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Close shot of the climbers with helmets and high mountaineering outfit.

Mick Fowler and Vic Saunders, Now Almost 70, Rejoin For ‘Secret’ First Ascent

Almost 40 years after their first joint expedition, British...
spacecraft in orbit

How a Polar Guide Became an Astronaut

Imagine you were guiding a ski trip in Svalbard....
artist's rendition of a meteor striking Earth

Origin of Asteroid That Wiped Out Dinosaurs Pinpointed

Sixty-six million years ago, the Chicxulub asteroid struck Earth...
A cave of ice and snow in Breioamerkurjokull glacier

Updated: One American Tourist Dead in Iceland Ice Cave Collapse

A wall of ice leading to a popular tourist...
Scuba diving in a feeding frenzy.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
360˚ images of the Simpson Desert.

Louis Loncke Aborts Double Crossing of the Simpson Desert

Belgian adventurer Louis-Philippe Loncke's attempt to complete a double...
The Matterhorn.

Weekend Warm-Up: Another View of the Matterhorn’s Dangerous Descent

It has been a tough summer season in the...
buffalypso in a forest

Weirdest Animal Hybrids: What on Earth is a Buffalypso?

At school, wildlife is pretty straightforward. Kids are told...
rainbow-colored mineral from the mantle

Mantle Rocks From ‘Lost City’ May Give Clues to Origin of Life

Researchers have drilled a window into the layer of...
Kilian Jornet shillouetting while scrambling on a ridge in low light

An Otherworldly Kilian Jornet Smashes All Previous Records on His Alpine Connections Challenge

On August 10, Kilian Jornet won Switzerland's Sierre Zinal...
volcano and tiny hikers

Terrified Hikers Flee Erupting Volcano

Shocking footage shows a group of hikers running for...
Simon Carrier and Maxime Geoffroy

Ice Stops Northwest Passage Kayakers

Canadian kayakers Simon Carrier and Maxime Geoffroy had a...
Mont Blanc du tacul as seen from the east, with the couloird signaled

Two More Dead on Mont Blanc Du Tacul in Rappeling Accident

Two Spanish climbers died yesterday on the Gervasutti Couloir...
The climbers lays on a bed and a doctor standing by his side checks some radiographies

Gasherbrum IV: Stranded Climbers Airlifted

Sergey Mironov and Mikhail Mironov are finally at a...

Fisherman Knocked Unconscious After Whale Tail Hits Him in the Face

BY ALEXANDER HARO On the morning of August 18, a...
The Andromeda and the Milky Way.

Will Our Galaxy Collide With Andromeda? Good News: The Odds are Just 50-50

Astronomers have long believed that our Milky Way will...
lake nyos aerial

The 1986 Deadly Gas Blanket From Lake Nyos

It was a scene out of a horror movie....
Close shot of Sam Hennessey with dawn jacket, helmet and sunglasses

Sam Hennessey: A Quiet Excellence

This fall, Sam Hennessey will attempt the north face...

When a Day on Earth Was Just 22 Hours Long

Earth's rotation has been slowing over time, but not...
Close shot of Nawang Sherpa, carrying a backpack

Here is Nawang Sherpa, Who Died on Everest Out of Loyalty

Nawang Sherpa died because he refused to abandon his...
Gasherbrum IV in a windy day

Gasherbrum IV Rescue: Stranded Climbers Helped Down to ABC

Rescuers reached Sergey Mironov and Mikhail Mironov this morning...
Two pictures of a granite big wall rising over grassy plains and capped with snow.

New Big Wall Route in East Greenland

Dodging the polar bears that have been abundant in...
an illustration of ruins underwater

Exploration Mysteries: Where Are These Famous Figures Buried?

Despite what proponents of pseudo-archaeology would have you believe,...
dodo in natural environment

The Speedy Dodo: History’s Most Misunderstood Bird

The poster child of extinction is also one of...