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Tents on a huge snowy plain on Kangchenjunga

Like it or Not, There Are Still Only Eight 8,000m Peaks in Nepal

Nepal's Department of Tourism is determined to enlarge its...
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Newly Discovered Asteroid Could Hit Earth in 2032

Space agencies have spotted an asteroid that could collide...
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Two Kayakers Paddling 5,000Km From Ireland to Istanbul

If there’s one attitude that’s nearly universal among adventure...
NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover.

Liquid Water Once Flowed on the Surface of Mars

NASA's Curiosity Rover has discovered that the Martian surface...
Nathan Lockhust with climbing helmet and mirror glasses.

U.S. Climber Aims to Summit New Zealand’s 100 Greatest Peaks in One Season

Nathan Longhurst of the U.S. has been summiting and...
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New Zealand’s Mount Taranaki Granted Personhood

New Zealand has officially recognized Mount Taranaki as a...
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Translate this Ancient Script and Earn $1 Million

Nurtured by the alluvial planes of the Indus river,...
An image of a very bright blue star.

Great Mysteries of Outer Space: Fast Radio Bursts

We know more about the universe than many people...
A climber during the first traverse of Baby Molar, Molar, and Incisor peaks

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
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A Solo Packraft Descent of Sierra Leone’s Largest River

It was partway through Thomas Mariee's 17-day solo packrafting...
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A Mysterious Fungus Turns Irish Cave Spiders Into Zombies

While filming the BBC Winterwatch television series in Northern...
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Weekend Warm-Up: The Big Wait

The Big Wait begins with an unending field of blue...
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The Asteroid Bennu Has All the Building Blocks of Life

New research backs up the old hypothesis that the...
Cerro torre

Cerro Torre, 1959: One of Mountaineering’s Most Disputed Ascents

Today is the 66th anniversary of the disputed --...
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Cost of Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail Almost Doubles in Five Years

The 2024 Pacific Crest Trail hiker survey is out,...
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Starlink Now Beta Testing Direct-to-Cell Coverage

Cell phone dead zones in the U.S. took another...
Lenka poses in front of a Condor statue, her Aconcagua speed record printed on the photo

Slovak Woman Shatters Fastest Time Up Aconcagua

Lenka Polackova of Slovakia has smashed the female FKT...
The climbers under an overhanginf rock formation by the sea

Jeff and Priti Wright: How to Pursue a Life of Adventure While Making a Living

Jeff and Priti Wright's climbing resumé ranges from K6...
hiker on sunny day near top of snowy mountain

High-Altitude Sport Decreases Male Fertility

New research has shown that the low oxygen levels...
The Duke of the Abruzzi in uniform, with medals

Remembering the Duke of Abruzzi

On January 29, 1873, Prince Luigi Amadeo Giuseppe Maria...
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The Great Himalaya Trail, Part II: Rolwaling to the Tibetan Border

Nepal's Great Himalaya Trail runs 1,750km across the entire...
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Check Out This Rare Glimpse of the Northern Lights As Seen From the ISS

Few of us are lucky enough to catch a...
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Polish Adventurer to Cycle Gobi Desert in Winter

Polish adventurer Mateusz Waligora is returning to the Gobi...