Latest Articles

a group of climbers congregated around yellow tents at everest camp iv

For Germs on Everest, There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Death Zone’

With our fragile, hairless bodies and inconvenient need for...
Peter Hamor treks in the Khumbu

Hamor, Meroi, and Benet Aim for New Route on Kabru South

Last year on Kangchenjunga, Peter Hamor became fed up...
a martian sunset: a ridgeline on the bottom of the image and pearly, subtle colors in the clouds above

Curiosity Rover Captures Ethereal Martian Sunset

Mars is known for its expansive, rust-colored deserts. Its...
A tornado touches down in a green field

Many Canadian Tornadoes Too Polite to Get Noticed

If a tornado touches down in Saskatchewan and no...
nick ray kayaking

Man, 59, Kayaking Around Scotland Suffers Medical Emergency

Nick Ray was cruising along in his kayak, about...
Portrait of Schnell against a snowy peak

Hanns Schell: Unlocking the 7,000’ers

Some mountaineers are real explorers. Austrian Hanns Schell fits...
the discovery hut on the antarctic coast

A Video Tour of Robert Scott’s Discovery Hut in Antarctica

When Antarctica's Discovery Hut was built for Robert Falcon...
view of satellites orbiting Earth

Are Satellite ‘Mega-Constellations’ Ruining Our Night Skies?

The growing number of Earth-orbiting satellites has produced a...
two orca whales swimming together

Overly Dependent Male Orcas Exact Long-Term Toll on Mothers

In news that mothers worldwide will understand, a new...
Portaging a yellow canoe through the woods

ExWeb’s Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
mount michael with clouds and sun in background

A First Ascent of ‘Earth’s Loneliest Volcano’

There’s a lonely volcano in the South Atlantic Ocean,...
The mermaid mummy.

Foot-Long ‘Mermaid’ Mummy Discovered in Japanese Temple

In 2022, researchers found a foot-long 'mermaid' inside the...
a still of the textured model of the history of earth's surface

Witness Earth’s ‘Living Skin’ In 100-Million-Year Model of Continental Creep

Sometimes technology allows humans to transcend our feeble senses...
eric hanson in the dark with headlamp on

Weekend Warm-Up: The Grand Canyon Almost Kills a Hiking Influencer

Lo-fi hiker footage captures the imagination. I’m not here to...
a view of Antarctica from space

New Major Motion Picture to Feature…Colin O’Brady’s Antarctic Crossing?!

Polar exploration rarely gets the Hollywood treatment. Only now...
a multi-colored sunflower sea star crawls along the ocean floor

This Multi-Colored, Multi-Limbed Creature Could Save The Pacific Coast

You may not think of starfish as predators, but...
Paddling a Patagonian fiord next to a glacier

Scottish Pair to Kayak from Punta Arenas to Cape Horn 

In the next few days, Will Copestake and Seumas...
The climbers raise their fists, with trolleys heavily loaded with duffel bags by their sides.

Adam Bielecki Returns To Annapurna’s NW Face; Acclimatizes First in the Andes

Soon, we'll see the commercial teams jumaring their way...
a drone with a cell phone attached

Stranded Man Uses Drone to Get Cell Signal, Summon Rescue

Anyone familiar with life hacks? What about saving-your-own-life hacks? That’s...
A man with a heavy backpack stands on a rock; in front of him, Everest's summit emerges from the clouds.

Nepal’s New Rules Anger Trekkers

The Nepal Tourism Board's vague announcement banning independent trekkers...
a private property, no trespassing sign in the woods

Landowner Closes Two Colorado 14,000’ers Weeks After England Loses Right to Wild Camp

Back in mid-January, hikers in England found themselves fuming...
a hand holds a toblerone candy bar up in front of the matterhorn

A Swiss Miss: Toblerone Chocolate Not Swiss Enough to Sport the Matterhorn

Some things are just inherently Swiss: Oddly useful knives....
a rocky, snow-covered mountain in Scotland

Scotland’s Hardest Winter Route: First Repeat Falls to Filip Babicz

Bring da Ruckus, a fiendishly difficult XII 13 two-pitch...
fanny bullock workman

Great Explorers: Fanny Bullock Workman

In honor of International Women’s Day, we explore the...