The Vanch-Yakh Glacier in 1992 – credit CC 4.0. BY-SA Jaan Kunnap Over the decades, a glacier in Central Asia appears to have been growing when almost every other glacier on Earth has been shrinking. Now, a scientific expedition has recovered ice cores containing 30,000 years of frozen water in the hopes that somewhere inside … Read more
Amputee Hari Budha Magar climbs to sumit of Mount Vinson – SWNS A British war veteran who lost both his legs in Afghanistan has become the first above-the-knee double amputee to reach the summit of the highest peaks on every continent in the world. On Tuesday, 46-year-old Hari Budha Magar summited the highest mountain in … Read more
A cinereous vulture (left) and a griffon vulture – credit Mike Prince CC 3.0 BY-SA Young griffon vultures are set to be reintroduced to the Carpathian Mountains in Romania, around 100 years after they went extinct there. The reintroduction is part of a grand vision for “Europe’s Yellowstone,” a national park based in the Carpathians … Read more
Artists impression of the shelter in the Italian Alps – CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati SWNS An incredible new glass cabin will let mountaineers shelter from high-altitude perils with the same chic taste as a Milano office high rise. Designers have created the cabin ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, where it will be showcased … Read more