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New Northernmost Island Discovered? Maybe Not
Northern Greenland's most prolific explorer suspects that the "new"...
Messner, Marin Stymied: No Luck for Last Climbers in the Karakorum
Extreme weather at both ends of the spectrum thwarted...
First Winter Climb and First Ski Descent of Patagonia’s Cerro Pinuer
The first documented ski descent of Patagonia's Cerro Pinuer...
Nepal’s Dawa Steven Pioneers New Route up Kilimanjaro
Dawa Steven Sherpa had never dreamed of traveling to...
Where Shepherds Stop: The 1991 Tragedy on Kawagarbo
One of the worst-ever mountaineering tragedies occurred not in...
Eyewitness Account: Mehri Jafari’s Fatal Fall on Pobeda
In previous articles, we reported on the fatal fall...
Caucasus Avalanche Injures Three on Busy Mountain
At least three climbers needed rescue after a huge...
Two Women, 600km Across the Aralkum Desert
Rosie Stancer, 61, is trekking 600km across Uzbekistan's Aralkum...
Great Survival Stories: 25 Days Adrift in an Icebox
In 2009, two men drifted helplessly inside an icebox...
Exploration Mysteries: The Disappearance of Ludwig Leichhardt
For German explorer and self-taught naturalist Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig...
Weekend (Not So) Warm-Up: Exit the North Pole
In 2019, two arctic explorers battled across the arctic...
Exploration Mysteries: The Disappearance of Michael Rockefeller
Michael Rockefeller disappeared under mysterious circumstances in November 1961...
Flash Expeditions: Speed and Loathing in the Mountains
In his acclaimed 1999 book, Extreme Alpinism: Climbing Light,...
Alex Txikon and Simone Moro to Return to Winter Manaslu
No, they didn't have enough last year. Yes, they...
