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The 2014 season has ended in Nepal, and some mountaineers are turning toward Tibet, where ascents continue. Can they overcome Chinese complexities and turn the north side into the new Everest norm?
There's a group of people who believe that in a world of extreme natural disasters, being ready for any catastrophe is more than just a precaution. It’s practical.
That fancy exfoliating wash cream you just dropped a bundle on? It may be full of "microbeads" and mucking up some major waterways.
New study finds Japanese women hold the secret to staying alive
Some of the world’s scariest waves explode off the coast of Portugal, and North Shore gunslinger Garrett McNamara won’t stop until he’s tamed an elusive wave he calls Big Mama
A trip to Base Camp reveals how a complicated mix of politics and passion has scuttled the 2014 Everest season in Nepal
Could be a win-win for solar energy and your Friday night buzz
GPS locators to take thieves from handlebars to behind bars
"Stepping-stone approach" will put astronauts on the planet in 2030s
It's a long road to the 2016 Olympics and Phelps isn't guaranteed a spot on the U.S. team. But he's back in the pool and things are going swimmingly.
When children end up in harm's way because of their parents, do positive intentions matter?
From base camp to the bottom line, Sherpas should be full partners on the world's highest peak
Armstrong talks about his revoked Tour wins, how life has changed in the past year, and working on his golf game.
The most hated man in bike racing wants a second chance with the public. Here's why that's not a sign of the apocalypse.
Last summer, filmmakers Casey Gannon and Colin Airsman thru-hiked the Pacific Crest Trail with cameras in hand. “Only the Essential” is the story of their 5 month, 2668 mile journey on foot from Mexico to Canada, across the wilderness of California, Oregon and Washington. The full length film…
The deadliest single day in the history of Everest claimed 16 Sherpas in an instant. And, yes, there is something that needs to be done about it.
Climbing Sherpas suffer the highest mortality rate on Mount Everest. We ran the numbers, and the results will shock you.
Avantgardster drops rice cooker filled with confetti
Field surgery in Kenya requires quick thinking and guts
In this episode of Sony Mind’s Eye, Teton Gravity Research skiers Ian McIntosh and Johnny Collinson race down steep couloirs at ridiculous speeds, blowing the doors off of La Grave, France. After earning nearly every vertical meter on foot and cranking down line after line in variable snow, Mac…