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The Devil Made Me Do It: Why So Many Wild Places Are Called Hell This or Hell That
Environmentalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Wallace Stegner once famously...
Guides Open New Route in Rolwaling: The Future of Nepal Climbing?
Danika Gilbert of the U.S. and Pasang Kidar Sherpa...
Tibetan Elevation Causing Human Evolution in Real Time
Fans of mountaineering likely know all about altitude sickness....
Climbers Tanner Wanish and Michael Vaill Smash Yosemite Triple Crown Speed Record
Climbers Tanner Wanish and Michael Vaill racked up a...
Underwater Caves Give Clues About Early Homo Sapiens in Sicily
Underwater caves off the coast of Sicily offer new...
Poles Attempt New Route on Khumbu’s Kyajo Ri
Months after their winter attempt on Pakistan's Trango Tower,...
Dane Steadman on the First Ascent of Yashkuk Sar
Dane Steadman squeezed in some time between his flights...
A Climbing History of the Nilgiri Himal
The Nilgiri Himal in the Annapurna massif includes 7,061m...
Listen to the Weird, Scary Sound of the Earth’s Magnetic Field Flipping
About 41,000 years ago, the Earth's magnetic field suddenly...
Mosquitoes and Black Flies: How They Find You, How to Keep Them Away, And More
"A cloud of cumbrous gnats do him molest,
All striving...
Weekend Warm-Up: Fay Manners and Michelle Dvorak Tackle Denali’s ‘Cassin Ridge’
What do you do when a good friend and...
Karl Bushby and Angela Maxwell Swim Across the Caspian Sea
Angela Maxwell and Karl Bushby have spent years walking...
Aoki and Mitoro Turn Back on Nilgiri North
Nilgiri North gave Japanese Tatsuya Aoki and Takuya Mitoro...
Nima Rinji, 18, to Join Simone Moro on Winter Manaslu
Nima Rinji Sherpa made headlines around the world last...
Russian Man Found Alive After 67 Days Adrift at Sea
A Russian man has survived a grueling 67 days...
Kilian Jornet Reflects on Frantic Alpine Challenge in Thoughtful Diary
A month ago, Kilian Jornet climbed all 84 of...
Where to See Wildlife in the Himalaya
Most visitors don’t consider the Himalaya a wildlife destination,...
Exploration Mysteries: Did King Solomon’s Mines Really Exist?
In 1934, an archaeologist was digging in the Timna...
