Mother, 26, froze to death in a flooded field after climbing over her garden fence while drunk, inquest hears Hedwig Taaru, 26, was found frozen in a field in March after going missing She had been last seen in a shop at 8.30pm that night before vanishing Hedwig had a three-year-old son but had been … Read more
Flight cub! Black bear does a stunning leap into a tree after climbing up on to the deck of a Smoky Mountains home Melissa Howell filmed a black bear climbing up onto their wood cabin’s deck The animal is spooked by her and leaps into a nearby tree before sliding down Encounter was captured in … Read more
This is the horrifying moment two migrants trying to get to the UK clambered out of the roof box of a British car after being taken 100 miles in the wrong direction further into France. The teenagers, believed to be from Eritrea and Guinea, had broken into the box and dumped most of its contents … Read more
Barefoot daredevil scales 31-storey building in Barcelona in an hour without any climbing equipment French YouTuber Leo Urban climbed the 381-foot Hotel Melia in Barcelona He climbed 31-storey building without shoes and only accompanied by drone It took him around an hour to climb the building around 8.30pm on July 22 By Georgia Simcox For … Read more
Teenage French climbing champion Luce Douady has died at the age of 16 after she fell from an Alpine cliff. Douady was climbing with a group of friends near Grenoble when she fell 500 feet while crossing an exposed path equipped with a handrail. The 16-year-old was already in the French climbing team and was … Read more
The former mayor of a Welsh town has claimed he was hacked after a shocking post comparing black protesters to monkeys appeared on his Facebook page. Councillor Peter Kraus claimed he only found out about the contentious post when he was contacted by the Pembroke Dock Town Council clerk on Monday, amid outrage and accusations of racism. … Read more
Two million-year-old hominin with human-like thumb knuckles is the earliest ancient human ancestor to use its hands to grasp objects as well as climb trees, study shows Australopithecus sediba is a distant relative that lived two million years ago Study claims its fingers were suited to climbing and grabbing branches But its thumb was well-suited … Read more
Amazing spiral treetop walkway inside a 148ft-tall observation tower opens in a preserved forest in Denmark The tower has opened in the Camp Adventure Climbing Park, one hour south of Copenhagen The winding 650-metre-long (2,130ft) ramp includes looping pathways and bleacher seating It has 10 climbing courses that all vary in height and visitors can move … Read more