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Professional Climber Alex Honnold Releases Trailer for New Film “Arctic Ascent”

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Professional adventure rock climber, Alex Honnold, whose fearless free-solo ascents of America’s biggest cliffs have made him one of the most recognized and followed climbers in the world, has just released the trailer for his next movie. The movie, titled “Arctic Ascent,” will be a three-part series, where Honnold embarks on an epic quest of unclimbed walls in one of […]
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Mt Everest and Surroundings in 3D Form: Thank Nat. Geo’s Failed Attempt To Recover 1924 Explorer

National Geographic has shared a 360-degree view of the world’s tallest mountain, Mt Everest, and the surrounding peaks. The photographer Renan Ozark captured the panoramic images using specially modified drones. The images were captured as part of a 2019 expedition which had a twist. The expedition’s primary objective was to search for British Climber Sandy Irvine, who disappeared in 1924 […]
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Rock Climbing Documentary ‘Free Solo’ Won 7 Emmys on Saturday Night

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Rock-climbing documentary Free Solo won seven Creative Arts Emmys in Los Angeles on Saturday night. The documentary, directed by husband and wife team Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, gives a unique insight into rock climber Alex Honnold’s mindblowing quest to perform a free solo (no harness or safety ropes) ascent of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, CA. The […]
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You Can Now See Live Weather Data From the Top of Mount Everest

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Thanks to a group of scientists that installed weather stations on Everest last month, we can now see the conditions on the world’s highest mountain in real time. The team led by the National Geographic Society and Tribhuvan University installed two weather monitoring stations at 27,657 feet and 26,066 feet, as well as three other stations across the mountain. Related: Scientists […]
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National Geographic Names Boulder, CO The ‘Happiest’ City In The United States

According to National Geographic, Boulder, CO is the ‘Happiest’ city in the United States. The list was based on a 15-metric system that compared everything from healthy diet, to engagement in the community, to vacation time, and even visits to the dentist. “There’s a high correlation between bikeability and happiness in a city. In Boulder you’re more likely to hear the whoosh […]
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“A Tribute to Discomfort” | Watch This Video, Now.

This video will hit you hard. It’s made to. Ideally, after you watch this video, you’ll push your chair back, look out the window and ask yourself: “what am I doing with my life?” This doesn’t mean that what you’re doing with your life isn’t just right. It’s just the point of this video. The point is to ask yourself that question. And if there is something else you’d rather be doing, we hope you at […]
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