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a man aboard a row boat

Diabetic Rower Dies on Trans-Atlantic Voyage

One long-distance rower set out across the Atlantic Ocean,...
Camille Herron on her way to setting the women’s six-day world record.

560 Miles in 6 Days: Camille Herron Sets New Women’s World Record Run

American ultrarunner Camille Herron has set another world record. This...
The helicopter flies at dawn at the side of Matterhorn.

Swiss Tragedy: The Five Haute Route Skiers Died of Cold

Details have emerged about the five family members who...
gold artifacts

Inside a Powerful Ancient Man’s Tomb: Dozens of Human Sacrifices

A newly discovered tomb in Panama contains a fortune...
A canoe on a frozen lake in Canada.

Canada West to East: The North to South Gang Begins Another Mega-Journey Soon

Two years after (mostly) crossing Canada from north to...
A nomad's ger in deep snow, left, and a sheep pen with the dead sheep piled outside.

Herders Struggle to Survive Deadly Mongolian ‘Dzud’ Winter

Herders in Mongolia are undergoing an unusually harsh winter...
Thwaites ice cliff

Is It Curtains For the World’s Largest Glacier? What About Curtains Around It, Instead?

For some years now, scientists have warned climate change...
A snowy summit with a cross marking it, and high peaks in background.

Five Haute Route Skiers Dead, One Missing Near Matterhorn

Five skiers are dead and one is still missing...
The climber on aid-climbing gear to pass a crack on otherwise smooth granite.

Alaska: New Winter Route on The Moose’s Tooth

Marcin Tomaszewski and Pawel Haldas of Poland have safely...
the grey whale surfacing in the Atlantic Ocean

Grey Whale Spotted in Atlantic Ocean

Orla O’Brien and research partner Kate Laemmle were looking...
The classic bow shot.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
Star Dunes

Star Dune Mystery Solved

The largest dunes on Earth, star dunes reach hundreds...
old man standing with solar panels

Weekend Warm-Up: Modern-Day Gaucho Bucks Cowboy Tropes

The trope of the solitary man covers almost all...
The tiniest vertebrate in the world.

The Smallest Vertebrate in the World Lives in Brazil

A tiny frog only discovered in 2011 is the...
Hundreds of tents on the Khumbu glacier, the flank of Nuptse on the left.

Everest: Khumbu Authorities Ease Restrictions

The new regulations aiming at curbing excessive luxury on...
A rusty sword

Magnet Fisherman Hauls Rare Viking Sword From English River

Any angler will tell you, you never know what...
drawing of plants with shrubby tops and narrow, twiggy trunks

Found: World’s Oldest Forest, Which Changed Life Forever

If you were hiking through the world’s oldest forest,...
A wooly mammoth recreation at the Shanghai Natural History Museum

Breakthrough Draws ‘De-Extinction’ of Mammoth Nearer

Colossal Biosciences announced yesterday that it has created cells...
a climber in the shadows moves toward sunlight

This Week in Patagonia: Two More New Routes, One Solid Repetition

Luka Lindic and Luka Krajnc have opened a 500m...
a coiled bushmaster

We’re Closer to a Universal Antivenom for Snake Bites

BY STUART AINSWORTH AND CAMILLE ABADA   If you're bitten by...
Climbers sitting on two chairs, surrunded by rags of tent and scattered items.

What Went Wrong on Winter Trango Tower

Maciej Kimel and Michal Krol of Poland expected extreme...
tent, sleds and skis as the sun sets

A Polar Training Site in Northern Norway

A few years ago, I wrote an article for...
Tridentinosaurus antiquus.

280-Million-Year-Old Fossil is a Forgery

In 1931, researchers discovered an incredible reptile fossil in...
painting of Stewart and Indians

Great Explorers: William Drummond Stewart

William Drummond Stewart did not conquer lands of the...