippers of Spring? Wide Boyz and Hazelnutt Get Gripped, Bust Gear, Send E9/10

Spring has sprung, which means rock climbers around the...
April 26, 2023
the ruins of a coastal viking stone building

Higher Sea Levels May Have Forced the Vikings to Flee Greenland

Leave it to Mother Nature to drop the hammer...
April 26, 2023
Snowy Shishapangma under the sun.

Climbers Approach Shishapangma’s Summit

In the early hours of Wednesday morning, the Climbalaya...
April 26, 2023
Alvarez's location in the shape of a blue arrow on a map of Shishapangma region.

Shishapangma Climbers in Lower Camp 3

In spite of the stormy weather yesterday, all is...
April 25, 2023
ispace founder Takeshi Hakamada speaks in front of ispace employees

Japanese Spacecraft Goes Dark During Lunar Landing. Mission Control Fears Worst

Japan's ispace company lost contact with its Hakuto-R lunar...
April 25, 2023
Climber with skis on his back ascending a steep snow slope

Jim Morrison to Ski Down Great Trango Tower

Jim Morrison, whose partner Hilaree Nelson perished on Manaslu...
April 25, 2023
Berg in red jacket and sun glasses, summits behind.

Felix Berg on His Manaslu Summit

Felix Berg believes that he has bagged the season's...
April 25, 2023
Mars Valles Marineris

Climbing…In Space? The Tallest Known Cliffs in the Solar System

It's been years since I watched Christopher Nolan's cosmic...
April 25, 2023
artist's rendering of the hakuto-r lander, showing its orbit around earth

Japanese Craft to Attempt Moon Landing Tomorrow

While NASA and SpaceX have recently stayed as busy...
April 24, 2023
prayer flags in front of a misty mountain landscape and cloudy sky.

Dhaulagiri: First Cautious Steps Above Base Camp

Taking advantage of the improving weather, the Sherpa team...
April 24, 2023
Sherpas in red down jacket and O2 masks at the south col, with Everest's summit pyramid wrapped in clouds behind.

Record Number of Climbers on Everest; Rope Fixers Reach Camp 4

This weekend, Imagine Nepal fixed ropes to Camp 4...
April 24, 2023
An illustration of the Xiongnu society.

Warrior Princesses Helped Build Ancient Asian Empire

New research suggests that women were critical to the...
April 24, 2023
Snowy Shishapangma under the sun.

Summit Push Begins on Shishapangma

Seizing an improvement in the weather, the Climbalaya team...
April 23, 2023