Here are some of the many worthy projects we covered in 2024 that we regrettably couldn't fit into our Top 10 list.

That is, until I tested the Vitamix Ascent X5. After some rigorous food ... I was too enthralled by the machine’s power on the first run, so I started tamping too late, but on the second spin ...

The awards committee has also introduced a Lifetime Achievement award. The first recipient was Walter Bonatti, and the second was Reinhold Messner. This year, it will go to Jordi Corominas of Spain.

“It’s always a happy place to be,” says Zangerl. “In long-term goals, maybe it would be cool to put up our own route somewhere. That would a big goal – to do a first ascent.” ...

Michelle O’Neill, who is Sinn Fein’s vice president, was named first minister of the government in Northern Ireland in February. This would have been unheard-of less than three decades ago ...

Ascent Undergraduate International Student Loans ... The outcomes-based loan is only available to full-time college juniors and seniors; first- and second-year undergraduates aren’t eligible.