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Four Disturbing After-Effects if Goa's Coal Project gets off the Ground

Four Disturbing After-Effects if Goa's Coal Project gets off the Ground

The wilderness of a part of India’s west coast could be destroyed if a proposed coal port expansion project is set in motion. Goa’s environmentalists and activists talk about its consequences and urge you to join the protest. Goa’s wilderness is in danger. The small state by

Has Everest’s famous Hillary Step Collapsed or Not?

Has Everest’s famous Hillary Step Collapsed or Not?

The most prominent feature of Mt. Everest, named after Sir Edmund Hillary, has allegedly been destroyed.

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

Top American Climbers Lobby Congress to Preserve National Monuments

Top American Climbers Lobby Congress to Preserve National Monuments

The battle over public lands rages on. A recent Executive Order from President Trump calls for the review of 27 National Monuments and puts their future in jeopardy. But American climbers are speaking up. Last week, a handful of the best—from Tommy Caldwell to Alex Honnold, from Libby Sauter

Save the Vaquita: A Call to Action

Save the Vaquita: A Call to Action

The vaquita—a species of porpoise only found in the Northern Gulf of California—is in serious trouble. According to a May 9 press release from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), “There are fewer than 30 vaquita left in the wild.” The cute, dolphin lookalike has the unenviable distinction of

Everest Circus Begins Again

Everest Circus Begins Again

The world’s highest mountain is once again open for business. The 2017 season has already seen tragedy and controversy at the world's most coveted peak. Death, record crowds, and other things taking place have already secured 2017's place in the Everest history books—and the

Ueli Steck: The Carpenter Who Climbed Mountains

Ueli Steck: The Carpenter Who Climbed Mountains

Ueli Steck, who died in Nepal on April 30, was probably this generation’s greatest alpinist. A goal like the Everest-Lhotse Traverse via the Hornbein Route, while a major coup if successful, was not objectively dangerous in the same way as his speed solos in the Alps. But in the