The Siachen Glacier, the world’s largest alpine icefield, is leaking the refuse of war into a water system used by more than 300 million people. Can India clean it up, or is it already too late?

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Looking for a domestic weekend escape with international flair? Pack a bag and head for Miami. The city has a rep for beaches, beautiful people, and wild nightlife, but that’s not all it has. Presenting the top five adventures in Miami. The Party Circuit: Like I said, there’s…

Looking for a domestic weekend escape with international flair? Pack a bag and head for Miami. The city, known for beaches, beautiful people, and wild nightlife, has plenty of adventure options. Paddle: The obvious choice would be to paddle around South Beach (southbeachkayak.com), but I suggest visiting the…

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Outside reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Pentax WG-1 camera.

If you don't live in the Australian or Middle Eastern deserts, or spend time looking for ants in Arizona and New Mexico, chances are you haven't seen these three desert-dwelling animals, highlighted in a new slide show on Treehugger.com. 1. Australian Thorny Devil Photo courtesy of chem7 on flickr. It looks…

From Eastern Rises, winner Best Film on Mountain Sport, 2010 Banff Film Festival. Courtesy of The Banff CenterThe Banff Mountain Film Festival wrapped up yesterday, with Jason Burlage’s Mi Chacra taking home the grand prize. The film tracks a Peruvian subsistence farmer who moonlights as a porter on the…

There were at least 60 summits on Monday morning, May 16th from thesouth side. And at least  6 on the north. Thewinds did pick up late Monday bringing a stop to this brief window.After a false start on Saturday night when the winds did notcooperate, teams huddled at the…