National Geographic June 2013

The Mystery of Risk

Why do explorers put their physical self and their reputation in peril? The answer may surprise you.

Risk Takers Tell All

Meet space jumper Felix Baumgartner, voted Nat Geo Adventurer of the Year, and five other stars.

Onward and Downward

Travel along on a record-breaking descent to the deepest spot in the ocean.

First Australians

An Aboriginal village invited our writer to visit. “Anything I can bring?” The reply: “Dinner for 25.”

Maxed Out on Everest

Our team saw how the mountain has become an icon for everything that’s wrong with climbing

Miracle in Mozambique

Ravaged by war, Gorongosa Park is reborn

Last of the Viking Whalers

Norway reserves the right to hunt minkes. But kids don’t want to grow up to be whalers.

Today’s Whale Catch

Despite a global moratorium, the hunt goes on

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