Category: You Should See This

The Himalayan Tragedy That Forever Changed Mountaineering In 1976, Nanda Devi Unsoeld, the daughter of legendary alpinist Willi Unsoeld, died while climbing the massive Indian peak for which she was named. Decades later, friends, family, and surviving expedition members offer new insights into what went wrong during this controversial adventure, shedding light on an enigmatic […]

The Hunt for Russian Collaborators in Ukraine As occupied territories are liberated, some residents face accusations that they sided with the enemy. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/02/06/the-hunt-for-russian-collaborators-in-ukraine The next morning, the soldiers came back into the cellar. “We’re taking you to the Chechens,” one of them said. “They like the ones who aren’t talkative.” The Chechens were based in another house whose […]

‘Very Dangerous People’: Russia’s Convict Fighters Are Heading Home Tens of thousands of inmates have joined a mercenary group fighting with the Kremlin’s decimated forces in Ukraine. Some of them are returning to civilian life with military training and, in many cases, battlefield traumas. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/30/world/europe/wagner-convict-ukraine-russia.html “These are psychologically broken people who are returning with […]