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Japanese Spacecraft Goes Dark During Lunar Landing. Mission Control Fears Worst

Japan's ispace company lost contact with its Hakuto-R lunar...
Climber with skis on his back ascending a steep snow slope

Jim Morrison to Ski Down Great Trango Tower

Jim Morrison, whose partner Hilaree Nelson perished on Manaslu...
Berg in red jacket and sun glasses, summits behind.

Felix Berg on His Manaslu Summit

Felix Berg believes that he has bagged the season's...
Mars Valles Marineris

Climbing…In Space? The Tallest Known Cliffs in the Solar System

It's been years since I watched Christopher Nolan's cosmic...
artist's rendering of the hakuto-r lander, showing its orbit around earth

Japanese Craft to Attempt Moon Landing Tomorrow

While NASA and SpaceX have recently stayed as busy...
prayer flags in front of a misty mountain landscape and cloudy sky.

Dhaulagiri: First Cautious Steps Above Base Camp

Taking advantage of the improving weather, the Sherpa team...
Sherpas in red down jacket and O2 masks at the south col, with Everest's summit pyramid wrapped in clouds behind.

Record Number of Climbers on Everest; Rope Fixers Reach Camp 4

This weekend, Imagine Nepal fixed ropes to Camp 4...
An illustration of the Xiongnu society.

Warrior Princesses Helped Build Ancient Asian Empire

New research suggests that women were critical to the...
Snowy Shishapangma under the sun.

Summit Push Begins on Shishapangma

Seizing an improvement in the weather, the Climbalaya team...
Old WWII Japanese ship

ExWeb’s Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
A depth map of Taam Ja’, the world's second-deepest blue hole

Found: The World’s 2nd Deepest Blue Hole

You've probably heard that we "know more about the...
A wooly mammoth recreation at the Shanghai Natural History Museum

Woolly Mammoths Weren’t Always So Woolly

What does 600,000 years of natural selection get you?...
loose snow falls down rocky cliffs on Dhaulagiri's flancks. Black and White picture.

Porter Missing in Dhaulagiri Avalanche

Heavy snowfall has blanketed Nepal's mountains since Thursday, with...
two figures above the clouds amid snowy peaks

Weekend Warm-Up: DIDI, the Nepalese Word For ‘Big Sister’

When something you love becomes your profession, things can...
time lapse of the lyrids meteor shower over a schoolhouse or church

How to Watch the Lyrids, Earth’s Ancient Meteor Shower, This Weekend

The Lyrids have been visiting Earth every year since...
the climbers in a tent, with down jackets on.

Adam Bielecki Describes the Annapurna Rescue

Adam Bielecki's third attempt to open an alpine-style line...
Michelle Lee arriving in Australia.

Ocean Rowing Roundup for April

Since our last ocean rowing round-up, several crews have...
artist's rendering of the bizarre tully monster

Dinosaur Worm: Weird ‘Tully Monster’ Had No Bones

For some, there’s little doubt the so-called “Tully monster”...
skier in crevasse

‘New Fear Unlocked’: POV of Skiing Into a Crevasse

Looking for today's dose of "Holy crap?" Well, look no...
Bielecki inside the crevasse. A pair of cramponed boots (Maloo's?) hang above him.

Eyewitness Account of the Accident on Annapurna; Plus: Rescue Details and Videos

On Annapurna, a small group of climbers has pulled...
Berg smiles from inside a tent while snow falls outside.

Felix Berg Summits Manaslu!

Germany's Felix Berg summited 8,163m Manaslu this week....
Maloo laughs in the picture, with a snowy mountain background behind him.

Miracle on Annapurna: Indian Climber Found Alive Inside Crevasse After Three Days

Against all odds, rescuers found Anurag Maloo alive this...
mars map

New Maps Capture All Of Mars in Stunning Detail

In 1911, readers of The New York Times were...