unclimbed mountains

Because they're there.

The highest unclimbed mountain in a particular region or in the world is often a matter of controversy. In some parts of the world surveying and mapping are still not reliable, and there are not comprehensive records of the routes of explorers, mountaineers and local inhabitants [via wiki].

Adventures in space

What really happened to Russia's missing cosmonauts? An incredible tale of space hacking, espionage, adventure and death in the lonely reaches of space and on the ground with the KGB.

Might be fiction, but it's awesome nonetheless [via the dailygrail]