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Close shot of txikon in dim light, with Ama Dablam rising behind him under a mauve sky.

Winter Preview: Txikon to Annapurna, Urubko Trains For Mystery Goal

Three weeks before the beginning of the winter climbing...
November 9, 2023
Andrews smiles for a selfie, with mirror sun glasses and a background of peaks and lakes.

Tyler Andrews and the Future of Himalayan FKTs

Tyler Andrews is currently relaxing on Thailand's beaches after...
November 9, 2023
smiley balloon floating in a marsh

The Innocent Destroyers: How Balloons Kill Wildlife

Your balloons don't float up to heaven. They go...
November 8, 2023
a saltwater crocodile.

Croc Bites Man, Man Bites Croc

If you or I happened to be attacked by...
November 8, 2023
Mina Hubbard in winter

Legends Series: Mina Hubbard

Early in the 20th century, Labrador was a nearly...
November 8, 2023
Orcas in the Mediterranean.

Orcas Send Another Ship to the Bottom of the Strait of Gibraltar

Add another notch on the wall for orcas in...
November 8, 2023
Fjallraven Polar 2023

Fjällräven Wants You (Yes You!) to Join Its 2024 Polar Expedition

Fjällräven wants to pluck you off the couch and...
November 8, 2023
The climbers smile and hold a Czech flag with a sea of clouds at sunset behind.

Nepal First Ascents: Tengi Ragi Tau, Dhamovar, Jugal 5

Several teams have just returned from Nepal with first...
November 7, 2023
An artist's rendering of a tractor beam used to remove space junk.

Revolutionizing Space Cleanup: Tractor Beams of the Future Tackle Junk in Orbit

Here’s another advance in technology that brings us one...
November 7, 2023
sphinx and pyramids in Egypt

Natural Forces Carved the Sphinx: New Study

Ancient Egyptians had inhuman help to build the Sphinx,...
November 7, 2023
The climber on a steep slope of thin ice and rock slabs.

New Route Up Flat Top Peak in Northwest India

Young Swiss climbers Matthias Gribi, Nathan Monard, and Hugo...
November 7, 2023

Watch Whale Slam Wingfoiler in Scary Moment

Wingfoiler plus whale — what does that add up...
November 7, 2023
Emma Schroder

Emma Schroder Completes Coastline Walk of Britain

Emma Schroder, 30, has completed her walk around the...
November 6, 2023
Artists impression of a Woolly Rhino.

Woolly Rhino Genome Reconstructed From Ancient Hyena Poo

We know of two species of Ice Age woolly...
November 6, 2023
Cave art of a lion

Ancient African Lion Drawing Found in Puerto Rican Cave

The cave art of Puerto Rico includes a maned...
November 5, 2023
Revelation Mountains.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
November 5, 2023
Fiona the ewe

After Two Years, ‘Britain’s Loneliest Sheep’ Finally Rescued

In the UK, a very lonely ewe named Fiona...
November 5, 2023
"Cold Therapy", the direct route of Oswaldo Freire and Joshua Jarrin on Ganchenpo's north face.

A Great Autumn For Freire and Jarrin: Today, Ganchenpo North Face

IFMGA mountain guides Joshua Jarrin of the U.S. and...
November 4, 2023
Bat stars crawl along the seabed

Starfish Are Bodiless Heads

It's not easy to tell which part of a...
November 4, 2023
bikepacking the Balkans, Wes Anderson

Weekend Warm-Up: Bikepacking The Balkans — In The Style of Wes Anderson

It began as a review of a film. Our intrepid...
November 4, 2023
a planetary impact

Earth’s Mantle Contains Alien Matter, Study Finds

When a giant body plunged into the primordial Earth...
November 3, 2023
The route in red up a massive, mainly rocky peak. Two climbers observe it with binoculars in front of the mountain.

New Route on Pik Alpinist in Kyrgyzstan

Dane Steadman, Jared Vilhauer, and Seth Timpano have set...
November 3, 2023
A woman surfs in the Black Sea at Odessa.

Surfing Is Back in Ukraine: A Local Explains Why

BY EVAN QUARNSTROMThis article first appeared in The Inertia   When...
November 3, 2023
An artists impression of the dinosaurs going extinct.

We Now Understand Better How an Asteroid Killed Off The Dinosaurs

Around 66 million years ago, a massive asteroid crashed...
November 3, 2023