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Jorge Diaz-Rullo Joins Tiny Cadre of Climbers Who’ve Sent 9b+
It’s a minimal coterie in the 9b+ club.
Since Adam...
Ice Climber Who Fell Into Lake Superior Presumed Dead; Search Suspended
Authorities have presumed that James Bake, of Gaylord, Mich.,...
Another Climber Dies on Aconcagua After Ignoring Guide’s Plea
Again, a foreign climber has died on Aconcagua in...
Where Ski Mountaineering Meets Trad Climbing: Epic Routes in Rio Negro, Argentina
Athlete Colter Hinchliffe combines skimo, trad, and freeriding in...
Cazzanelli and Partners ‘Dream’ Up New Route in Italian Alps
The alpinist’s defining challenge is to confront the impossible....
160Kg Monster Penguin Once Roamed New Zealand
In 2017, a churning tide cracked open 57-million-year-old boulders...
Tom Cruise Seeks Permit to Film Next ‘Mission: Impossible’ in Svalbard
Everybody knows how much Tom Cruise loves to run...
Tomaszewski Starts Greenland Climb; Has Kobusch Retreated Already on Denali?
"We have discovered our own iced-up El Dorado: untouched...
Are There Really Six More 8,000’ers in Nepal?
This week, Nepali media quoted a committee of experts...
At Solar System’s Edge, A Dwarf Planet’s Rings Confound Scientists
In the far reaches of our solar system, scientists...
Would You Climb This if Your Life Depended on it? House’s Chimney on K2
Some mountain features will win beauty contests, and some...
A Little-Known Hoax Around Andree’s Arctic Balloon Expedition
In 1897, mechanical engineer and pioneering Swedish balloonist Salomon...
Interview With Yann Busnel: 50,000km Overland From Cape of Good Hope to Cape Horn
Yann Busnel is attempting to travel "the longest land...
You Butter Believe It: Early Neanderthals Cooked and Ate Crab
How does fresh crab in a scenic Portuguese seaside...
Two Dead, Two Badly Injured on Aconcagua
John Michael Magness, a 58-year-old U.S. Army veteran, died...
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...
