An Oakville Blob

Exploration Mysteries: Oakville Blobs

On Aug. 7, 1994, the quaint town of Oakville,...
6 people pose by a Greenland shore

Greenland’s Short Summer Sledding Season Begins

It's never entirely summer in Greenland, at least not...
Climbers pose in front of the departures lounge of an airport with their duffel bags.

India-Pakistan Detente Brings Climbers Back to Zanskar

Italy's Matteo De Zaiacomo, Chiara Gusmeroli, and Davide Nesa...
El Chorro.

A Climbers’ Guide to El Chorro, Spain

Just 50km from the Mediterranean and the Andalusian city...
young man at the helm of a small plane

American Influencer Stranded in Antarctica since June

Ethan Guo, a 20-year-old content creator and aviator, has...
The West Face of the Petit Dru

First Free Ascent of the Lafaille Route on the West Face of the Dru

From August 5-7, Leo Billon and Enzo Oddo completed...
Three Polish climbers with local agents holding an expedition banner and weather local hats.

Pakistan Season Continues for Alpine-Style Teams

The 8,000m peaks in the Karakoram are now deserted,...
a climber on a very steep slope on K2

Descent of Horror on K2, Rescuer Injured

"I don’t remember being this scared for my life...
Manuel Lopez and Alex Ubeda on Cashan West.

New Route Opened on Cashan West in the Peruvian Andes

On July 26-27, Manuel Lopez and Alex Ubeda of...
cyclist on wintry road

Swiss Adventurer Skiing, Cycling, Sailing, Trekking from Norway to the Amazon

Loic Cappellin is already over 8,100km into a multi-discipline...
Close shot of Jing Guan of China on K2.

Climber Dies From Falling Rock on K2

The worst fears about K2 have come true: Rocks...
A gap in the hills with a huge tree in the center.

After Vandalism, the Sycamore Gap Tree Sprouts Again

A week after the criminal sentencing of two men...
arctic hiking

Weekend Warm-Up: A Baffin Vacation

A Baffin Vacation opens with a satirically vintage style narration...
the teeth of an ichthyosaur

Weekend Warm-Up: The Fossil Hunter

This short YouTube documentary chronicles the career of Dr....
older woman mountain biking

Weekend Warm-Up: North Shore Betty

"The North Shore invented mountain biking," claims Todd "Digger"...
Everest Revisted banner.

Weekend Warmup: Everest Revisited: 1924–2024

A new film, Everest Revisited: 1924–2024, invites viewers to...
tornado

Weekend Warm-Up: Tornado Hunting

In Tornado Hunting: Chase it From the South, storm chasers...
cyclist's arms as he races through mountaIn canyon

The Steepest Trails Ever Ridden: Watch Mountain Bike Pro Take On Nepalese Himalaya

BY WILL BRENDZA When normal singletrack trails and downhill mountain...
a submarine

Weekend Warm-Up: Frozen North

This week's documentary takes us to the frozen Arctic,...
Wolves gnawing an elk carcass

Weekend Warm-Up: I Left $100K in Cameras on a Wolf Kill

Jake Davis is a professional wildlife filmmaker who has...
Alaskan native woman sitting, working

Weekend Warm-Up: Disney’s Vintage ‘The Alaskan Eskimo’

In 1954, the Academy gave the award for Documentary...
A man rock climbing

Weekend Warm-Up: Five Caves, Five Days

In Five Caves, Five Days, Australian climber Ben Cossey...
man running in the woods

Weekend Warm-Up: The Mirage

The Mirage follows Timothy Olson as he fights to...

Weekend Warm-Up: Salimor Khola

Salimor Khola is a remote valley in Api Himal,...
view of mine

Sweden to Host ‘World’s Deepest Marathon’ in Underground Mine

With record-breaking summer heat becoming the norm each year,...
A woman running in the woods.

Weekend Warm-Up: Jasmin Paris, The Finisher

Last year, 40-year-old British runner Jasmin Paris became the...
A group of runners on a field of ice.

Seven Marathons, in Seven Days, on Seven Continents

From the frozen bottom of the world to the...
Andrew Hamilton and Andrea Sansone smiling in rain jackets

New FKT: 58 Colorado Peaks in 12-Plus Days

BY ESZTER HORANYI On July 15, Andrea Sansone and Andrew...
Nicholas Bourne on his 1998 Africa run.

Brit Who First Ran Length of Africa in 1998 Calls Current Controversy ‘A Storm in a Teacup’

Nicholas Bourne, a British runner who ran the length...
a bearded runner yelling

Updated: Ultrarunner Completes Length of Africa — But Was He the First?

Today, Russ Cook finished his south-north run along the...
Two runners on a trail with huge mountains in background.

The Great Himal Race: 1,700 km From Tibet to India

The Great Himalayan Trail is a monster trek, the...
Camille Herron on her way to setting the women’s six-day world record.

560 Miles in 6 Days: Camille Herron Sets New Women’s World Record Run

American ultrarunner Camille Herron has set another world record. This...
Matthew Pavitt on the Cuillin Ridge traverse.

Winter FKT of Scotland’s Cuillin Ridge Traverse

On Jan. 11, Matthew Pavitt set a new FKT...

French Cyclist Completes 1,400Km Midwinter Ride Across Lapland

Joffrey Maluski of France has cycled 1,436km across Lapland...
searchers at night

Chinese Organizers Jailed Over 2021 Ultramarathon That Killed 21 Runners

An infamous 2021 ultra-marathon that tragically killed 21 people...
a scenic sunset of the Murray River in Australia

Novice Kayaker Shatters 30-Year-Old Record on Australia’s Longest River

Dave Alley doesn't consider himself a kayaker. Yet the...
a climber gaining the top of a vertical ice section.

Cesen and Woerle on Their First Ascent in Pakistan’s Shimshal

In a season plagued by bad conditions, flexibility has...
A climber on a granite all, further towers in background.

More Karakoram Disappointment, This Time on K7: ‘Mosquito Bites Above 5,000m’

Colin Haley of the U.S. quietly traveled to Pakistan...
Two climbers in the night, heading up a steep snow ramp at the light of their headlamps.

Karakoram Weather Foils Gasherbrum IV Attempts

The terrible conditions in the Karakoram have ended the...
Left to right: Dani Arnold, Simon Gielt, and Alexander Huber on the east summit of JIrishanca.

A New Route on Jirishanca in the Andes

Dani Arnold, Alexander Huber, and Simon Gietl have opened...
Maria Cardell on the summit of Nanga Parbat.

Urubko and Cardell Share Details of New Route on Nanga Parbat

Denis Urubko of Russia and Maria Cardell of Spain...
Climbing team with locals in front of 2 vans.

Latok III Expedition Begins

Thomas Huber, Jon Griffin, and Tad McCrea are back...
David Goettler takes a selfie as he paraglides from the top of Nanga Parbat at down, the mountain and the horizon at his feet.

David Goettler On Climbing Nanga Parbat’s Rupal Face

German climber David Goettler had unfinished business with the...
Photo of the north face of Yukshin Gardan Sar, Pakistan Karakoram

Ragazzo, Partners Swap Karakoram Plans for an Even Harder Goal

Chris Wright, Michael Hutchins, and Stefano Ragazzo are leaving...
A climber looking up a moutnain face from behind his tent on a snowy plane.

India-Pakistan Climbers Struggle With Conditions, Closed Areas

Earlier tensions between India and Pakistan continue to reverberate...
A photo taken on the third day of the ascent on Spantik's East Ridge.

Climbers Detail New Route on Karakoram’s Spantik

From June 2-7, Mueez Ud Din of Pakistan and...
self portrait of two mountaineers in helmets

Czech Pair Make First Ascent of Hunza Peak’s SW Face

On June 18, Radoslav Groh and Zdenek Hak climbed...
From left to right: Ethan Berman, Sebastian Pelletti and Maarten van Haeren on the summit of Ultar Sar.

Ultar Sar: Climbers Detail Their First Ascent of the SE Pillar

Sebastian Pelletti, Ethan Berman, and Maarten van Haeren have...
Italian rescue teams extract an injured caver from 40m underground in the Abisso Paperino cave system.

Trapped Caver Saved After Rescuers Use Explosives

A 63-year-old speleologist has been rescued from the Abisso...
blue, green, and white cave formations

Natural Wonders: Chile’s Marble Caverns

On the border between Chile and Argentina, on the...
a team of cave rescuers

Caver Rescued After Four Days, Will ‘Never Enter a Cave Again’

An injured cave explorer was successfully pulled into daylight...
a small figure explores a huge cave of crystals

Natural Wonders: Cave of Crystals

The Chihuahuan Desert is a sparse but stunning ecosystem...
Saint-Marcel caves.

How Did Ancient Humans Find Their Way Deep into a French Cave?

The Saint-Marcel cave is one of France's largest and...
Grossglockner.

Two Rescues: On an Austrian Mountain and in a Slovenian Cave

Five days ago, there was a difficult, 15-hour rescue...
rescued caver mark dickey

Trapped Caver Mark Dickey Survives ‘Hell’ of an Ordeal

Mark Dickey has emerged from the Turkish cave that...
mark dickey, caver, wearing a helmet with his name on it

Elaborate Rescue Continues for Caver Trapped 1,000m Down

Deep in the chambers of a renowned Turkish cave,...
beatriz flamini

‘I Didn’t Want to Leave’: Woman Spends 500 Days Alone In Cave

Beatriz Flamini might be the Michael Jordan of living...
a shot of water pumping equipment in a cave

A Trauma Doctor Analyzes the Thai Cave Rescue: ‘Nothing Short of Miraculous’

You probably already know the story. In 2018, 12 juvenile...
Prolific caver Marion Smith

World’s Most Prolific Cave Explorer Dies at 80

Marion Smith, a caver with 8,291 separate explorations to...
a sign outside of tierra del fuego national park

Tourist Ignores Warnings, Dies From Falling Ice in Ushuaia Cave

A mass of ice fell from the ceiling of...
head and shoulders portrait of man in ball cap

Legendary Russian Alpinist Dies Following Incident on Pobeda Peak

Nikolay Totmyanin, one of the old stars of Russian...
Zdenek Hruby.

Remembering Czech Alpinist Zdenek Hruby

Zdenek Hruby climbed some of the world’s highest peaks...
two peak runners

A Trail Runner Pushes New Limits in the Canadian Rockies

High above the Bow Valley in Canada's Rocky Mountains,...
Lionel Terray.

Remembering Lionel Terray

Today, July 25, would be the 104th birthday of...
Kim Chang-ho.

Remembering South Korean Mountaineer Kim Chang-ho

Kim Chang-ho was a South Korean mountaineer who summited...
Naila Kiani sits on a rick sourrounded by mountains covreed in clouds, and dressed in a dawnsuit.

Breaking Boundaries: Naila Kiani is Changing Mountaineering in Pakistan

Naila Kiani is on her way to becoming the...
an injured climber being airlifted over mountains

Injured Climber’s Rescue From California Peak Needed Five Helicopters

Around 3:30 pm on July 2, an SOS signal...
Chiaki Inada and Saki Terada during their approach to Huascaran, on June 16, 2025.

Huascaran Tragedy: One Climber Rescued

Experienced climbers Saki Terada and Chiaki Inada from Japan...
Captain M.S. Kohli.

Indian Mountaineering Legend Captain M.S. Kohli Dies At 93

Captain Manmohan Singh Kohli, a pioneering Indian mountaineer, passed...
b/w portrait of Krystyna Palmowska

Legendary Alpinist Krystyna Palmowska, 76, Dies in Climbing Fall

One of Poland's great alpinists of the 1970s and...
Gaston Rebuffat climbing in the Alps.

Remembering Gaston Rebuffat

Today, 104 years ago, legendary French alpinist Gaston Rebuffat...
The summit of Lenin Peak.

Lenin Peak: Historic Climbs and Tragedies on this ‘Easiest’ 7,000’er

Lenin Peak, a towering giant in the Pamirs, has...

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