6+ hour, 13+ min ago  (636+ words) Another of the 20th century's greatest mountaineers has left us. Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, died at his home in Port Townsend, Washington, on April 7 at the age of 97. In their mid-teens, the Whittaker brothers ascended Mount…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (855+ words) For the second time in two years, bad conditions have forced Lucien Boucansaud to abort his solo attempt on unclimbed Khangri Shar. The only other confirmed alpine-style expedition in Nepal is a Japanese team, which is acclimatizing near Langtang before…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (321+ words) For decades, hikers have heard that baby rattlesnakes are more dangerous than adult rattlesnakes. The rumor claims that juvenile snakes can't control how much venom they inject, making their bites more severe. New research has debunked this myth. Adult rattlesnakes…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (151+ words) Despite their usual attitude of ignoring controversy, at least in public, the Sherpa guides who work on Everest have responded vigorously to the sloppy headlines that denigrated their profession last week. Some other mountaineering sites followed up on our initial…...

3+ day, 1+ min ago  (292+ words) The first summits of the season have come from Ama Dablam. A local team, led by Pasdawa Sherpa, fixed ropes to the top and returned before the coming storm engulfed the country's mountains. The normal route includes technical sections on…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (618+ words) Next week, three young Canadian paddlers will push off from the shores of Tadoussac, Quebec, beginning an 8, 000km canoe journey to Prince Rupert, British Columbia, on the Pacific Ocean. This route across the breadth of the country will take more than…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (1072+ words) Since our last roundup, the Arctic expedition season has unfolded with a mix of progress, setbacks, and abandonment of original plans. Several teams have had to adapt to deteriorating ice, poor weather, and equipment issues, while others are pushing steadily…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago  (1110+ words) Today, Everest is making headlines around the world with scandalous stories of climbers poisoned or pushed unprepared into the death zone by nefarious guides. The stories aver that it's part of a major scheme of fake rescues involving guides, companies,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (373+ words) Between November 2023 and July 2025, the team surveyed 64 caves across the karst regions of Battambang and Stung Treng Provinces. Fourteen of these caves had never been explored. What they found was extraordinary. Researchers identified at least 11 new species of snakes, geckos,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (620+ words) A freak incident has taken the life of a 60-year-old sport climber from Czechia on Greece's Kalymnos Island. Anchors in poor condition broke as the climber started rappelling, and then neglect from rescue services did the rest. The accident took…...