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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Alone Across Antarctica Part 5: The Impossible Truth on Antarctica
A virtually impossible world record crossing on Antarctica is disavowed by polar legends; but who is right in the final analysis?
Alone Across Antarctica Part 4: Mike Horn's Race Against Time
Ultra-Adventurer Mike Horn still holds the longest record on Antarctica; does the new world-record traverse measure up?
Dealing With Dietary Restrictions In The Backcountry.
Gluten intolerance, vegan, Halal, nut allergy, dairy-free, Kosher… whatever your dietary restrictions may be, you don’t have to let it hinder your ability to get out and enjoy the backcountry!
One of the Fathers of Modern Exploration, Folco Quilici, Passes at 87
Entire generations around the world were inspired by his documentaries and photos, alas, early this Saturday morning Folco Quilici passed
Alexandra David-Néel: The 19th Century Parisian Anarchist who Explored Tibet
Disguised as a beggar to avoid betrayal, and walking more than 2,000 km in the fierce Himalayan winter, the French orientalist eventually reached the forbidden capital Lhasa on February 23rd, 1924.
Walking the Globe with Louis-Philippe Loncke
Explorers like Mike Horn and Bertrand Piccard are household names. Though he may not have the same name recognition as
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
Mike Horn Completes Solo Traverse of Antarctica
On 7th February, Mike Horn, the legendary explorer, reached the end of Antarctica, completing a solo, unsupported 57-day trek across
Racing Across Namibia with Mike Horn
For Mike Horn, adventure is not an activity or a single expedition. “It’s a lifestyle”, he told me when I spent a few days with him last year driving across 'the land that God made in anger'.
An adventurer who aims to be the first Lithuanian woman to trek to the South Pole
Read all about Ruta Sidlauskaite's training plan, an adventurer from Lithuania who plans to trek to the South