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a black-colored bear charges a full-grown female tiger

Clash of Jungle Giants: Tiger vs. Bear in India

You might think that a rumble between a tiger...
Nanga Parbat covered in snow and some clouds

Nanga Parbat Season Begins

Anna Tybor and Tom Lafaille are currently the only...
ancient skull

Ancient Egyptian Skull Shows Evidence of Cancer Treatment

Cancer is rarely discussed in connection with ancient cultures....
Trekkers heading for a wide snowy col

Blizzard Kills Nine Indian Trekkers in Garhwal Himalaya

Bad weather trapped a group of 22 trekkers last...
An illustration of a Patagonian encampment; from an account by French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville (1840s).

Exploration Mysteries: The Giants of Patagonia

Explorers and mapmakers called uncharted lands Terra Incognita. Though...
a Joro spider

Flamingos, Spiders, and Other Animals Are Showing Up Where They’ve Never Been

Developing an amateur interest in naturalism means becoming intimately...
Diving.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
Nima rinji Sherpa looks up

18-Year-Old Summits Kangchenjunga

The last team of the season summited Kangchenjunga this...
horses on rolling grassland

Modern Horses Date Back 4,200 Years

The domestication of horses was not a single event....
Gelje from the back, opens his arms while carrying rolls of rope on the south face of Cho Oyu

Cho Oyu Summited From Nepal!

What a season finale: Gelje Sherpa has fulfilled his...
black bear

I’ve Been Attacked by a Bear, and I Still ‘Choose the Bear’

BY RACHELLE SCHRUTE A recent social media trend highlighting that...
close shots of Nima Rinji and Alasdair McKenzie with mountain clothes and sunglasses.

Teens Push Season in Race For Youngest 14×8,000m Record

The 2024 spring climbing season is, surprisingly, not yet...
Orca swimming alongside a boat.

Boat-Sinking Orcas are Just Breaking Toys, New Theory Says

A tiny pod of orcas in the Strait of...
nanda devi peak

Three Elite Alpinists Ready to Start Up Remote, Difficult Nanda Devi East

Manu Pellisier of France, Marko Prezelj of Slovenia, and...
seahenge from above

Seahenge Mystery Solved

Seahenge is a 4,000-year-old circle of timber on the...
Climbers on a steep snow/ice face, leaning on crampon points and ice-axes

Late Fall in the Andes: A New Route, a Third Ascent, and a Fatal Accident

Although winter has almost arrived in Peru, several teams...
The east face of Matterhorn (Cervino) in the morning light.

Skier Falls 1,000m to his Death on the Matterhorn

A 34-year-old Italian died while attempting to ski down...
chinese spacecraft

China’s Moon Probe Is On Its Way Back From The Far Side, With First Samples

Earlier this week, China’s Chang’e 6 probe landed on...
Impressive Karakoram peak with a distinctive pillar yet unclimbed

Alpine Style Action: Cutting Edge Grants For 2024

Every spring for over a century, the American Alpine...
A hiker stands shallow water in leather books and Darn Tough socks. There is a river behiind her, with snow capped mountains in distance.

The Best Hiking Socks of 2024

Hiking socks are a critical piece of outdoor gear....
town view of Nuuk

New Greenland Int’l Airport Nears Completion — but is Greenland Ready?

Perched on the tip of a fiord in Baffin...
Charles Barrett.

Pro Rock Climber Charles Barrett Gets Life Sentence for Multiple Sexual Assaults

Charles Barrett, a 40-year-old rock climber convicted of sexual...
Everest at night from Base Camp, with a lamp on a chorten

Climbing Community Reacts to NYT Article on Nirmal Purja

The climbing community is reacting to the article published...