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portrait of explorer Rene Caillie.

Great Explorers: Rene Caillie

"From here to Timbuktu!" This popular saying is synonymous...
Arctic Ocean Sea Ice

Ice Road Nomads: Research Says ‘Sea Ice Highway’ Led Early Settlers To North America

How did ancient nomads reach North America? Scientists have long...
Free as Can Be

Weekend Warm-Up: Two Generations Bond on El Cap in ‘Free as Can Be’

Don't meet your heroes. That's how the old saying...
Denis Urubko

Winter Gasherbrum I: Urubko To Reach Base Camp Today

The main stage of Denis Urubko's winter expedition to...
The planned new route on Shkhara's south face.

Winter Expedition Heads to Georgia’s Highest Peak

The Hungarian National Climbing Team is heading to Georgia...
The sun rises on the upper sections of Civetta.

Winter Dolomites: New Route On The East Face of Civetta

Contrary to last season (which was very dry), the...
Great white shark

Aussie Mayor Calls for Shark Blood After Rash of Attacks

Deadly shark attacks have spiked in southern Australia and...
several images of the front and back of a coin

The Peruvian Coin that Shouldn’t Exist

From the moment humans decided that tiny bits of...
Welsted on an ice goulote.

Winter Climbing Areas, Part III: Canadian Rockies with Ian Welsted

While ice climbers in some places need to look...
An artist's impression of the terror beasts

Scientists Discover ‘Terror Beast’ Fossils in Greenland

When you hear "terror beasts," you might not imagine...
clouds on jupiter

These Are Real? Jupiter’s Clouds Defy Imagination

It looks like devious ingenuity and camera tricks. There’s...
Antarctic Fire Angels at the Pole

Antarctica: Last Few Skiers Rush to Reach the Pole

The Antarctic expedition season has mostly wrapped up after...
Denis Urubko with expedition outfitter Hussain Askoli.

Urubko Approaches Gasherbrum Base Camp

Denis Urubko is underway in a wintery and exceptionally...
Gabor Rakonczay

Ocean Rowing Roundup for January

Since our last roundup, the World’s Toughest Row nears...
artist's rendering of several apes sitting by a stream

‘Giganto,’ Largest Primate Ever, Died From Climate Change

What could take down a prehistoric ape the size...
horn shark egg

Natural Wonders: Weirdest Animal Eggs

Last May, a young woman came across an alien-like...
The mystery cleaner.

This Little Mouse in Wales Tidies Up a Messy Workbench Every Night

Every evening, 75-year-old Rodney Holbrook would leave various bits...
The climber progress up a vertical crack up the granite tower.

Torres del Paine: New Attempt to Free Climb ‘Riders on the Storm’

The first free climb of Riders on the Storm...
A fishing port on the Noto Peninsula before (left) and after (right) the earthquake.

Japanese Earthquake Adds 250 Meters of Coastline

The massive earthquake that hit Japan’s Noto Peninsula on...
two pictures showing two completely different summits.

Nepali Ascent of Chhopa Bamare Disputed

It turns out that the claimed first Nepali ascent...
plaque to thomas george street

The Radford and Street Disaster: Death of a Good Man

A while back, I was gazing at a bronze...
White tibetan yak beside Pangong Lake India.

Yaks Domesticated 2,500 Years Ago on Tibetan Plateau

Wild yaks are one of the few mammals that...
Matthew Pavitt on the Cuillin Ridge traverse.

Winter FKT of Scotland’s Cuillin Ridge Traverse

On Jan. 11, Matthew Pavitt set a new FKT...
3 climbers celebrate

Weekend Warm-Up: Aguja Mermoz, As Straightforward As Patagonia Gets

Maybe surprisingly, the steep east face of Aguja Mermoz...