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Eglington Tower.

All-Female Team Establishes New Route on Baffin Island Tower

Shira M. Biner, Kelly Fields, and Heather B. Smallpage...
Lionel Terray.

Remembering Lionel Terray

Today, July 25, would be the 104th birthday of...
A climber descending down a mixed ramp in cloudy weather.

Major Storms Hit the Karakoram, Upending Climbing, Trekking

Bad weather has thwarted all attempts to reach the...
A painting of a ship from two angles

The Long Search for the ‘Tryall,’ Australia’s First Shipwreck

In May of 1622, the English East India Company...
Left to right: Dani Arnold, Simon Gielt, and Alexander Huber on the east summit of JIrishanca.

A New Route on Jirishanca in the Andes

Dani Arnold, Alexander Huber, and Simon Gietl have opened...
Italian rescue teams extract an injured caver from 40m underground in the Abisso Paperino cave system.

Trapped Caver Saved After Rescuers Use Explosives

A 63-year-old speleologist has been rescued from the Abisso...
The view from the top of the second rock band on the Cassin Ridge.

Three Ski Lines and the Cassin Ridge, All in One Denali Season

On May 28, Max Kilcoyne stood alone above 6,000m....
Mingma Gyalze Sherpa, known as Mingma G, on K2.

K2 Teams Are Running Out of Time

Anxiety gnaws at climbers on K2 and Broad Peak;...
An ocelot in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest

Amazonian Ocelots and Opossums Join Forces

Camera traps in the jungles of Peru have captured...
A climber paddling white waters in a packraft.

Climbing and Packrafting Expedition to Canada’s Unclimbables

Italians Dario Eynard, David Bacci, Giacomo Meliffi, and Enrico...
Greenland

Greenlandic Ice Cores Chart 12,000 Years of Civilization

Like the inverse of the mythical butterfly flapping its...
map of Lake Parime in colour

Exploration Mysteries: Lake Parimé

We’ve all heard of El Dorado. The fabled lost...
The sun from a high camp on Broad Peak.

Broad Peak Summit Push Starts With Uncertainty

The Madison Mountaineering team has announced a summit push...
Dave Greene and Gaia Aish at their journey's end: the Arctic Ocean.

From the Yukon to the Arctic: 1,700km by Bike and Canoe

Last month, Canadian adventurers Dave Greene and Gaia Aish...
The surface of an asteroid.

Asteroid Deflection Experiment Triggered Unexpected Debris

Planetary scientists have published a detailed follow-up on the...
Maria Cardell on the summit of Nanga Parbat.

Urubko and Cardell Share Details of New Route on Nanga Parbat

Denis Urubko of Russia and Maria Cardell of Spain...
Rescuers in action using a helicopter.

Two French Climbers Die in Mont Blanc Accident

On July 19, two French climbers, a 25-year-old woman...
Adib Bahig of Hunza, one of yesterday's summits on Gasherbrum I.

Summits on Gasherbrum I

Several teams summited Gasherbrum I on Sunday from 11...
Italian Alpinist Tamara Lunger.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
Nicolas Hojac and Philipp Bruger during their record climb of the Bernese North Face Trilogy. Cover of the documentary "The Fast Line".

Controversy Surrounds Speed Record on Bernese North Face Trilogy

A mountaineering dispute continues to simmer after climber Stephan...
Everest Revisted banner.

Weekend Warmup: Everest Revisited: 1924–2024

A new film, Everest Revisited: 1924–2024, invites viewers to...
Close shot of Pakistani climber Iftikhar Hussain holding his national flag.

Pakistani Climber Dies in an Avalanche on K2

High-altitude worker Iftikhar Hussain of Pakistan lost his life...
The group of paddlers approaching the mouth of the Klamath River on the final day.

Indigenous Teens Kayak Klamath River to Celebrate Dam Removal

A group of young people from several Native American...
Climbing team with locals in front of 2 vans.

Latok III Expedition Begins

Thomas Huber, Jon Griffin, and Tad McCrea are back...