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Climbing Brandberg Mountain in Namibia
On the 6th of July Kobus Alberts, Steffen Oesterle, Volker Mohrholz and Toralf Heene started the climb to Königstein.We left at 14:00, with the aim to overnight in the area near to Springbokwasser. (Just to put the...
Siberian seabed has methane leak
Is a Seabed a fancy term for waterbed ? and if so are we talking flatulence during sleep ?Cows, landfills what's next the ocean ? Methane is silently leaking everywhere."Swedish researchers working on an international mission have confirmed that methane, a potent greenhouse... Race to rescue British woman injured in remote part of Russia
A 20 year old British woman has been injured in a remote part of Siberia. She was there studying the forest as a zoology student."An alert beamed 3,700 miles around the world has sent rescuers to the aid of a British woman injured in the remote forests of eastern Russia.The... Pole trek needs last explorer
"Descendants of Sir Ernest Shackleton and his team are looking for a final budding explorer to complete their ancestors' journey to the South Pole. Legend has it Sir Ernest recruited his expedition members with an advert promising "small wages", "constant danger" and a... Two Pakistanis Scale the 'Killer Mountain' - Nanga Parbat
Just a few days ago an Italian climber lost his life and two others were rescued by a Pakistani military helicopter from the Nanga Parbat. The notorious mountain has probably swallowed up other ambitious climbers in... Snow capped Everest turning into rocky mountain
The glacier cover in mountain regions worldwide has decreased significantly in recent years as a result of warming trends, according to a latest report conducted by the International Center for... Extreme diving - ice diving in Antarctica by Dr Lesley Thompson
Diving Medicine - Lesley ThomsonMost of my diving has been in cold water. Not just the American definition of cold water, being anything less than 18ºC, but properly cold! UK winter diving of 5-6ºC for example, or...Extreme diving - ice diving in Antarctica by Dr Lesley Thompson
Diving Medicine - Lesley Thomson Most of my diving has been in cold water. Not just the American definition of cold water, being anything less than 18ºC, but properly cold! UK winter diving of 5-6ºC for example,... Big archaeology find in Egypt
While it has been historically difficult to get access to dig and study ruins in Egypt, a University of Chicago expedition has discovered a large administration building and silos dating back to early Egyptian... Shuttle Discovery Head Home, Mars Lander Attempts 2nd Dirt Pickup
The shuttle discovery left the International Space Station on Wednesday after delivering a giant Japanese lab and most importantly - a functioning toilet. Before returning home the Discovery astonauts will use a laser-tipped inspection boom to check the shuttle over for any... Everest Closed for Business
"Everest Closed for Business
Without reasonable explanation, the Chinese authorities have officially close the north, or Tibetan, side of Mount Everest to all expeditions this spring, save for their own... High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed
"High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed As any of you who visit The MountainWorld Blog know, ethics on Everest is a very important topic to me and one I've written about at length here and...Mysterious Creatures Found in Antarctica
Um..."sea spiders the size of dinner plates"?"Scientists investigating the icy waters of Antarctica said Tuesday they have collected mysterious creatures including giant sea spiders and huge worms in the murky depths. Australian experts taking part in an international program... CARS TO RUN ON CHOCOLATE
An update on this and Andy Pag's new plan to fly to China on trash HERE"Cars could soon be running on chocolate rather than petrol and diesel - thanks to one forward thinking Bamber Bridge firm.
Ecotec has developed a new environmentally-friendly fuel which uses waste... Everest Conqueror Sir Edmund Hillary Dies
The first man to climb Mount Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary, has died at his home in New Zealand. He was 88. "On the mountain, the first assault team that tried to reach the 8848m summit was driven back by...
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