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Second Seven Summits: Mount Townsend
The Second Seven Summits involves climbing the second-highest peak...
Best Stargazing In the U.S.? Try These ‘Dark Sky’ Locations
By now, you’re aware that dark night skies are...
The Man Who Bought a Tropical Island and What He Did With It
In 1962, Brendon Grimshaw did something many of us...
Seb Berthe Bails on ‘The Dawn Wall’ After Long Effort
Sebastien Berthe’s effort to send the world’s hardest multipitch...
No-Summit Week on Dhaulagiri and Annapurna
Carlos Soria retreated from Camp 3 on Dhaulagiri today....
Veteran Arctic Travelers to Traverse Axel Heiberg Island
Arctic veterans John Dunn and Graeme Magor will soon...
Transglobal Car Expedition Loses Vehicle Through Ice; Local Inuit Village Outraged
On March 23, an international group known as the...
Will the Old Guy Make it At Last? Carlos Soria in Camp 3 on Dhaulagiri
Editor's note: An earlier version of this story, based...
Annapurna Climbers Struggle; Plus Updates on the Other 8,000’ers
Annapurna (8,091m) summit push
Heavy snowfall has prompted the 8K...
Fraud Suit Leveled Against ‘First Woman to Travel to Every Country’
If you follow international travel celebrities on social media,...
Billi Bierling: “One 8,000’er Per Season Is Old School”
Billi Bierling is a great source of information for...
Spring Himalayan Update: More on Who’s Where, Doing What
Peter Hamor, Marius Gane and Horia Colibasanu arrived yesterday...
Nima Tenji Sherpa Dies in Everest’s Khumbu Icefall
Nima Tenji Sherpa, a climbing guide from Waku, Solukhumbu...
Great Balls of Fire: Biggest Comet Ever Is Hurtling Our Way
Scientists have spotted a massive — and only somewhat...
Extremely Rare Death Valley Fish Found in Highest Numbers in Decades
Take a deep breath and say this along with...
