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Snapchatting Climbers Return to Everest

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 duo is attempting the peak (again) without oxygen. UPDATE: Just before 11 am on May 27, Adrian Ballinger and Cory Richards summited Mt. Everest. The climbers left Camp 3 (located

Nepal Will Give Climbers GPS Devices to Stop False Everest Claims

Nepal Will Give Climbers GPS Devices to Stop False Everest Claims 

Last year, Nepal banned an Indian couple from climbing in the country for 10 years after they faked a photograph showing them on the summit of Everest. Now, climbers attempting the world’s highest peak this year are supposed to wear GPS tracking devices to stop frauds, as well as

Shredding Pebbles - a Newbie tries to Ski in the Sahara

Shredding Pebbles - a Newbie tries to Ski in the Sahara

Having skied in Colorado and in the Himalaya, I wanted to try new terrain. Naturally, I set off to expedition the Sahara and ski the largest desert in the world – on sand. I wasn’t, however, aware of my moronic, Moroccan destiny. Carrying skiis and snowboards on a camel, while

Five (of the many) Icy Adventures to be Had in Antarctica

Five (of the many) Icy Adventures to be Had in Antarctica

If you happen to find yourself on the harshest, most inhospitable, driest, coldest, and windiest continent on Earth, here are a few things that you must do on the last and final frontier. Antarctica is such a hopeful, alluring, and mysterious place. Protected by the Antarctic treaty, it has no

Adventure Travel Gear for the Casual Explorer

Adventure Travel Gear for the Casual Explorer

It's not always about extreme gear with countless features to use while shredding alpine powder or mountaineering in the Himalaya.

Dean Potter dies in BASE-jumping accident at Yosemite

Dean Potter dies in BASE-jumping accident at Yosemite

BASE-jumpers Dean Potter and Graham Hunt were killed while attempting a wingsuit flight in Yosemite Valley Always pushing boundaries, charismatic and handsome, Dean Potter was an artistic visionary. A huge influence on climbing for the past 20 years, Potter was a BASE-jumper, extreme climber, highliner and free spirit. On Saturday

Rise of the Birdman

Rise of the Birdman

From kindergarden teacher to wingsuit flyer: how a young graphic designer converted his dream into a reality by being hardcore. From watching viral YouTube videos to becoming them - this is the tale of Jokke Sommer. Videos of cats may be extremely popular on YouTube, but when Jokke Sommer put