Alex Honnold first shot to fame back in 2018, when he became the first person in the world to climb the sheer face of Yosemite’s El Capitan with no rope.
Yet despite being joined by some of the world’s best climbers, and actually putting on a harness this time, his latest project is no less death-defying.
Alex has taken on Greenland’s Ingmikortilaq – one of the biggest unclimbed rock faces in the world.
During the risky mission, Alex was blinded
He’s stared death in the face on Everest, seen someone get shot in front of him in Angola and braved -36C temperatures in a frozen wilderness.
Meet UK explorer Johnny Ward, who has become the first person in history to complete the Ultimate Explorer’s Grand Slam – climbing the ‘Seven Summits’, visiting the North and South Pole, and setting foot in every country.
Johnny, 40, who has 916,000 followers on Instagram, said his world travels were ‘all about freedom’ and
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Climate activists covered the British prime minister’s home in black cloth to protest his oil policy.
Four members of activist group Greenpeace were arrested Thursday in North Yorkshire, England, after covering the facade of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s house in black drapes to protest new oil policies.
“We desperately need our prime minister to be a climate leader, not a climate arsonist,” said Philip Evans of Greenpeace. “Just as wildfires and floods wreck homes and lives around the world, Sunak
While G7 nations must overcome a market efficiency gap, China must overcome a technology effectiveness one, write Jacob Gunter and Antonia Hmaidi.
Jacob Gunter is a Senior Analyst for Economy at MERICS. Antonia Hmaidi is an Analyst for Science, Innovation and Technology at MERICS.
Strategic export controls are now a two-way street: As of 1 August, China will require licensing for exports of Germanium and Gallium, two metals needed for advanced electronic components.
Meanwhile, the US and a coalition of
King of the Theatre Les Dennis (Image: Getty)
West End stage musicals, serious theatre, a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta…Les Dennis has taken on more challenges than Anneka Rice – and triumphed.
But what drives the friendly former face of ITV entertainment to reinvent himself so often?
“I like to push myself and do things people don’t expect,” says Les, who is currently starring as Bert Barry in the touring production of 42nd Street.
“There was a time when I was
Former US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle have been given special permission to climb Sydney Harbour Bridge without safety harnesses.
The casually-dressed couple scaled the world-famous landmark on Wednesday as they prepared to leave Sydney to continue Mr Obama’s speaking tour in Melbourne.
The Obamas and their entourage were allowed to walk over the ‘Coathanger’ without having to wear the jumpsuits and safety apparatus usually required by operator BridgeClimb.
Daily Mail Australia understands the bridge visit, which included
An eight-year-old boy has become the youngest person to successfully climb El Capitan – a 3,000-foot cliffside in Yosemite.
Sam Baker, of Colorado Springs, Colo., has been climbing since he was two years old and has been training to climb El Capitan since he was six.
On Friday, the boy’s father, Joe Baker, posted that the four-person climbing team had made it safely to the top of the cliff.
‘What an amazing week! I’m so proud of Sam. He completed
Auf der ganzen Welt ist der Pikes Peak International Hill Climb als eines der prestigeträchtigsten Autorennen bekannt, ein tückischer 12,4-Meilen-Sprint auf einen der höchsten Gipfel der Rocky Mountains. Aber für viele Menschen in den Vereinigten Staaten und sogar einige in ihrer Gastgeberstadt Colorado Springs ist das Rennen kaum bekannt.
„Es gibt Menschen, die ihr ganzes Leben hier verbracht haben – sie sogar wie Motorsport – aber wenn man ihnen gegenüber das Bergrennen erwähnt, sagen sie: ‚Oh, ist das das Ding,
