Piolets d'Or Announces the "Significant Ascents" of 2023
This list of 68 climbs is effectively a "long list" used to select nominees of the prestigious alpine award.
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Going in Circles: Freya Hoffmeister and Her Plan to Kayak Around a Continent
Sea kayaker Freya Hoffmeister has made a name for herself by completing successively larger and longer circumnavigations: first Iceland, then
Adventurers Taking 'Vanlife' to a New Level with Sailing SEARCH Project
Sofia Pineiro and professional paragliding pilot, Thomas de Dorlodot, are about to leave their home (but not their friends), to
French Slacklining Team Walks Longest Highline Ever
Three members of a French slacklining team made history two weeks ago. Balanced on a narrow piece of webbing 300
Adventure Versus Exploration: Exclusive Video Interview with 'Inspironeer' Bertrand Piccard
From being the first to fly around the globe in a balloon, to his Solar Impulse project, Prof. Bertrand Piccard
Göttler and Barmasse Blitz Shishapangma’s South Face
Light and fast was the name of the game in the Himalayas this season. Killian Jornet blazed up Everest—twice—
On Patrol: Lizzie Carr SUPs the English Channel to Fight Plastic Pollution
After surviving cancer, Lizzie Carr started searching for something more meaningful and exciting to do with her life than the
Jornet Climbs Everest Twice in One Week
For most, climbing Everest once would be the achievement of a lifetime. This past week Spanish ultrarunner Kilian Jornet summited
Everest 2017 Updates: Deaths, Speed Records and More
Now we’re in the thick of it. Everest season is in full swing, and before long it’ll be
Snapchatting Climbers Return to Everest
Mountaineers Cory Richards and Adrian Ballinger are back on Everest. Armed with Snapchat and a whole lot of experience, the
New Ultimate Direction FKT Grants Awarded
FKTs—fastest known times—are the holy grail for elite endurance athletes these days. To set a speed record running
BREAKING NEWS: Ueli Steck Dies on Everest
World-famous Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck was killed in a climbing accident on the Nuptse face in the Khumbu region, while
South African Duo Nears Completion of Trans-Atlantic Rowing Expedition
Braam Malherbe and Wayne Robertson want you to “Do One Thing”—anything—no matter how small, to improve the state