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Climbs of Tirich Mir, Jannu, and Flat Top Win Piolets d’Or
The Piolets d'Or committee has revealed the winners of...
Exploration Mysteries: Peter Tessem and Paul Knutsen
In 1919, Peter Tessem could not bear his chronic...
Ukrainians Attempting New Route on Ama Dablam
There's finally news about the whereabouts of Mykyta Balabanov...
Remains of 17,000-Year-Old Blue-Eyed, Baby Boy Found in Italy
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A Rare Repetition of the American Direct Route on the West Face of Ama Dablam
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Wingsuit Foil Smashes Three Distance Records
Austrian wingsuit pilot Peter Salzmann broke three wingsuit records...
Lost Mayan City Discovered Using ‘Found’ Laser Imaging Data
For centuries, a lost Mayan city was buried under...
One More Day of ‘Hell’ on Langtang Lirung
Marek Holecek and Ondro Huserka hoped to summit Langtang...
Climbing Duo Crushes Four Big Yosemite Walls in a Day
For decades, rock climbers in Yosemite National Park have...
December 1985: The Story of the Second Winter Ascent of Manaslu
When telling the climbing history of a mountain, it's...
Murder Victim From One of the Norse Sagas Really Existed; Remains Found
The Sverris Saga tells the old Norse story of...
New Extreme Ski Line on New Zealand’s Mount Cook
Christina Lustenberger of Canada and Guillaume Pierrel of France...
A Look at the Next Two Billion Years on Planet Earth
In his seminal work of popular geology called Basin...
Langtang Lirung: Fingers Crossed for Summit News Tomorrow
It's one more bivy night ahead for Marek Holecek...
Augusto Gansser: Geologist and Explorer of the Himalaya
One hundred and fourteen years ago today, in 1910,...
Russians to Begin Hardest Section on South Side of Cho Oyu
A Russian team has begun its summit push on...
Shackleton’s Shipwreck Seen in Extraordinary 3D Detail
In 2022, Ernest Shackleton’s ship, the Endurance, was discovered...
Exploration Mysteries: The Ghastly Tale of the ‘Ourang Medan’
In June 1947, the American vessel Silver Star pulled alongside...
Weekend Warm-Up: Watch in Awe as Nouria Newman Kayaks Patagonia
If big water, three accomplished kayakers, and one of...
One Drops Out, But Holecek and Remaining Partner Attempt Langtang Lirung Again Tonight
After waiting for two days in a damp tent...
