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Rescue Drama: Ship Trying to Save Ocean Rower From Cyclone

Aurimas Mockus is at the center of a search-and-rescue...
Noel Odell.

Not Just a Witness: The Many Climbs of Noel Odell

Many people associate Noel Odell’s name with George Mallory...
Carstensz Pyramid.

Two Dead, Three Rescued on Carstensz Pyramid

Tragedy struck last night on 4,884m Carstensz Pyramid in...
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Weekend Warm-Up: The Great Southern Country

Thirty-two-year-old professional cyclist Lachlan Morton holds the record for...
noctilucent clouds on Mars

Skygazing Mars Rover Captures Wispy ‘Mother-of-Pearl’ Clouds of Dry Ice

For the fourth year in a row, NASA's Curiosity...
A young man bundled up in a snowy white void

Teen Eats Only Toothpaste For Five Days to Survive China’s Deadliest Trail

Eighteen-year-old Sun Liang of China had only been hiking...
Pivtsov eats something while secured to an overhanging mixed face, his bivy tent at is feet

Makalu Retro Style: a Kazakh Veteran Tries to See If It’s Still Possible

It's not exactly alpine style up a new route,...
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On the Enduring Legacy of ‘North Shore,’ One of Surfing’s Most Iconic Films

In surfing, there aren’t too many movies that get...
Nathan Longhurst and behind him Mt. Sefton and Mt. Footstool.

U.S. Man Summits New Zealand’s 100 Greatest Peaks In One Season

Nathan Longhurst of the U.S. has been on a...
old part of Great Wall

The Great Wall Of China is Much Older Than We Thought 

Some sections of Great Wall of China in Shandong...
K2 at dawn as seen from Concordia, some mules and porters in forefront on the scree terrain.

Pakistan Climbing Fees Won’t Increase Until At Least 2026

Here's some good news for climbers planning to visit...
night vision overhead photo

‘Miracle’ Backpack Saves Hikers Stranded on a Cliff

BY WILL BRENDZA Luck comes in many forms, but for...
A trail of smoke cuts through the early morning sky. A tree stands on the horizon.

So What Happened to That ‘Killer’ Asteroid?

Last week, the world was obsessed with an asteroid...
A group of runners on a field of ice.

Seven Marathons, in Seven Days, on Seven Continents

From the frozen bottom of the world to the...
Martin Sieberer in dim light on a mixed north face in Tyrol, winter

A Terrifying Traverse in the Tyrol

The late, great climber Hansjorg Auer described the Schiefer...
cave entrance

Famous Ancient Cave Painters Were Also Cannibals

Eighteen thousand years ago, our Ice Age ancestors practiced...
Close shot of the climbers on the summit

Another New Route in the Alps for the Tireless Leo Billon

Last week, we noted that many difficult new climbing...
A stone cairn on a plain.

Ancient New Mexican Roads Were Not Just For Transportation

In northwestern New Mexico lie the architectural remnants of...
Close shot of Abbeg signaling "four" with her hand and dressed in trailrunning outfit.

‘Casual’ Runner Bags Patagonia FKT

Jenny Abegg of the U.S. is an unlikely athlete...
Canadian Canoe Museum

Meet Canada’s Canoe Museum

The canoe has always been part of Canada’s national...
seals near beach

California Coyotes Spotted Hunting Seal Pups

Coyotes will scavenge from bins, hunt small vertebrates, and...
Vedrines takes a selfie from a belay while soloing Dru, Alps

Benjamin Vedrines Soloes the Dru in Winter

After climbing K2 on his own in 11 hours...
Left: A man in late Tudor/early Stuart dress, Right: A 17th century map of the Arctic

Exploration Mysteries: A 16th-Century Arctic Expedition Ends in Disaster

It’s 1553, and Sir Hugh Willoughby is leading three...
El Capitan with flag

Yosemite Climbers Hang U.S. Flag Upside-Down on El Capitan in Protest

On Saturday, a group of climbers hung a huge...