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Sherpa Convinces Climber to Let Him Make Rare ‘Death Zone’ Rescue on Mt. Everest
It's been one of the busiest and deadliest seasons for summiting The Mountain So High No Bird Can Fly Over It, also known as...
Wheelchair Climber Pushes Limitations on 2,300-mile Road Trip Through Majestic Wilderness
When Nerissa Cannon became disabled in 2013 and had to use a wheelchair full-time, she felt like she had lost her entire identity. As...
Stray Pup in Nepal Follows Mountain Climbers to The Top in Amazing Feat – Maybe The World Record for a Dog
A tenacious stray dog may have just set a world record for the highest elevation ever reached by a canine – and it also resulted in a loving new home.
Stray Pup in Nepal Follows Mountain Climbers to The Top in Amazing Feat – May Be the World Record for a Dog (GNN Podcast)
A tenacious stray dog may have just set a world record for the highest elevation ever reached by a canine – and it also...
31-Year-old is Now World’s Best Climber After Scaling El Capitan Without Rope
Alex Honnold is being hailed as the best climber in the world after he scaled El Capitan – Yosemite's 3,000-foot sheer granite cliff – without any ropes.
Almost Atop Mt. Everest He Gives Up Quest to Save Fellow Climber
Just 12 hours away from reaching the summit of Mount Everest, a British military veteran abandoned his ascent to save a fellow climber’s life.
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Climber Finds and Turns In Jewels Lost in Alpine Air Crash 50 Years Ago
A French climber scaling a glacier off Mont Blanc stumbled across a treasure trove of emeralds, rubies and sapphires that had been buried for...
Israeli on Mount Everest Skips Summit Dream to Rescue Stricken Climber
An Israeli who rescued a distressed climber on Mount Everest instead of pushing onward to the summit said Friday that the man he helped,...
Climbers Launch Expedition to Clear Everest Trash
A team of mountaineers led by a veteran Sherpa guide flew this week to Mount Everest on an expedition to clear away tons of...
To Cure the Blind Sounds Impossible, But Not for the Mountain Climber Surgeon
To cure the blind. It sounds impossible. Biblical even. And that’s exactly why Geoff Tabin—adventure climber, medical pioneer, human dynamo—is just the guy to...
Female Climber Saves Sherpa on Everest
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Climber Saved by Technology — and a Good Dog
Here's a story of a group of climbers who did everything right and, as a result, survived a 500-foot slide down the side of...
Good News in History September 17
Happy 80th Birthday to the greatest mountaineer of all time, Reinhold Messner. An Italian climber, explorer, and author from the German-speaking province of South...
Buddhist Nations Team Up to Use Heavy Lifting Drones to Clear Everest Slopes of Trash
Buddhist nation Nepal and a drone manufacturer in majority Buddhist China, have signed an agreement to supply Mount Everest's Buddhist authorities with heavy lift...
Good News in History, August 1
59 years ago today, Frank Herbert's epic science-fiction novel Dune was published. Set in the distant future amidst a feudal interstellar society in which various...
Good News in History, June 22
86 years ago today, Joe Louis knocked out Max Schmeling in a re-match of perhaps the most famous fight series in history. It completely...
College Lab Makes 3D Printed Arms to Help 12-Year-old Amputee Reach Her Drumming Goals
12-year-old Aubrey Sauvie never let her lack of hands interfere with the pursuit of her interests, whether that was Tae Kwon Do, art, or...
Good News in History, May 29
259 years ago today, former Virginia governor and revolutionary Patrick Henry was not only born, but used his 29th birthday as an occasion to...
Locals Finally Save ‘the Yosemite of South America’ After Decade Long Battle with Industrialist Who Owned it
A wonderful story comes to us now from Patagonia where a valley of towering granite cliffs and rare species was saved from development by...
Good News in History, February 10
84 years ago today, In the Mood, by Glen Miller reached #1 on the charts in the US. It's one of those jazz tunes that...