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TOP STORY Updated: 11:56 am CST Jan 05, 2009

Himalaya wrap-up: Videos from Broad Peak's C2, Simone and Denis in Namche, ladies on Kwande Lho

(MountEverest.net/K2Climb.com) Shivering Times Square reporters should check out Artur Hajzer’s and Don Bowie’s videos, shot on New Year’s Eve in Broad Peak’s C2.

Simone and Denis are cozier (for now) in Namche Baazar. There is also news about a female team led by Ines Papert, currently attempting Kwangde Lho’s north face...
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MOUNTEVEREST.NET

Best of ExplorersWeb 2008 Award Winner: K2, Gerard McDonnellDec 31, 2008
This year, K2 hit with one of its biggest tragedies yet. After being there night and day: monitoring climbers, speaking with relatives, interviewing survivors, compiling the stats - and putting out fa...

Best of ExplorersWeb 2008 Awards: Spirit of mountaineering, Inaki Ochoa's rescue teamDec 30, 2008

Himalaya wrap-up: Up on Broad Peak - out of Nanga ParbatDec 29, 2008

K2 CLIMB.NET

Himalaya wrap-up: New Year’s Eve in Broad Peak's C2, Simone and Denis headed for Khumbu Jan 2, 2009
(MountEverest.net/K2Climb.net) Artur, Robert and Don had a very cold New Year's Eve - in Broad Peak's C2. Meanwhile, Simone Moro and Denis Urubko, already in Nepal, should be flying o...

Best of ExplorersWeb 2008 Awards: The 14th knight - Ivan VallejoDec 25, 2008

Karakoram 2008 season's end report by ACP's Tariq SiddiqiDec 18, 2008

PYTHOM.COM - SPACE

Best of ExplorersWeb 2008 Awards: Wintering the Big White - Tara's 2007-2008 Arctic VoyageDec 24, 2008
In 1893 Fridtjof Nansen sailed to the Arctic. The plan was for Fram to freeze and drift through the sea ice to...

Don Pettit, "once normal breathing resumes, we will have this warm sensation inside that we are home"Nov 28, 2008

ExWeb special report: Godspeed Endeavour!Nov 21, 2008

ADVENTURE STATS.COM

Himalayan/Polar and more statistics

BASECAMP MD.COM

Follow updates from Everest BaseCampMD

THE POLES.COM

ExWeb interview on The Ice with the 2008 Kids of Amundsen: “…thorough preparations and focus on details…”Jan 1, 2009
(ThePoles.com) On 26 December 2008 Christian Eide (leader), Rune Midtgaard, Morten Andvig and Mads Agerup arrived unsupported, unassisted at the South Pole from the Messner Start after skiing an avera...

Antarctic wrap-up: Speed comparison on Day 25; and Mark at the PoleDec 31, 2008

Vinson new route summit; and Mars on EarthDec 30, 2008

THE OCEANS.NET

Best of ExplorersWeb 2008 Awards: Against the wind, Tomek and WacekDec 29, 2008
"The tattoo is the official ending of this story.
Truly I was not sailing alone,
all of you were my virtual crew.
Thank you for being with m...

Best of ExplorersWeb 2008 Awards: The longest row, Erden Eruc Dec 28, 2008

Somalia update - Chinese warships join piracy battleDec 18, 2008

HUMAN EDGE TECH.COM