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It was meant to be a test of international cooperation and cutting-edge climbing. But what happened was more complicated and controversial than expected.
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On Sunday, Yoki Tanaka begins a four-month, north-to-south trek down the length of Taiwan, while summiting all 100 of Taiwan's celebrated Baiyue peaks.
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Last week's Piolets d'Or awards had the feeling of an organization trying to adapt to changing times, while keeping its prestige and its spirit intact.
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Three Spaniards have summited Nepal's previously unclimbed Jugal II. The peak was also the goal of well-known Italian couple Nives Meroi and Romano Benet.
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The incident occurred yesterday at the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Turkey’s Cappadocia region. Falling rocks struck people near the parking area.
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Authorities spent several days searching for the two young hikers in Colorado's Sawatch Range. The circumstances of their deaths remain unclear.
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Since 1975, Nikon's Small World competition has featured images of strikingly surreal, alien beauty. Here are this year's winning submissions.
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The Russian team wants to avoid the exposed and difficult West Ridge route, but their only alternative is the Hornbein Couloir, which is in Tibet.
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Pete Streufert and his partner are cycling 4,025km and packrafting 645km down four rivers and six U.S. states from Canada to Mexico.
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The 26-year-old Australian sustained severe head injuries after falling at Kongma La Pass. He is in intensive care at a hospital in Kathmandu.
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American snowboarder Nick Russell and skiers Adam Fabrikant and Billy Haas slid down of the south face of the formidable Dorje Lhakpa (6,966m).
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Most victims of animal attacks around the world are not tourists but the people who live amid potentially dangerous animals all the time. Here are some incidents from the last seven days. India A tiger killed two farmers in separate incidents about five ki
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Robert Cowden and his dog, Enzo, are walking and canoeing 5,200km from Kansas to the Gulf of Mexico. Cowden expects to finish by the end of 2026.
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These days, topographic surveys typically show how a mountain's altitude is decreasing due to shrinking snowcaps. But not Mont Blanc.
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For the second time this fall, a storm will dump tons of snow on Nepal's mountains. It comes at the height of the trekking season and also affects climbers.
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Search teams have found the body of Wolfgang Waschiczek, who went missing on his way down from the summit. Evidence shows he fell 1,700m to his death.
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Jules Stennes and Patch Doyle have finished a 6,124km cycle ride along the newly opened Golden Gravel Trail across eight states.
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The best outdoor adventure links of the past seven days, from Karl Bushby's impending family reunion to British hiking rules Americans need to know.
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This documentary features kayaker Dane Jackson and a small team slowly bushwhacking and quickly descending Chile's remote Rio Cuervo.
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For half a century, a single photograph defined one of the Karakoram’s most striking peaks. Taken in 1909 it showed Muztagh Tower as a vertical blade.
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