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Everest Xenon Climbers Hurry to Make Ambitious Deadline, Despite High Winds
The four men who want to climb Everest in...
The Puffin-Cam Is Now Live on These British Islands
Each spring, the Farne Islands off England's Northumberland coast...
Your Guide to West Virginia’s National Radio Quiet Zone: No Wi-Fi, No Cell Service
Last week, my friend Dana finished law school. To...
Arctic Roundup: A Mythical Quest Ends in Greenland; Ellesmere Trek Continues
As snow disappears from the land, even in the...
Everest: 135 Sunday Summits, Two Dead on Lhotse, Wind Alert
Yesterday, a whopping 135 climbers reached the top of...
More Summits on Kangchenjunga Today
A second group of climbers summited Kangchenjunga today, eight...
Summits, Summits, and More Summits Today on Everest
A long line of climbers has been marching toward...
More About Yesterday’s Avalanche on the Eiger
Here are some more facts about the deadly avalanche...
Updated: Major Avalanche Strikes the Eiger; Two Dead
Today, an avalanche hit several people on Switzerland's iconic...
Russian Cosmonaut Calls International Space Station from Everest
Earlier this week, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryazansky made a...
Everest Summit Wave Begins Tomorrow; One Climber Longline Rescued From 7,200m
After only a trickle of summits for several days...
Forgotten 7,000’ers: The Elusive Kirat Chuli — Lots of Failures, Just One Ascent
Our Forgotten 7,000'ers series continues with the climbing history...
10 Ways to Explore Sardinia’s Fabled Gulf of Orosei
The second-largest island in the Mediterranean, Sardinia's charm lies...
Second Foreigner Dies on Everest; Everest-Lhotse Summits
Subrata Ghosh, a 45-year-old from West Bengal, India, has...
Two New Crocodile Species Discovered in Mexico
Scientists have discovered two unknown species of crocodile on...
How the Great San Francisco Treasure Hunt Was Solved
Eighteen bold letters, preserved in a clearing, sight a...
Everest: First Deaths; Main Summit Wave This Weekend
Philipp Santiago II of the Philippines died at Camp...
Two Men Convicted for Felling the Beloved Sycamore Gap Tree
Two men have been convicted of felling the Sycamore...
Dozens of Everest Climbers Summit During a Pocket Window
Although most climbers plan to summit Everest from May...
Updated: Skier Dies in 300m Fall in Alps’ Couloir des Cosmiques
On May 10, a French skier in his 50s...
50 Years Ago, Junko Tabei Became the First Woman to Summit Everest
BY JENNY HALL
It was May 4, 1975. The Japanese...
