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Climbers on a fixed rope going up on Rverest

Everest: Hurried Summits Hours Before the Season Ends

A significant number of climbers summited Everest today from...
May 23, 2025
Climbers on Kangchenjunga.

Kangchenjunga: The Season’s Last Summits?

Everest is not the only 8,000'er where time is...
May 23, 2025
Russian climbers take a selfie on Jannu East

A Bold Attempt at One of the Most Coveted Goals in the Himalaya

Yuri Koshelenko and Aleksey Lonchinski have just returned from...
May 22, 2025
Tents and climbers on the wide South Col of Everest.

Everest: The Final Wave Begins, Amid Rumors of an Early Closure

Everest has had nearly 500 summits so far, but...
May 22, 2025
penguin seeming to run

Penguin Speedster Sets Antarctic FPT (Fastest Penguin Time)

A three-penguin race on Galindez Island, site of the...
May 22, 2025
Two climbers on a lonely Himalayan snow ridge.

New Trad Route Near Kangchenjunga

Peter Hamor of Slovakia and Nives Meroi and Romano...
May 22, 2025
three rowers against a hazy colored sky

Ocean Rowing Roundup for May

Since our last ocean rowing roundup, one crew has...
May 22, 2025
A tent on the moor at sunset

UK Supreme Court Upholds Right to Wild Camp on Dartmoor

The UK Supreme Court has solidified the public's right...
May 21, 2025
A cow airlifted on a long-line operation in a swiss village

Swiss Village Evacuated as Peak Above Collapses

Rockfalls are common in the Alps, but this one...
May 21, 2025
three kayakers stand by Patagonian fiord

A 32-Day Kayak Journey Through Southern Patagonia

Earlier this month, three kayakers completed a 32-day expedition...
May 21, 2025
Brit climbers on O2 wave a Union Jack on the summmit of Everest.

Xenon Climbers Summit Everest in Five Days from Home

All four members of the Furtenbach Adventures team who...
May 21, 2025
A woman on a small sail boat at sea

A Survival Classic: Tami Oldham Ashcraft’s 41 Days Alone at Sea

In 1983, Tami Oldham Ashcraft was adrift on a...
May 20, 2025
Climbers queue along the summit ridge of Everest, in high winds.

Everest: Would-Be Summiters Continue Despite High Winds

Weather forecasts are particularly complex this season, as the...
May 20, 2025
pile of old gold coins

Czech Hikers Discover 600 Gold Coins Worth $340,000

Two Czech hikers have unearthed nearly 600 gold coins...
May 20, 2025
Climbers on a fixed ropes on the Lhotse Face with camp 3 tents below them, as they head for the Camp 4 of Everest.

Everest Xenon Climbers Hurry to Make Ambitious Deadline, Despite High Winds

The four men who want to climb Everest in...
May 20, 2025

The Puffin-Cam Is Now Live on These British Islands

Each spring, the Farne Islands off England's Northumberland coast...
May 19, 2025
An abandoned mill surrounded by cinderblocks.

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...
May 19, 2025
sledder and sled in snowy, rocky canyon

Arctic Roundup: A Mythical Quest Ends in Greenland; Ellesmere Trek Continues

As snow disappears from the land, even in the...
May 19, 2025
A climber on Everest summit ridge under the stars

Everest: 135 Sunday Summits, Two Dead on Lhotse, Wind Alert

Yesterday, a whopping 135 climbers reached the top of...
May 19, 2025
Sirbaz Khan with a baseball cap and the flanks of K2 behind him

More Summits on Kangchenjunga Today

A second group of climbers summited Kangchenjunga today, eight...
May 18, 2025
Oliver Widger and his cat

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
May 18, 2025
portrait of smiling climber

Summits, Summits, and More Summits Today on Everest

A long line of climbers has been marching toward...
May 18, 2025
Skiers on slopes with Eiger in Background, Swill Alps.

More About Yesterday’s Avalanche on the Eiger

Here are some more facts about the deadly avalanche...
May 18, 2025
The northeast side of the Eiger.

Updated: Major Avalanche Strikes the Eiger; Two Dead

Today, an avalanche hit several people on Switzerland's iconic...
May 17, 2025