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The climbers smile, shoulder to shoulder, with high mountains behind them.

U.S. Ultrarunners Aim For FKTs on Pumori and Lhotse

Last year, ultrarunner Tyler Andrews of the U.S. went...
Louis Margot starts his row to Columbia.

Ocean Rowing Roundup for April

Since our last roundup, very little has occurred in...
Abe beside his tent and sled in Antarctica.

Masatatsu Abe Dead at 41

Japanese polar adventurer Masatatsu Abe has died. The 41-year-old...
workers standing on sea ice

Eric Larsen on Why He Decided to Lead a North Pole Tour Through Russia

Yesterday, polar guide Eric Larsen returned to Colorado after...
A blue whale racing group.

Rare Blue Whale Mating Ritual Caught on Camera

In a sighting so rare it has only been...
The mace of seracs falling down to the right of the West Shoulder on Everest

Everest Climbs Delayed: What’s Going On With the Khumbu Icefall?

We're already in the second half of April and...
Lenga beech forest in Patagonia

Climate Change Plays Havoc with Trees’ Internal Clocks

Most people associate circadian rhythms and internal clocks with...
a long streak of rubble in a glacial channel below snowy mountains

Huge Rock Avalanche Cuts Loose on Swiss Peak

A massive landslide cut loose on a Swiss mountain...
Galay on the summit holding a big Ukrainian flag.

Annapurna: More Summits, Two Women Without O2

A small number of climbers summited Annapurna yesterday, including...
Weird sea creature known as a spaghetti monster

Deep-Sea Life Bonanza Discovered off Easter Island

Until recently, nobody knew the bounty of curious deep-sea...
Everest north side as seen from Rongbuk.

Everest Super Direct: The Japanese and Hornbein Couloirs

Two legendary Americans deviating from the normal route, two...
Artists impression of a Dusicyon avus.

Foxes Were Once Man’s Best Friend

A burial ground in Patagonia has revealed that before...
The Stairway to Heaven.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
clouds backing the spiky peak of Shisha Pangma.

Shisha Pangma Delays, Uncertainties

Shisha Pangma could be one of the busiest 8,000'ers...
climber on vertical face

Weekend Warm-Up: Definitely Ondra, But Quieter

What’s this new look on Adam Ondra? He’s not grunting...
penguins jumping off ice cliff

Belly Flop! Watch Penguin Chicks Plunge, Plummet, and Plop off Huge Ice Cliffs

Nobody knew why some six-month-old emperor penguin chicks routinely...
a sad clown in front of the Barneo ice camp, with a canceled stamp over the photo

The Puzzling Failure of Barneo

Russia has never been a transparent country. Especially for...
Skier descending on a mountain landscape.

Two Poles Will Climb Kangchenjunga and Makalu No-O2. One Will Then Ski Down

Last year, Bartek Ziemski and Oswald Rodrigo Pereira of...
"HELP" spelled out on a beach

‘HELP’ Message on Beach Triggers Unlikely Rescue for Castaways

When several shipwrecked mariners washed up on a remote...
Annapurna Base camp, with some tents and a chorten in front og the impressive mountain.

Climbers Summit Annapurna, Head Down After Dark in Long Day

The rope-fixing team reached the top of Annapurna around...
a line of climbers on Everest at the Hillary Step

Everest Headed For Another Record Year

Every week, Nepal's Department of Tourism (DoT) updates its...
Nicholas Bourne on his 1998 Africa run.

Brit Who First Ran Length of Africa in 1998 Calls Current Controversy ‘A Storm in a Teacup’

Nicholas Bourne, a British runner who ran the length...
Makalu on a sunny day

2024’s First Summits on Makalu

Surprisingly, Annapurna was not the first 8,000m peak summited...
Camp on ice of Arctic Ocean

Barneo Canceled!

Barneo, the camp on the sea ice near the...