Top mountaineer dies on Nepal peak after making historic ascent; climbing partner says he fell into "depths of the glacier"
His Czech climbing partner Marek Holecek said that the pair had just ... then continued down a labyrinth into the depths of ...
Aconcagua, the Highest Mountain Outside of the Himalaya, Opens for Climbing
Aconcagua Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the western and southern hemispheres and the tallest peak outside of Asia, rises to 22,841 feet (6,961 meters). As ...
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Melting glacier reveals mysterious cart-like contraption on European hiking trail
Archaeologists have been left stumped by a mysterious item revealed by a melting glacier in a popular Swiss hiking area. A ...
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Family tells of 'relief' after 1924 climber’s foot found on Everest
revealed by melting ice on a glacier. This boot was believed to belong to Andrew Comyn "Sandy" Irvine, who disappeared while attempting to climb Everest in June 1924 with his partner George Mallory.
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Once-in-a-lifetime Icelandic glacial experience exceeds expectations
Superlatives rule in describing Iceland’s natural wonders—from the magnificence of its vast mountains to breathtaking ...
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Exclusive: Remains of Andrew 'Sandy' Irvine believed to have been found on Everest
and the sole was studded and bracketed with the diamond-patterned steel hobnails of a bygone era of climbing. In September, on the broad expanse of the Central Rongbuk Glacier, below the ...