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One Million Acres Donated for Creation of National Parks in Patagonia

One Million Acres Donated for Creation of National Parks in Patagonia

Doug Tompkins, founder of The North Face, and his wife Kristine spent roughly 25 years buying up pieces of land in Chilean Patagonia with the end goal of donating it back to the host country for the creation of protected wilderness areas. Mr. Tompkins died in 2015, never having seen

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

Robbie Phillips Finds His Dawn Wall: New Big Wall Mega-Project in Chile

Robbie Phillips Finds His Dawn Wall: New Big Wall Mega-Project in Chile

Cochamó is widely regarded as the Yosemite of South America. With lifetimes of untapped climbing potential on its granite walls, Robbie Phillips knew it would be a great place to plan an expedition with the goal of establishing a hard, new big-wall free climb. Over five weeks down there earlier

Klaudia Bulgakow: Profile of a Top Female Paragliding Pilot

Klaudia Bulgakow, currently the world’s third best female paraglider, tells us the story of her life as a pro pilot and all that comes with it. I was totally into motorcycling at 17. I wanted to speed on the streets of Warsaw all the time. Around that time, a

Female Adventure Photographers Risking Their Lives For the Shot - Part 2

Female Adventure Photographers Risking Their Lives For the Shot - Part 2

Following up on Part 1 , here are more wildly talented women, the extreme mental and physical obstacles they face—being both athlete and photographer—and their tricks of the trade.Read the first part of this series with invaluable insights from adventure photography rockstars, Krystle Wright, Camilla Rutherford and Dawn

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

Female Adventure Photographers Risking Their Lives For the Shot - Part 1

Female Adventure Photographers Risking Their Lives For the Shot - Part 1

In a field heavily dominated by men, it takes a few dedicated, badass women to push the limits and influence their industry. Here are tips from some of the most talented female action photographers thriving in adventure photography, giving us a look through their lens. More adventure visuals in Part