4+ hour ago  (1576+ words) Today is the 70th anniversary of the first ascent of 8, 516m Lhotse, the world's fourth-highest mountain. Lhotse lies in the Mahalangur Himal section of the Himalaya, on the border between Nepal's Solokhumbu District and China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Located immediately south of…...

20+ hour, 33+ min ago  (891+ words) When we're not outdoors, we get our adventure fix by exploring social media and the web. Here are some of the best adventure links we've discovered this week. Above All Else: In 2025, after years of high-altitude jumps elsewhere, Tim Howell…...

23+ hour, 32+ min ago  (223+ words) The first groups among hundreds of climbers expected on Everest this week reached the summit on Sunday, including two veteran Sherpas who broke their own records. Kami Rita Sherpa, 56, leading a team with Seven Summit Treks, has bagged his 32nd Everest…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (416+ words) In this'short documentary, Mc Kenzie Barney brings the viewer along as she bikepacks through five continents. She films her experiences, often as a solo traveler, and her spontaneous, minimalist lifestyle on the road. She started in Ho Chi Minh, with…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (532+ words) Every year, worldwide audiences frown at images of endless lines of climbers on the summit ridge of Everest. However, traffic jams are a potential problem not only on the upper section but at any point on the mountain. Everyone follows…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (293+ words) Summit news from Kangchenjunga should come in the next few days. Details are slim, but a Sherpa team was close to opening the route in mid-week " about the same time that another Sherpa team opened Everest. Several climbers intended to…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (644+ words) The remaining expeditions in Svalbard have now concluded. Crossings of the Greenland Ice Sheet, however, are in full swing and will continue for a few more weeks. Meanwhile, in Canada's Northwest Territories, veteran polar traveler Will Steger makes gradual progress…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (1218+ words) In this series, we consider the 10 largest islands in the world from the perspective of a self-propelled traveler. Since there are no new continents to discover and a growing shortage of unclimbed mountains, modern adventurers often focus on lists. Projects…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (1249+ words) A phone conversation with Bartek Ziemski the morning after he climbed without oxygen or ropes to the top of the fourth-highest peak on Earth, followed by a complete ski descent, went more or less like this: Interviewer: Hey, thank you…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (399+ words) A freak encounter with a venomous snake has forced Tim Howell of the U. S. to cancel his upcoming attempt at the highest-ever wingsuit flight. Howell planned to launch from 8, 300m on the Lhotse Ridge. "A week before we were due to leave,…...