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Remains at the Hospital of St. John the Evangelist.

‘Bone Biographies’ Show Lives of Ordinary People in Medieval England

Bones from Cambridge, England have revealed the surprisingly detailed...
file headshots of the climbers

Bodies of Missing Climbers Found on Cerro Marmolejo

Yesterday, rescue pilots spotted the bodies of Ignacio Lucero,...
Hide Yamazaki

Scientist Studying Thinning Sea Ice Drowns in North Greenland

A Japanese scientist studying thinning sea ice has died...
a scenic sunset of the Murray River in Australia

Novice Kayaker Shatters 30-Year-Old Record on Australia’s Longest River

Dave Alley doesn't consider himself a kayaker. Yet the...
Location of marapi volcano drawn as a red triangle on a map of Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi.

Twelve Still Missing after Indonesian Eruption

When Mount Marapi, an Indonesian volcano on the island...
Matteo Della Bordella

Matteo Della Bordella’s 2023: From Patagonia to the Karakoram

Matteo Della Bordella has always sought new lines on...
Chinstrap penguins on a snowy slope.

Penguins Nap 10,000 Times a Day

Chinstrap penguins are champions of the power nap. They...
Lucero poses on the summit in a sunny day, with a ski mask on his forehead.

Guide and Two Clients Missing on Chilean Volcano

Argentinian mountain guide Ignacio Lucero and his two clients...
Kiah Vail tackles the wildfires in Canada.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
Cerro Nora West in winter

A First Ascent In Northern Patagonia

Last week, Italians Paolo Marazzi and Luca Schiera made...
Jornet's early adventure shoe sketches.

Weekend Warm-Up: Kilian Jornet is ‘Nnormal,’ and Also Isn’t

Kilian Jornet has been designing gear since he was...
The overall winner. Krystle Wright captures Angela VanWiemeersch scaling a cra

See the Winners of the World’s Best Adventure Sports Photo Contest

For the first time, a woman has won the...
Arctic woollybear caterpillar

Woolly Bear Caterpillar: The Great Arctic Survivor

A while back, I was looking for relics from...
Eric Gilbertson and Andreas Frydensberg on a summit.

Eric Gilbertson Becomes Just 3rd American to Get Snow Leopard Award

Eric Gilbertson of the U.S. and Andreas Frydensberg of...
a golden mole

Scientists Strike it Rich With Discovery of Long-Lost Golden Mole

Treasure has many definitions, but I think most of...
book cover

Book Review: ‘The Last Island,’ Where an Uncontacted Tribe Killed a Would-Be Missionary

In The Last Island: Discovery, Defiance, and the Most...
a green bottle filled with debris

‘Witch Bottles’ Keep Washing Ashore on the Texas Coast

For a beachcomber, life takes place between one random...
Sieberer climbing on ice as seen from right above; his two ice axes in front in the image.

Ice Climbing Frenzy in the Dolomites; Sieberer and Feistl Open New Route

Martin Feistl and Martin Sieberer opened an impressive 500m...
an orca in shallow water

Rare Footage Captures Aging Orca’s Peaceful Last Moments

Watching the death of a noble creature is one...
aerial of Amazon with small boat making ripples

Expedition Wants to Prove the Amazon is the World’s Longest River

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, Africa's Nile River...
Aniol Serrasolses runs a 20m-high glacial waterfall, Svalbard.

Watch Extreme Kayaker Aniol Serrasolses Run a 20m Ice Wall Off Svalbard

It may not be a "historic feat," as Red...

Aconcagua Season Starts on Friday

On Dec. 1, Aconcagua National Park officially opens, and...
A bicycle in Antarctica

Antarctica 2023-4: We’re Underway

Unseasonably warm weather delayed some flights into Union Glacier...
air guitar roo

Leaping Otter, Lounging Monkey: The Best of 2023 Comedy Wildlife Awards

Is anything quite as universally loved as funny animals? The...