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The Khumbu Icefall: A Tomb for Countless Sherpas On Everest
The climbing season has started in the Himalaya, and...
Weekend Warm-Up: Changabang: Return to the Shining Mountain
New Zealand alpinist Daniel Joll leads off Changabang with...
The Oldest Canoes in the Mediterranean Show Astonishing Stone-Age Skill
Five canoes found at the bottom of an Italian...
More No-O2 Expeditions to Everest and Makalu
Two mountaineers will climb without supplementary oxygen or personal...
Attempting to Preserve Radio Silence on the Far Side of the Moon
At a symposium last week, several astronomers called to...
Solo Climber Heads for Newly Opened Jugal 3
Nepal's Department of Tourism of Nepal has published an...
Unraveling the Mystery of the Late Triassic’s Two-Million-Year Rainy Season
The forty days and nights of rain during the...
Legendary Mt. Rainier Guide Lou Whittaker Dies at 95
A Mount Rainier icon has lapsed into the alpenglow.
The...
Here’s How Rare No-O2 Climbs on 8,000m Peaks Have Become
As the climbing season starts in the Himalaya, we...
Birding Controversy: Two Birders Claim 10,000 Species Record on the Same Day
In early February, 70-year-old Peter Kaestner announced he had...
Benjamin Vedrines: 16 Peaks, 110km, 11,830m Vertical in Two Days
Benjamin Vedrines continues with his extreme training for the...
Spring Season Ramps Up on Everest, Annapurna, Others
The first climbers received their Everest permits yesterday, and...
Jaw-Dropping Leap: Tiger’s Incredible Stream Crossing Goes Viral
Footage of a tiger clearing a stream in one...
Scientists Discover the Best Places In the U.S. to Spot a UFO
After trawling through 19 years data on reported UFO...
Museum Creates Free Online 3D Scans of 13,000 Vertebrates
The dissection industry just took a major hit.
The Florida...
The Pink Fairy Armadillo: A Unique Mammal with Two Layers of Skin
The pink fairy armadillo is the smallest species of...
Review: ‘Alpine Rising,’ by Bernadette McDonald
In her new book, author Bernadette McDonald has focused...
3,000-Year-Old Bronze-Age Discovery Called the British Pompeii
When a fire broke out in a 3,000-year-old village...