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The Longest Straight Lines That Don’t Touch Any Roads

...And other hidden adventures found by amateur cartographers. The term...
Venus photo from space

Scientists Discover Thousands of Previously Unknown Volcanoes on Venus

Scientists using new methods to analyze decades-old data from...
The climber in a whiteout in BC, his beard frosted with snowdrift.

Annapurna Delayed Another Week, Bad News for Serial Summiters

Harsh conditions on Annapurna continue to mess with the...
a hand holds a budget-quality metal detector

Eureka! Aussie Rock Hound Finds $160K Nugget With Cheap Metal Detector

An Australian man using a budget-quality metal detector unearthed...
portrait of the missing mountaineer

Climber Disappears in the Alps Two Days Before Heading to Kangchenjunga

Hungarian mountaineer and extreme skier Akos Gyorffy is missing...
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Skiing the Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route in 24 Hours, Solo

Summer or winter, the Haute Route offers one of...
scientist speaking from underwater 'home'

This Scientist is Living Underwater for 100 Days in Medical Experiment

Thanks to the pandemic, many of us have memories...
Chomolungma (aka Mount Everest) seen from Kala Patthar.

Two Russians Aim to Climb and Ski Everest No-O2

Russian climbers and extreme skiers Vitaly Lazo and Anton...
a rural Nepalese village

Rural Nepalese Municipality Battles Population Exodus with Cash and a Cow

The results of Nepal's 2021 census, released last week,...
a fallen block of ice with a carabiner visible below one corner

Woman Crushed While Saving Belayer From Falling Block of Ice

The Utah climbing community at large today mourns a...
arctic skier couple

Pair to Ski 400Km From Cambridge Bay to Gjoa Haven

In an otherwise quiet year in the Arctic, where...
A woman opens her arms from a high place, a stunning mountain and blue lake landscape at her feet.

Nepal’s Ban on Independent Trekkers Remains Disorganized, Uncertain

April 1 came and went, and the situation around...
quantum foam

The Universe Isn’t Empty. It’s Filled With ‘Quantum Foam’

One of humankind's greatest intellectual advantages has been the...
Rescue workers use heavy equipment to dig out avalanche victims in Sikkim

Himalayan Avalanche Kills Seven Tourists, ‘Affects’ up to 80

Indian rescue personnel in the state of Sikkim scrambled...
The climbers smile and make the Victory sign from inside their tent.

First Ascent Teams — and One Skier — Arrive in Nepal

Some of the season's most interesting expeditions have begun...
NASA spacecraft in space

Why The New Era of Space Exploration Is More Important Than Ever

As Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan left the surface...
From left to right: NASA astronauts Christina Hammock Koch, Reid Wiseman (seated), Victor Glover, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.

NASA Picks First Woman, Black Man For Moon Mission

For the first time since space programs began, NASA...
helmet cam footage of two hands digging out a snow covered face

Skier Saves Snowboarder Buried Head-Down on Mt. Baker

Powder is great, especially Mt. Baker's famously deep drifts....
A lonely climber stands at the foot of Annapurna, a cloud on its top, under a blue sky.

A Tibet Permit in the Works? Plus: Annapurna Summit Schedule

Teams are in a rush to launch summit pushes,...
snailfish eating bait in the deep ocean

Camera Catches Deepest Fish Ever Off Coast of Japan

A scientific expedition near Japan caught footage that marks...
Jarkya 6,473m.

Japanese to Attempt Unclimbed Jarkya Peak

A Japanese party is heading to Nepal to attempt...
wooden tablet with lettering

Exploration Mysteries: Rongorongo, the Hieroglyphics of Easter Island

Because of Easter Island's remote location at the edge...
Stonehenge

Stonehenge Isn’t an Ancient Calendar After All

The purpose of Stonehenge has long been a mystery....