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James Webb Telescope Finds Two of the Oldest Galaxies Ever

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) keeps on delivering....
skier and Mount Vinson

The Seven Summits: It All Began 40 Years Ago Today

On Nov. 23, 1983, Chris Bonington reached the summit...
Panch Chuli V.

Great Tales in Mountaineering History: Panch Chuli, 1992

In the summer of 1992, an Indian-British expedition headed...
site of lost monastery

Archaeologists Find Long-Lost Monastery in Scotland

For 10 years, archaeologists have been searching for Scotland's...
Denis looks to the evening sun, with a climbing rope around his shoulders.

Urubko Wants to Climb Winter Gasherbrum I, But New Fees May Stop Him

During a lecture in a small mountain club in...
great white shark

Something’s Fishy In the Great White Shark’s Diving Habits

Some of the ocean's largest predators are up to...
Climbing anchors, like those seen above in the Cascade Mountains, could be removed under a new federal proposal.

No Climbing Allowed: Federal Proposal May Limit Access Across U.S.

Climbers have about two months to voice their opinion...
Shambhala

Exploration Mysteries: Shambhala

It has many names -- Shangri-La, Eden, The Land...
statue of Socrates

Revealed: The Vibrant Colors of Ancient Art

If you asked most people to picture an ancient...
A skier descending a steep slope with the brown Tibetan plateau as backdrop.

Six Young Guides Make First Ski Descents in Central Nepal

What happens when two teams fly to Nepal with...

‘Great Wall of China’: Dirtbag Climbers Crush Giant Traverse in Hilarious Buddy Film

This article originally appeared in GearJunkie. Have you watched Free...
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Robbie Phillips Climbs Stunning Sea Stack in Ode to Barefoot Ancients

Robbie Phillips can spot worthy climbing projects in just...
A skier manhauls across Antarctica.

Polar Thigh: Antarctica’s Mystery Ailment

You can't imagine Amundsen or Shackleton complaining about chafed...
Artist's impression of the ExoMars Trace Gas orbiter spotting daylight green oxygen at Mars.

Explained: Why Does Mars Sometimes Have A Green Sky?

When astronauts first step onto the Red Planet, they...
the climber appears at the end of a sharp snow ridge, folowing the rope, with a sea of peaks behing him.

Polish Climbers Share Details of New Chobutse Route

This fall, Wadim Jablonski and Maciej Kimel of Poland...
Eywa, the new line of Simon Gietl and Vittorio Messini on the northwest face of Sass Pordoi, in the Dolomites.

Gietl, Messini Set New Line in the Dolomites

Between Nov. 9 and 16, Simon Gietl and climbing...
Skier riding an avalanche.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
Artist's depiction of the final version of the satellite.

World’s First Wooden Satellite Will Not Add to Space Debris

NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are...
rainbow eucalyptus

Natural Wonders: Rainbow Eucalyptus

No, it is not Photoshopped. The rainbow eucalyptus's bark...
an astronaut on a spacewalk with equipment

View This Toolbag in Orbit With Just a Pair of Binoculars

A massive envelope of trash orbits Planet Earth, but...
Labrador caribou.

Weekend Warm-Up: Land & Sea: Caribou Hunting With Labrador Inuit

A regional -- read: very regional -- Canadian television...
The Aslanlı Kapı, Lion Gate, at Hattusha.

A New Language Has Been Discovered

Archaeologists discovered a new language this week. It was...
Louis Margot sets off across the Atlantic Ocean

Ocean Rowing Roundup for November

Since our last roundup, one soloist has restarted his journey...
the climber up a vertical ice gully.

Zdenek Hak and Radoslav Groh Set New Route on Cholatse

Piolet d'Or winners Zdenek Hak and Radoslav Groh have...