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Explorers Web writer @Angelab8848 was featured on the Everest Mystery YouTube channel recently. Watch as she details her coverage of the Shishapangma avalanche:
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On Oct. 16, NASA’s Juno spacecraft cruised past Io and captured incredible images of Jupiter’s volcanic moon.
The mission aims to aid our understanding of the origin of our solar system by studying the gas giant.
Read: explorersweb.com/nasa-photos…
When the Guinness World Records revoked Reinhold Messner’s biggest achievement and tried to give it to Ed Viesturs instead, he simply refused.
Now the two climbing legends will meet for the first time on Oct. 14 as part of a sports festival in Italy: explorersweb.com/viesturs-me…
WATCH: Andrzej Bargiel and his team have shared a video about the Polish skier’s descent of Gasherbrum I.
Video courtesy of Bargiel's IG, @/andrzejbargiel.
Read more about this attempt here: explorersweb.com/bargiel-ski…
WATCH: Twenty-four hours after Andrzej Bargiel carved turns down the perfect pyramid of Gasherbrum II, his team has uploaded a brief video that gives a great idea of the challenge’s difficulty.
Video courtesy andrzejbargiel/IG.
More here: explorersweb.com/andrzej-bar…
Watch for yourself. Do you think this octopus is having a nightmare?
Read more: explorersweb.com/video-octop…
Video credit: New Scientist/YouTube.
Ever wondered how Nepalies transport steel cables in rural Nepal in order to build a suspension bridges?
Read: explorersweb.com/transportin…
Check out this video by Ang Temba Sherpa:
On Instagram, Anurag Maloo shared an encouraging voice message. His incredible recovery has continued in a hospital since he spent three days in a deep crevasse on Annapurna.
Read more here: explorersweb.com/after-three…
Listen to his message below:
Just take a look the job requirements for this postal service job in South Georgia.
If this is you, and you also happen to love penguins, learn more here:
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ALT Some of the job requirements: Near-perfect health. You have to pass some screenings, as airlifting you out for medical attention would cost a boatload of cash. Good customer service skills. In addition to managing the mail, you’ll be dealing with some 14,000 cruise-ship tourists and visiting scientists a year, according to Polar Journal. You have to be okay with a low salary. The pay is €30,000 plus room, board, and travel. Excel!