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Golden light on the summit of Spantik at sunset.

Another Japanese Climber Dies on Spantik

Spantik, one of Pakistan's most popular 7,000m peaks, is...
July 3, 2024
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Earliest-Known Rock Climb Stood Unrepeated for Centuries

If people rock climbed before 1492, the evidence is...
July 3, 2024
K2 with lots of snow, Karakoram, Pakistan

Number of Climbers on K2 Soars

Yesterday, we wrote that the alpinists on K2 are...
July 3, 2024
a network of mycelium

Artist Creates Full-Size Kayak From Fungus

There are lots of ways to make a boat....
July 3, 2024
aerial of Ganges River Delta

A Massive Earthquake Once Changed the Course of the Ganges

About 2,500 years ago, a huge earthquake hit the...
July 3, 2024
The climber in a t-shirt with jagged peaks in background.

Alpinists Get An Early Jump on K2

K2 has started differently this season. While the commercial...
July 2, 2024
swarm of ants on a car window

‘Hitchhiking’ Ants Use Cars to Colonize New Territory

Inside their complex colonies, ants take on one of...
July 2, 2024
two photos of the south face of Pisco with climbing lines marked

The Pisco Controversy: New Route or Variation?

Last week, Spanish climbers Eneko and Iker Pou announced...
July 1, 2024
David Goettler, left, and Mike Arnold.

No Summit on the Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat

After a long silence, news finally came from the...
July 1, 2024
desert town

Exploration Mysteries: Lost City of the Kalahari

In 1885, tightrope walker-turned-explorer William Leonard Hunt was searching...
July 1, 2024
three woolly mammoths

Small Population of Woolly Mammoths Survived for Centuries, Against All Odds

Ten thousand years ago, as the Pleistocene ended and...
July 1, 2024
green children

Exploration Mysteries: The Green Children of Woolpit

Once upon a time in the 12th century, two...
June 30, 2024
a green and golden bell frog

‘Frog Saunas’ Could Help Combat Deadly Amphibian Fungus

It's not easy being green, as one of our...
June 30, 2024
Man paddleboarding

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
June 30, 2024
Jannu (Khumbhakarna) North Face and Jannu East.

Climbing History of the Peaks of the 2024 Cutting Edge Grants. Part 3: Jannu East

Every spring for over a century, the American Alpine...
June 29, 2024
people in funny candid poses in front of a big truck

Clean up that Doo, Fidlet! Linguist Untangles Antarctic Slang and Society

Hey Antarctic newbie, are you a "fingee" or a...
June 29, 2024
fell runner on overcast Welsh ridgeline

Weekend Warm-Up: Trail Running Every Mountain in Wales

Will Renwick is the first to tell you that...
June 29, 2024
a hand holds a book in front of a window with skyscrapers in the background

Travel Icon Lonely Planet Shutters China Operations

Even the longest journeys have to come to an...
June 28, 2024
Satellite image showing the Moon passing in front of the Earth. The far side of the Moon is illuminated to the camera.

China Just Retrieved Rocks from the Dark Side of the Moon. What Does This Mean for Science?

On Tuesday, a strange bell-shaped casket floated gently down...
June 28, 2024
black and white primate with tufted ears and wide eyes in tree

Singing Lemurs Share Ancient Musical Heritage with Humans

Singing has served as one of the world’s main...
June 28, 2024
Climbers walk away towards the mountains on a flat, sandy plain

Pakistan Update: K2, Gasherbrums, Nanga Parbat

Most teams in Pakistan's Karakoram and Himalaya are using...
June 28, 2024
The Canada west to east team on Great Slave Lake.

Canada West-to-East Crew Finish Paddling Great Slave Lake

Nicolas Roulx and Catherine Chagnon are now nine weeks...
June 27, 2024
Bruchez skis in the fog on a very steep snow ramp

Another Crazy Late-Season Ski Descent in the Alps

Yesterday, Vivian Bruchez and Guillaume Pierrel made the first...
June 27, 2024
jelly-like robot skin

We’re One Step Closer to Giving Robots a ‘Human’ Face

From Frankenstein’s monster to Roy Batty and beyond, humanoid...
June 27, 2024