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For First Time In A Century, Record Heat Cancels Alps Climbing Tours
Even the Matterhorn is not an option.
The extraordinarily hot,...
Italians Finish Siula Grande Push Days Behind First Ascensionists
This summer has seen elite alpinists pioneering new routes...
Exploration Mysteries: Lasseter’s Reef
Harold Bell Lasseter was an odd character. People described...
Two More Quality First Ascents in the Peruvian Andes
Two new first ascents in Peru prove that the...
Bottled O2 Goes Global on Khan Tengri and Aconcagua
Yesterday, Dmitry Grekov of Ak-Sai Travel announced an unusual...
Eight Left: Man Will Climb All 282 of Scotland’s ‘Munro’ Peaks — in His 80s
Nick Gardner of Gairloch, Scotland, is 82 years old...
Extreme Stand-Up Paddleboarding: The Northwest Passage
It won't just be the Arctic Cowboys attempting to...
Madison Eklund Completes U.S. Section of 2,400km Kayak
Madison Eklund has completed the U.S. leg of her...
Flooding, Erosion Damage Route Back to Skardu
Floods have damaged several roads in Pakistan and hindering...
First Ascents of the North and East Faces of K7 Central
Notching first ascents on the North and East Faces...
U.S. Duo Snags Hardest Alpine Line in Peru’s Cordillera Huayhuash
American climbing partners Josh Wharton and Vince Anderson have...
Czechs Acclimatize for Masherbrum Epic; Plus More Karakorum News
The Czech team of Tomas Petrecek, Marek Holecek, and...
Pou Brothers Announce Even More New Climbs. We Build a Timeline
To say that the irrepressible Hermanos Pou have enjoyed...
1021 AD: The Precise Date The Vikings Lived in North America
We've long known that the Vikings lived in North...
Denis Urubko Summits K2 Alone, Closes in on Record
Denis Urubko summited K2 (8,611m) this morning at 7:30...
Round-the-World Trip Lands Karlis Bardelis in Dangerous Somalia
Karlis Bardelis had almost completed his human-powered circumnavigation of...
K2 — On the Eve of His 49th Birthday, Urubko Keeps Driving
Denis Urubko arrived at K2 Base Camp yesterday. By...
Record Time on K2; Plus, Harila and Nims Neck and Neck
This morning has seen new summits on K2, Broad...
Should We Create a Permanent Base On The Moon?
With renewed interest in space exploration, there is talk...
