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50 Years Ago, Junko Tabei Became the First Woman to Summit Everest

BY JENNY HALL It was May 4, 1975. The Japanese...
May 14, 2025
Adrian Hayes in a tent.

Adrian Hayes Airlifted From Kangchenjunga, Speaks from Hospital

Rescue services airlifted Adrian Hayes from Camp 2 on...
May 14, 2025
Hayes at a flat snow plateau on Kangchenjunga

Kangchenjunga: Adrian Hayes in Camp 2

Good news from Kangchenjunga: Sherpas have helped ailing British...
May 13, 2025
A climber jumaring on a vertical serac on Everest.

Everest: Waves of Climbers Move Up From Base Camp

High winds on Everest's upper slopes make it too...
May 13, 2025
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Ancient Chinese Poems Trace Decline of the Yangtze Porpoise

For centuries, the Yangtze porpoise was a common sight...
May 13, 2025
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A 1,700km Bike and Canoe Journey Through Northern Canada

In two weeks, Dave Greene and Gaia Aish will...
May 13, 2025
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Exclusive: Tyler Andrews on his First Everest FKT Attempt

Tyler Andrews is back at Base Camp after attempting...
May 12, 2025
Mitch Hutchcraft holds a banner with photos of relatives and friends perished, on the summit of Everest, in a sunny but windy day.

Everest: A Few Summits, But High Winds Now Delay Further Climbs

The first international climbers reached the top of Everest...
May 12, 2025
tents pitched close to each other on a snowloaded col on the north side of Everest.

Earthquake in Tibet Shakes Everest North Side

A 5.5 earthquake hit Tibet this morning, shaking the...
May 12, 2025
The summit area of Kangchenjunga in the evening light, with mixed sections, big seracs and wind on the summit ridge.

Kangchenjunga: One Climber Dead, Another Stranded in Camp 4

Margareta Morin of France died on Kangchenjunga yesterday. At...
May 12, 2025
The San Francisco Maru shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon.

Adventure Links of the Week 

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
May 11, 2025
A tiny line of climbers up a snow slope on the pyramidal summit of Everest.

First Summits on Everest North Side

The rope-fixing team assigned by the China-Tibet Mountaineering Association...
May 11, 2025
Tyler Andrews' tracker, showing the altitude and time he turned around on Everest.

Tyler Andrews Turns Back On Everest FKT

Something didn't go right for American athlete Tyler Andrews...
May 11, 2025
Andrews among blocks of ice at the Khumbu Icefall, holding a fixed rope.

And He’s Off: American Tyler Andrews Begins Everest FKT Attempt

Tyler Andrews left Everest Base Camp at about 9:30...
May 10, 2025
Climbers on the summit of Makalu.

Summits on Makalu, Dhaulagiri, and Kangchenjunga

There's summit news from three of Nepal's 8,000'ers. Several...
May 10, 2025
skiers/sled haulers on Baffin Island

Arctic Roundup: Passing Magnetic North, Deep Snow, and Siberian Cold

Sled expeditions remain underway on Canada's Ellesmere Island and...
May 10, 2025

Weekend Warm-Up: Gaucho

Gaucho chronicles the days of elderly Patagonian gaucho Heraldo...
May 10, 2025
Climbers on fixed ropes heading up on the steep snow ramp of the Lhotse face, towards Everest's Camps 3 and 4

Everest: American Tyler Andrews Begins his Speed Climb; Status of Other No-O2 Climbers

As the Sherpa team fixed the last meters of...
May 9, 2025
hiker, Mount Robson Provincial Park.

20 Bucket List Adventures Across Canada

The second-largest country in the world, Canada has two...
May 9, 2025
An open notebook showing illustrations, maps and ephemera

Making Travel Diaries into an Art Form

In a previous life, Jose Naranja was an aeronautical...
May 9, 2025
One of the Sherpa rope-fixers yesterday on the summit of Lhotse, with Everest in background.

Just Now: First Everest Summits of the Season

One day later than planned, the Sherpa rope fixers...
May 9, 2025
A climber clipped to fixed ropes on a steep snow slope with a serac at his side.

Summit Action on Makalu, as Climbers Reach Camp 3

It's summit week in Nepal, with action already on...
May 8, 2025
Climbers among crevasses on the huge, flattish Western Cwm.

Rope Fixers Summit Lhotse; Everest Coming Any Minute

The Sherpa rope-fixing team summited Lhotse today and expects...
May 8, 2025
ship entering wormhole

Do Wormholes and Time Travel Exist? We Explore SciFi’s Favorite Tropes

Back in the prehistoric days of theoretical astrophysics (1985),...
May 8, 2025