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Martin Sieberer in dim light on a mixed north face in Tyrol, winter

A Terrifying Traverse in the Tyrol

The late, great climber Hansjorg Auer described the Schiefer...
February 26, 2025
cave entrance

Famous Ancient Cave Painters Were Also Cannibals

Eighteen thousand years ago, our Ice Age ancestors practiced...
February 26, 2025
Close shot of the climbers on the summit

Another New Route in the Alps for the Tireless Leo Billon

Last week, we noted that many difficult new climbing...
February 25, 2025
A stone cairn on a plain.

Ancient New Mexican Roads Were Not Just For Transportation

In northwestern New Mexico lie the architectural remnants of...
February 25, 2025
Close shot of Abbeg signaling "four" with her hand and dressed in trailrunning outfit.

‘Casual’ Runner Bags Patagonia FKT

Jenny Abegg of the U.S. is an unlikely athlete...
February 25, 2025
Canadian Canoe Museum

Meet Canada’s Canoe Museum

The canoe has always been part of Canada’s national...
February 24, 2025
seals near beach

California Coyotes Spotted Hunting Seal Pups

Coyotes will scavenge from bins, hunt small vertebrates, and...
February 24, 2025
Vedrines takes a selfie from a belay while soloing Dru, Alps

Benjamin Vedrines Soloes the Dru in Winter

After climbing K2 on his own in 11 hours...
February 24, 2025
Left: A man in late Tudor/early Stuart dress, Right: A 17th century map of the Arctic

Exploration Mysteries: A 16th-Century Arctic Expedition Ends in Disaster

It’s 1553, and Sir Hugh Willoughby is leading three...
February 24, 2025
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