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Archil Badriashvili Dies in Freak Mountain Accident

The mountain community awoke to shocking news from the...
the paraglider takes a selfie with the summit of K2 behind him.

‘All Four of Us Paraglided from the Summit of K2’

Four French climbers summited K2 without oxygen on July...
arctic radar station

Polar Bears Kill Worker at Arctic Radar Station

On Thursday, August 8, two polar bears killed an...
SUP'er on calm water

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
Aztec ruins.

Exploration Mysteries: Aztlan

Where did the Aztecs come from? Despite a wealth...
The Titan submersible.

$50 Million Lawsuit Filed After Titan Submersible Tragedy

BY ALEXANDER HARO When the Titan submersible imploded on its...
skier skiing a hillside beside the open sea

Weekend Warm-Up: Creation Theory

Creation Theory is not just a movie about adventure...
A23a, the world's largest iceberg in a stormy sea

World’s Largest Iceberg Trapped in Vortex

Like a canoe caught indefinitely in a recirculating wave,...
The site where the 'hobbit' remains were discovered

Hobbit-Sized Humans Once Thrived in Indonesia

One-meter-tall humans? It sounds incredible, something out of a...
Dust created by a rockfall on the rock face of Dru, Alps

Major Rockfall Plagues the Alps Again This Summer

Again this year, huge rockfalls are changing the shape...
Summer in Antarctica.

Heat Wave Hits Antarctica In Dead of Winter

It may not sound like what most of us...
two canoes paddling away

From Canoes to a Sailboat: Canada West-to-East Arrives at Baker Lake

The Canada West-to-East team has shape-shifted as it has...
Boeing Starliner docked at the International Space Station.

Marooned in Space Until 2025

Two NASA astronauts stuck on the International Space Station...
Selfie of the team or rescuers who retrieved the body of Muhhamad Hassan from the Bottleneck of K2

First Step to a Better Future: Retrieving Muhammad Hassan’s Body from K2

Last week, Pakistani climbers brought the body of Muhammad...
Cesen and Livingstone laugh while posing with ragged peaks behind them.

Cesen and Livingstone Summit Rarely Climbed Gasherbrum III

Ales Cesen of Slovenia and Tom Livingstone of the...
Olga Lukashenko, Anastasia Kozlova, and Daria Seryupova on a portaledge on the face of Mount Argo.

Three Women Notch New Routes in the Remote Pamirs

Most readers will not be familiar with the Ashat...
two gold coins

Archaeologists Find Pot of Gold Buried for 2,400 Years

A group of Michigan archaeologists working in Turkey found...
Close shot of Pasang Lhamu in 1990's mountain gear.

Female Everest Pioneers Honored on Netflix — and the Moon

Two Sherpa women who made history on Everest are...
Rowing the Northwest Passage.

Northwest Passage Teams Set to Cross Paths

Two paddling teams heading in opposite directions in the...
Avalanche on Khan Tengri on July 29

Boris Dedeshko Describes the Deadly Avalanche He Survived on Khan Tengri

Kazakh alpinist Boris Dedeshko was one of three survivors...
A large drone soard from Everest Base Camp

Drones Will Help Sherpas Avoid Everest Icefall Next Year

Tests carried out on Everest last spring with cargo...
Kihansi spray toad

Overlooked Fungus Drives Toads to Extinction

The Kihansi spray toad officially became extinct in the...
Mont Blanc du Tacul in pre-dawn light

One Dead, Four Injured From Serac Fall Near Mont Blanc

Once again this year, a piece of serac fell...
Sharp grnaite spites rising among rags of cloud.

Italians Head to Nangma Valley, ‘the Yosemite of the Karakoram’

While Pakistan's 8,000'ers are now deserted, August is a...