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a climber in a sleeping bag, sitting in the snow in the dark

Weekend Warm-Up: Script to a Very Cold Climb

Rarely is it easy to understand a film through...
An unnamed 3,000'er near the south wall of Shkhara.

Shkhara Team Delays Climb, Warms Up on Unnamed Peak

A few days ago, the Hungarian National Climbing Team...
Barringer Crater.

The World’s Most Impressive Craters

During our planet's long history, objects from deep space...
Sasha DiGiulian and Mariana 'Mango' Ordonez.

Sasha DiGiulian and ‘Mango’ Ordonez Climb El Sendero Luminoso

Sasha DiGiulian and Mariana ‘Mango’ Ordonez have climbed the...
insects splashing out of the water in a close-up of a raindrop impact

So a 2,500kg Raindrop Hits You. What Then?

Imagine a raindrop big enough to fill a large...
Russ Cook

Ultrarunner Running Length of Africa Hits Bureaucracy Roadblock

British ultrarunner Russ Cook set off early last year...
Climbing in the Dolomites

New Mixed Route on Monte Taburlo in the Italian Dolomites

On Jan. 21, Luca Vallata, Davide Cassol, and Riccardo...
green lichen with black protruding strands

Lichen Survives on Outside of International Space Station

To ask if you could live outside the International...
Heli-skiers in the Skeena Mountains.

Three Die and Four Seriously Injured In Heli-skier Crash

On Jan. 22, a helicopter crashed in the Skeena...
Vincent Colliard

On the New Antarctic Speed Record: An Interview with Vincent Colliard

On Jan. 11, Vincent Colliard broke the Hercules Inlet...
A photo from the Shkhara south face attempt four years ago.

Shkhara Winter Expedition Reaches the Glacier

The Hungarian National Climbing Team has started its winter...
a crater

Russia’s Exploding Craters Finally Explained?

High up in Russia's Gydan and Yamal peninsula, there...
The location of the Medusae Fossae Formation (MFF)

Four Kilometers of Ice Under The Equator on Mars

Astronomers have found a huge deposit of water ice...
La Pérouse and King Louis XVI.

Exploration Mysteries: Jean Francois de Galaup

The mutiny on HMS Bounty overshadowed an even stranger...
A reticulated python bites a dead rat.

How To Tell If A Snake Is A Striker Or Lunger

For most people, getting close to a snake's teeth...
a narrow inlet; nearly a land bridge

Australian Atlantis Could Have Hosted Half a Million Migrants

For generations, Australian scientists thought their country’s ancient coasts...
Denis Urubko.

Winter Gasherbrum I: Urubko Making Progress

Denis Urubko reached the Gasherbrums base camp on Jan....
Caesars name inscribed on the bullet.

Archaeologists Unearth 2,000-Year-Old Bullet Inscribed with Julius Caesar’s Name

Archaeologists have found a bullet inscribed with Julius Caesar's...
Barneo ice camp.

Barneo North Pole Camp To Reopen, If You’re Willing to Go Through Russia

Barneo, a floating ice camp typically set up 100km...
A glass octopus spotted near the hydrothermal springs.

Researchers Discover Four New Species of Octopus

Scientists have discovered four new species of deep-sea octopus...
Topo of the 800m-long Diretissima route on the north face of Schrammacher.

New Route for Sieberer and Waldner on Schrammacher’s North Face

There is still room for true adventure and new...
A cruise ship heads to Antarctica.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
render of the james webb space telescope

James Webb Telescope Nears Proof of Alien Life

Is it a no-doubter that alien life exists? It...
portrait of explorer Rene Caillie.

Great Explorers: Rene Caillie

"From here to Timbuktu!" This popular saying is synonymous...