Mountaineer Reinhold Messner explains how he became a yeti chaser like fellow climber Sir Edmund Hillary and explains how yetis are actually real, but misunderstood as a legend.
Mountaineer Reinhold Messner discusses the climbing career that led to his supplemental oxygen free climb of Mount Everest on May 8, 1978 and recalls what the experience was like for him and climbing partner, Peter Habeler. Messner also comments on other mountains he ascended and the future of mountain climbing … Continue reading
Explorer Dave Ulmer describes the items he hid in the first geocache on May 3, 2000 and returns to the location to shows how the original cache stood up to the test of time.
An Indonesian explains how she suffered in the tsunami that took place in 2004 and lost her staff members Continue reading
Dan Chung revisits the Indonesian province five years after the Indian Ocean disaster Continue reading
Chris Gorse and John sturges talks about the impact of Eyjafjallajökull Iceland Volcano Eruption on our planet Continue reading
Smithsonian geologist puts Eyjafjallajökull eruption in perspective Continue reading
Aron Ralston describes the hiking trip that left him trapped under a boulder in the Utah wilderness and recounts how he amputated his own arm to escape his inevitable death. Ralston was trapped from April 26, 2003 until the hour long amputation with his multi tool on May 1st.
Adventurer Conrad Anker recalls the moment he discovered the body of George Mallory during his ascent of Mount Everest and describes the documentary he made that captured his attempt to mirror Mallory’s climb. George Mallory and climbing partner Sandy Irvin disappeared in 1924 and were discovered on May 1, 1999.
Correspondent David Culhane reports on the first Earth Day held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 22, 1970. Culhane also comments on live music at the event and the pollution surrounding the city.
