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El Capitan with flag

Yosemite Climbers Hang U.S. Flag Upside-Down on El Capitan in Protest

On Saturday, a group of climbers hung a huge...
February 23, 2025
El Mocho.

First Free Climb of Epic Route on Patagonia’s El Mocho

A week ago, Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll and Florian Delcoigne...
February 23, 2025
Sasha DiGiulian.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
February 23, 2025
A grey seal staring at the camera.

Shipwrecks, Aquatic Beasties and More: The Best Underwater Photography of 2025

Since 1965, the annual Underwater Photography of the Year...
February 22, 2025
paragliding in big mountains from paraglider's perspective

Weekend Warm-Up: A New Way Up

A New Way Up shows two mountaineers combining climbing...
February 22, 2025
A climber belay another on a granite Patagonia big wall

Italians Try to Solve a 30-year Old Climbing Problem in Patagonia

Matteo Della Bordella is in Patagonia to attempt an...
February 21, 2025
A lunar lander on the moon surface

High-Speed Wifi Comes to The Moon

Intuitive Machines, which became the first private company to...
February 21, 2025
K2 and its Bottleneck traverse seen from Camp 4.

The 1995 Disaster on K2, Part 2

K2 has often flashed its savage side. One of...
February 21, 2025
The south face of mount Robson, british Columbia, as seen from a road with a photo point. A ski line is marked in yellow on the face.

First Ski Descent of Mt. Robson’s South Face in the Canadian Rockies

Last Sunday, extreme skiers Christina Lustenberger and Guillaume Pierrel...
February 20, 2025
A passage descending into the ground.

First Pharaoh’s Tomb Since 1922 Discovered in Egypt

Archaeologists exploring a neglected corner of the Valley of...
February 20, 2025
ocean rower in red boat

Ocean Rowing Roundup for February

Since our last ocean roundup, another event has started...
February 20, 2025
A view of the big serac hanging over the Bottleneck on K2, 300m above the Shoulder and Camp 4.

The 1995 Disaster on K2, Part 1

"It’s a savage mountain that tries to kill you,"...
February 20, 2025
A cone with galaxies in it shows the expanding universe.

Great Mysteries of Outer Space: Dark Energy and the Hubble Tension

Around 13.7 billion years ago, something collapsed. It fell...
February 19, 2025
The wingsuit pilot as seen from a frontal headcam, Aconcagua south face behind.

Tim Howell Will Return to Lhotse To Attempt the World’s Highest Wingsuit Jump

Last year, Tim Howell of the UK climbed Lhotse...
February 19, 2025
Human cells in a pig embryo.

The Weird World of Chimeras

I've long been a big fan of Greek mythology...
February 19, 2025
aerial view of arctic ice cap

Roundup: Arctic Expeditions of 2025

Will the Barneo Ice Camp finally open this year?...
February 19, 2025
climber on a big wall with sun peeking above distant mountains

How Sebastien Berthe Scored the 4th Ascent of The Dawn Wall

Few climbs have captured our collective imagination quite like...
February 18, 2025
Climber looking up at sunrising from a portaledge

A New High-Difficulty Route Near Mont Blanc

Even in a hyper-popular area like the Alps near...
February 18, 2025
skier on erupting volcano

Watch Skiers and Snowboarders Ride Sicily’s Mount Etna as It Erupts

BY JUAN HERNANDEZ Italy’s Mount Etna is Europe’s tallest and...
February 18, 2025
A climber at the top of a verglas-covered rock face

New Route in Northern Norway Was a Frosty Valentine

Instead of a fancy restaurant for Valentine's Day, ice...
February 17, 2025
aerial of thames

We Have Been Dumping Bodies in the River Thames for 6,000 Years

Archaeologists have discovered a macabre part of the River...
February 17, 2025
illustration of thule

Exploration Mysteries: Thule

I first encountered the word “Thule” in college while...
February 17, 2025
Alison Hargreaves ascending Everest.

Remembering Alison Hargreaves

Today, British mountaineer Alison Hargreaves would have turned 63....
February 17, 2025
The Skymaster 2469 in flight

The Mystery of Skymaster Flight 2469, Lost Somewhere in the Yukon in 1950

On January 26, 1950, a military aircraft took off...
February 16, 2025