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LEGO Model of Shackleton’s ‘Endurance’ Comes Out in Time for Christmas

“Men wanted: for hazardous journey. Small wages, bitter cold,...
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Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
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Found: World’s Largest Coral Colony

Scientists have discovered the world's largest coral formation in...
A woman floats in the ISS.

This Is What Space Travel Does to your Body

With one astronaut hospitalized after a delayed return and...
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Saber-Toothed Kitten Mummy Found in Arctic

Scientists have discovered a mummified saber-toothed kitten in the...
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Weekend Warm-Up: 109 Below: A Fateful Rescue on Mount Washington

The cost of human life is a thread that...
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20-Year-Old College Cyclist Shatters Pan-American Highway Record

Bond Almand departed from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, on Aug....
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Bear That Broke Into Luxury Cars Was Actually an Insurance Scammer in a Bear Costume, Investigators Say

Food-habituated bears sometimes break into backcountry cabins and cars...
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Exploration Mysteries: The Khamar Daban Incident

Imagine kayaking on a river with your friends. It’s...
Kobusch in winter dawn suit on a rocky section of Everest.

Jost Kobusch Prepares for Another Winter Everest Attempt

Jost Kobusch has been in the Dolpo region of...
The first ascent route on Aleta de Tiburon (Shark Fin).

A First Ascent in the Southern Patagonia Icefield

This month, Fer Ferrandez and Matthew Tufts of the...
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Polar Forests? Yes, Discovery of Amber Proves Antarctica Once Had Them

Modern Antarctica is a frozen desert, largely devoid of...
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Antarctica 2024-5: Solo, Unsupported Crossings Have Begun

Most of this year's expeditions are still waiting to...
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Chinese Bag First Ascent of World’s 4th-Highest Unclimbed Peak

Some of the highest unclimbed peaks lie in remote...
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Missing U.S. Kayaker Faked Own Death and Fled to Eastern Europe

BY JUAN HERNANDEZ Ryan Borgwardt was reported missing on August...
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Great Explorers: Florence Baker

In 1861, in present-day South Sudan, Victorian explorer and...
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Jelle Veyt Begins Cycling to Aconcagua

Belgian adventurer Jelle Veyt has been attempting to tackle...
Herson and Caldwell on a portaledge pitched to a smooth grannite face on El Capitan

Tommy Caldwell and Connor Herson Free-Climb The Heart on El Capitan

Tommy Caldwell has free-climbed The Heart, one of the...
a man and a dog team

Eric Larsen, Jonathan Hayes to Recreate Historic ‘Serum Run’ Dogsled Journey

"An epidemic of diphtheria is almost inevitable here STOP...
Kei Narita climbing.

Adventure and Alpinism in the Hindu Raj: A New Japanese Route on Thui II

One of the most remarkable climbs of the year...
a great white shark

Bright Lights on Surf Gear Deter Shark Attacks, Study Finds

There's an old truism that's well worth remembering if...
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Remembering Gunter Oskar Dyhrenfurth

On this day in 1886, the German-Swiss mountaineer, geologist,...
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Swiss Fail on India’s Shivling But Open New Route on Its Neighbor

Stefan Siegrist and Jonas Schild of Switzerland returned to...

Greenland Hunters Bred Sled Dogs With Wolves for Strength

For centuries, when the Inuit hunters of North West...