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a dense forest

Single and Ready to Mingle: World’s Loneliest Plant Seeks Mate

If you think it's rough out there for single...
a yellow planet with green bodies of liquid

Homeless Mr. Spock: Real-Life Planet Vulcan Doesn’t Exist After All

Planet Vulcan was the famous homeworld of the humanoid...
red rescue helicopter against white-blue peak

Stuck in Snow Cave, Two Hypothermic Denali Climbers Await Rescue

Denali park rangers sprang into action when several mountaineers...
A dead body on the snow on Everest and ropes going down the slope

Everest Ropes Mystery: The Other Side Speaks

Yesterday, Nirmal Purja confirmed to ExplorersWeb that the ropes...
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Rogue Waves Are Getting More Frequent. Here’s Why

It's an oft-quoted fact that we know less about...
Ziemski on skis on a slope of pack snow

Kangchenjunga: Poles Safe in Base Camp After Difficult Descent

To everyone's relief, Bartek Ziemski and Oswald Rodrigo Pereira...
Purja on the summit of Everest

Everest: Nirmal Purja Posts Video of Cut Ropes, Shares Details

The last teams on Everest are back down. Among...
Hillary and Tenzing in 1953 mountain clothes

Everest Season Closes on International Everest Day

Everest's 2024 season ended today. All the remaining teams...
A Sherpa on a snow slope, pulls the rope he is clipped in from inside the packed snow

Kangchenjunga: Angry Crossfire in Base Camp as Poles Descend

The atmosphere was far from friendly in Kangchenjunga Base...
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Billionaire Funds New Submersible to Dive to Titanic Depths

Nearly a year after the ill-fated Titan submersible imploded...
The board lying on the glacier rocky gound at an empty Everest Base Camp

Everest Billboard Comes Down as Season Nears End

It was the first controversy of the 2024 Everest...
pictographs of supernova?

Do These Ancient Pictographs Show a Supernova?

In 1953, two CalTech astrophysicists with a side passion...
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A First Ski Descent in the French Alps

Benjamin Vedrines and Nicolas Jean have made the first...
The Polish climber in yellow jackets and in a yellow tent.

Two Surprises: A Kangchenjunga Summit, and an Attempt on Cho Oyu

As we mentioned yesterday, commercial teams returned to Base...
Tent camping on the tundra in Lake Clark National Park

The Best Backpacking Sleeping Pads of 2024

A good night's rest is vital to the success...
Climbers on a snow-loaded summit ride on Everest, in clouds

Everest ‘Dirty Politics’ Leads To Claim Of Rope Cutting, Gov. Investigation

Nirmal Purja made bold claims on Sunday, posting on...
an anglerfish on a beach

Treasure from the Deep: Deep-Sea Anglerfish Washes Ashore in Oregon

There's rare, and then there's deep-sea anglerfish rare. Only...
Kangchenjunga alpenglow

Kangchenjunga: A Bitter Ending With No Summit

It's been a long wait with no reward for...
Expedition AKOR team.

Canada West to East Trades Pedals for Paddles

Nicolas Roulx and Catherine Chagnon have completed the cycling...
icy scene in coastal Antarctica

New Interactive Map of Antarctica Released

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has released an interactive...
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Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
The Stane Belak-Strauf Memorial Route.

Classic Climbs: The Northwest Face of Ama Dablam, 1996

For many, 6,814m Ama Dablam is one of the...
left: male climber on wall wearing blue jacket. Right: photo from high spot on rock wall by climber with legs in frame

Alex Honnold Demolishes El Cap Solo Speed Record

The world’s only Oscar-winning free soloist is at it...
skiing dirt

Weekend Warm-Up: Downhill on Dirt

James Pavelick, creator of the popular Rise & Alpine...