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Studying The Swollen Stream that Killed Chris McCandless of ‘Into The Wild’

A university study offers new information on one of...
July 27, 2022
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Austrian Court Rules Tourist Who Caught COVID at Ski Resort May Be Compensated

The Austrian town and resort of Ischgl came under...
July 27, 2022
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Denis Urubko Heads to K2 for Record-Tying 8,000’er

Denis Urubko is on his way to K2 to...
July 27, 2022
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How Victor Vescovo Found the Deepest Shipwreck in History

As the submersible glides through the icy black of...
July 27, 2022
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Northwest Passage Kayakers Begin Soon

The Northwest Passage’s days as a mysterious, notoriously difficult...
July 26, 2022
A line of climbes moves up a steep part of K2 in orange morning light

K2 is Beginning to Look a Lot Like Everest

When 145 climbers summited K2 in a single record-breaking...
July 26, 2022
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See the Solar System’s Biggest Canyon Up Close: Mesmerizing Mars Photos

Recently released images from the European Space Agency (ESA)...
July 26, 2022
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Two Missing Climbers Found Dead on K2

As we wrote three days ago, Canadian climber Richard...
July 26, 2022
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Seb Bouin Climbs Most Badass Sport Route Ever

Just one week after envisioning an unprecedented king link-up...
July 26, 2022
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Zangerl and Larcher Also Free Climb Trango Route; Plus: Romanian Survives

Two days after Edu Marin made just the second...
July 26, 2022

Micro-Yachting: UK Man to Cross the Atlantic in a 3ft 3in boat 

Next spring, Andrew Bedwell will try to sail alone...
July 25, 2022

12 Women Complete 4,500km Trans-Himalayan Expedition

In mid-March, 12 women left on a five-month, 4,500km...
July 25, 2022
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Masherbrum, Trango Tower, and More From the Karakoram

Some interesting climbs, including a first ascent, have taken...
July 24, 2022

Found: Complete DNA of Pompeii Man Who Died 2,000 Years Ago

Improvements in DNA analysis have once again allowed archaeologists...
July 24, 2022

ExWeb’s Adventure Links of The Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
July 24, 2022
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Canadian Climber Missing on K2

Canadian climber Richard Cartier of Quebec has gone missing...
July 23, 2022
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British Climber Dies on Broad Peak

While all the attention focused yesterday on the record...
July 23, 2022
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Weekend Warm-Up: Revisit ’70s Luxury With Winnebago’s Flying Camper Van

While American culture has a historic love affair with...
July 23, 2022
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Science Links of the Week

A passion for the natural world drives many of...
July 23, 2022
Several people help a stricken climber down Broad Peak

Rescue on Broad Peak

"What is more important, ambition or human life?" Azerbaijani...
July 22, 2022

K2: Tseng Summits No-O2, Night Approaches as Climbers Descend

We now have more details about today's K2 summits....
July 22, 2022

Summit Tsunami on K2

When the weather improved, six Sherpas quickly fixed the...
July 22, 2022
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With a Can Stuck in Its Mouth, a Polar Bear Comes to People for Help

An emaciated polar bear with its tongue stuck in...
July 22, 2022
The East Face of 6,344m Siula Grande

First Ascent of the East Wall of the ‘Touching the Void’ Peak

Two Catalan climbers have set a new route on...
July 22, 2022