Czech-Slovak team takes on Bhagirathi 3's legendary Stairway to Heaven
A Czech-Slovak team is trying the first free climb of Stairway to Heaven on Bhagirathi 3, a 6,454m peak in Ind...
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Thomas Huber's New Route on Biacherahi Central Puts Pakistan's Choktoi Back in the Spotlight
Thomas Huber, Victor Sans and Miquel Mas claim a first ascent on 5,700m Biacherahi Central in Pakistan's Choktoi area — and clear up a 2001 mystery.
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Delhi metro decoded: how to ride India's capital like a local
Fares, apps, airport lines and the best stations for sightseeing — how to use the Delhi metro to skip traffic...
Adventure & Outdoor Travel
Polish Climbers Retreat on Gasherbrum VI — But They're Not Done Yet
A Polish trio retreated after 650m on unclimbed Gasherbrum VI's Southeast Face — now they're eyeing a new line...
Adventure & Outdoor Travel
Rajasthan with a local leader: what a first trip to India actually teaches you
What a two-week women's trip through Rajasthan taught one traveller about safety, food, staring crowds and tra...
Inspiration & Trip Ideas
What Singapore Airlines' A380 Suites Are Actually Like on the Frankfurt–Singapore Route
A first-hand look at Singapore Airlines' A380 Suites from Frankfurt to Singapore: private rooms, separate beds...
Adventure & Outdoor Travel
Indian tourist dies in ladder fall after intro dive off Tioman Island
A 65-year-old tourist died after slipping from a dive boat ladder following an intro dive off Tioman Island, M...
Resorts, Hotels & New Openings
Trunk(Hotel) Sapporo: Tokyo's coolest boutique brand heads to Hokkaido in 2027
Trunk(Hotel) Sapporo opens September 2027 as the Tokyo brand's first hotel outside the capital, with 89 rooms,...
Adventure & Outdoor Travel
The 2010 Annapurna Rescue That Rewrote High-Altitude Helicoptering
How a 2010 longline rescue at 7,000m on Annapurna saved three climbers, changed Himalayan rescues forever, and...
Unusual & Undiscovered Destinations
Kubizuka: The Tokyo Shrine Where a Warrior's Head Still (Allegedly) Glowers
Tokyo's kubizuka shrines hold the severed heads of executed samurai, meant to calm vengeful spirits. Masakado'...
Resorts, Hotels & New Openings
Sleep Tourism Gets Serious at The Westin Maldives Miriandhoo
Inside The Westin Maldives Miriandhoo Resort, where sleep tourism meets eco-design: Heavenly Beds, lavender ba...
Unusual & Undiscovered Destinations
Kenting's Sunny Shores Hide a Forgotten US Military Defeat
The 1867 Formosa Expedition: how 180 US Marines failed against Paiwan fighters near Cape Eluanbi, and what tha...
Travel & Airline News
Elderly Men's Fatal Fight in Yakushima Shocks a Quiet Island Town
An 84-year-old man was arrested after a fatal early-morning assault on Yakushima, Kagoshima — a rare violent i...