5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (548+ words) Trailrunner Kalie McCrystal, 38, has been missing on the Italian side of the Matterhorn since September 1. She disappeared on a training/scouting trip to prepare for a Fastest Known Time (FKT) attempt via the Lion’s Ridge. McCrystal aimed to complete the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (728+ words) In my early 20s, I played in a ball hockey league. One game, I bumped my knee slightly. It took six months for the knee to feel normal again. Although I wasn’t doing Arctic expeditions yet, I had enough insight into…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (245+ words) See this post on Instagram “Bist du verrückt? [Are you crazy?]” the Polish man is heard to say in the video. The guide then furiously climbs back up the section, goes to the man, and, yelling, pushes and shakes him…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (189+ words) Canadian paddlers Will Vyse, Georges Kirijian, and Nolan Aziz are making excellent progress on their enormous 8,000km expedition from Tadoussac, Quebec, to Prince Rupert, British Columbia, on the Pacific Ocean. Their journey — a mostly northern line that avoids major urban areas…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (305+ words) The Most Romantic Cyclist in the World follows Ronnie Romance (presumably a nom de guerre) on a cycling tour of the British countryside. Rather than a set route, time, or mileage, his goals are aesthetic: to “feel small,” and to…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (966+ words) Since our last ocean rowing roundup, journeys across the Atlantic Ocean and Arctic Ocean have come to an end, but two boats are still making their way through difficult conditions in the Indian Ocean. Team Arctic Row (CH): Roman Mockli,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (440+ words) Wolf, 55, describes his journeys — always human-powered but varying between paddle expeditions, hikes, and cycle rides — as drawing lines on the map, “a life-project, something purposeful and deeply meaningful to me to pin and prioritize every year.” This year’s line featured…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (174+ words) Honey badgers are a small carnivorous mustelid, but don’t let their stature fool you; they are famously strong, with thick skin that protects them from much larger predators. The species has a large range, but sightings are quite rare. Spotting…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (585+ words) When a search team looked for their friends and colleagues on Broad Peak, they could not find the body of Pakistani guide Sohail Sakhi. Sakhi was killed with nine other climbers in an avalanche on July 30. The brutal slide swept…...