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Does hiking Half Dome in Yosemite National Park sound too intense? Or perhaps you just didn’t score a permit? Try Lembert Dome instead.
DAN Europe confirmed that rescue divers have successfully completed the recovery of all victims involved in the Maldives diving tragedy.
A nest-cam video of a barn owl in her nesting box shows an owl sneezing, and it’s quite cute. Watch (and listen) here.
A mountain biker visiting Canada got a different kind of thrill when a black bear suddenly peeked in the doorway. Watch here.
At 7 years old, this young boy hiked the Grand Canyon from rim to rim in just one day, possibly breaking the world record.
A family faced the most Gatlinburg conundrum ever: A black bear trying to join them for dinner through the kitchen window. Watch here.
A Mount Everest climber captured footage of an avalanche engulfing Camp 1. Watch the dramatic moment here.
A jaguar should be able to take down an anteater, right? This footage suggests it’s more of a fight than you might think.
A sailor trying to hail a rescue copter using flares to write “SOS” may have been the cause of a wildfire in Channel Islands National Park.
Specially trained divers have recovered the bodies of two of the four missing SCUBA divers in an underwater cave in the Maldives. More here.