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Local Climbers Notch New Routes in Patagonia
Patagonia is humming with climbing teams that are exploiting...
Her Plane Disintegrated in Mid-Air, and That Was the Easy Part: How This Teen Survived An Impossible Ordeal
It was the day after Christmas 1971, and Juliane...
A Strange Island Keeps Appearing, Disappearing in the Caspian Sea
In 1863, a Russian paleontologist and mining engineer made...
Meet a New, Bigger, and Even More Venomous Australian Spider
Australia has a reputation for venomous wildlife, particularly spiders....
Watch and Hear This Meteorite Land in Canadian Man’s Yard
"It landed right between my legs, where I [had...
Do NOT Bring an InReach or Other Satellite Device to India
In the last few weeks, several trekkers have been...
Famous Fossil a Forgery? These Scientists Think It’s Possible
When phosphate miners in Morocco accidentally uncovered a fossil...
The Mysterious Mad Gasser of Mattoon (and What We Can Learn From Him)
Fictional mystery stories are nice and tidy — all...
Hege Victoria Halts South Pole Speed Record Attempt
With less than 100km to go, Hege Victoria has...
Ancient Magician’s Tomb Discovered in Egypt
Archaeologists have unearthed a 4,000-year-old tomb in Saqqara, Egypt...
You Can Now Climb Everest in a Week Using Xenon Gas: The Implications
A group of commercial Everest climbers plan to complete...
Where the Yellowstone Volcano Will Erupt Next
When Yellowstone erupts again, as it certainly will, it...
See: Incredible New Photos Of Mercury
The BepiColombo spacecraft has captured stunning new photos of...
Weekend Warm-Up: Maze of the North
Justin Barbour's name might be familiar to regular ExplorersWeb...
Man Windsurfs 4,000Km Across the Atlantic in a Record 26 Days
On January 5, Olivier Defranc, 55, landed back home...
Two Groups of Castaways Marooned on the Same Island: One Did Everything Right; One Didn’t
In the early hours of January 3, 1864, the...
Two New Year’s Eve Mountain Tragedies: Be Careful How You Celebrate
New Year's Eve on a snowy peak under a...
