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BREAKING NEWS: Ueli Steck Dies on Everest

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 training for an alpine-style Everest climb. "As of now, they are trying to bring his body to Kathmandu by helicopter. The accident happened near Camp 1 in the Nuptse

South African Duo Nears Completion of Trans-Atlantic Rowing Expedition

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 of our planet. To inspire people to action, they decided to do one thing as well, only theirs was considerably bigger: They endeavoured to row a boat across the Atlantic

Hitting the High Seas with 'Sea Gypsies,' A Swashbuckling Adventure Documentary

Hitting the High Seas with 'Sea Gypsies,' A Swashbuckling Adventure Documentary

Infinity is a 36.7-meter long sailboat built in 1977. German Captain Clemens Gabriel Oestreich bought the boat as a home to explore the world. In 2014, he and a crew of dreamers set off to sail from New Zealand to Patagonia by way of Antarctica. American filmmaker Nico Edwards

32 Days Alone: Silvia Vidal’s Patagonia Big Wall

32 Days Alone: Silvia Vidal’s Patagonia Big Wall

This is a tale of isolation, patience, grit, happiness, pleasure, and uncertainty. It usually takes Silvia Vidal half a year to recover after an expedition. However, after climbing a wall called “Serranía Avalancha” in the Chilean Patagonia, it took a lot longer. It wasn’t one of her run-of-the-mill epic

Mike Horn Completes Solo Traverse of Antarctica

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 the great white continent. The first crossing of Antarctica by Dr. Vivian Fuchs in 1957-1958 was a mammoth operation. After years of planning, the expedition required a team of a

Racing Across Namibia with Mike Horn

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'.

Hilaree Nelson: The Peaks of Good and Evil

Hilaree Nelson: The Peaks of Good and Evil

In 2013, Hilaree (O'Neill) Nelson and an all-star cast set forth on a nearly impossible expedition. Through unbelievable conditions and ludicrous laws, this was an adventure threatened from the start.