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7 men, 2 vehicles, 61 days from Russia to Canada via the Geographic North Pole.

Russian amphibious cars crossed the Arctic Ocean

Chad, Pato and Ueli are all back on Everest.

Everest speed climbs take two

They did it! Maciej Berbeka, Adam Bielecki, Artur Małek, Tomasz Kowalski bagged the first Winter Broad Peak. Added stats.

The Polish made the First Winter SUMMIT on Broad Peak (updated)

Updates to the World Record figures.

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Vilborg Arna Gissurardottir arrived at the South Pole after 60 days skiing from Hercules Inlet, becoming the first person from Iceland to ski a full route from the coast to the Pole. Aaron and Richard are rationing their food.

South Pole ski: Iceland's Vilborg Arna Gissurardottir at the Pole

In 2004 we ran a popular series about winter climbing in Himalaya. Here goes a rerun of the classic entries.

Winter permits, calendar climbs and more: 2004 ExWeb series revisit

2013 is kicking off with a bang. Nanga Parbat climbers have checked in. BP team is announced. Lonnie is in Talkeetna. Antarctica sounds a picturesque big wall climb; a Seven Summits world record; and a SP bike turned back north.

2013 kickstart: Pakistan and Alaska winter climbs on their marks, Antarctica highlights

The story of Gasherbrum I's first winter ascent is forever intertwined with the history of ExplorersWeb.

Best of ExplorersWeb 2012 Awards Winner: Gasherbrum I First Winter Ascent

He was the dark horse in a celebrity packed anniversary season.

Best of ExplorersWeb 2012 Awards: Aleks Gamme, To the Pole and Back

Here are the stats from where we left off.

Winter 8000ers: Statistics recall

They skied across the Poles edge to edge, and climbed 8000 meter mountains. Video clips from Rune, and Cecilie and Ryan's sequences in the movie, Dreamcatcher.

Video: Dreamcatchers Rune Gjeldnes, Cecilie Skog and Ryan Waters

Taking a couple of hundred kilos of climbing gear, Drew Bristow & Johno Smith became the first people to descend to the bottom of Marum Volcano; experiencing mind-blowing sound, vibration, and exploding molten rock, Bristow says to ExWeb.

Into the heart of a volcano: first descent to the bottom of Marum Volcano

"I had a system to achieve this. I break things into portions. I don't look at the end result, just always looking for the next task," advice from Baumgartner.

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How many climbers came to Nepal during the Spring 2012 climbing season and how many climbed Everest? Ang Tshering got the numbers.

For the record: spring 2012 Everest & Himalaya stats, brought to you by Asian Trekking

The two Brits plan an unsupported return journey in northwest Greenland this winter, laying depots for an unsupported winter North Pole expedition 2013-14.

Alex Hibbert and Justin Miles announce Arctic winter expedition

Kieron Bradley and Jason De Carteret covered a distance of 1,114 km in 39 hours 54 minutes. It was not a smooth ride though as Antarctica's extreme cold nearly got the upper hand over man and machine. ExWeb talked to De Carteret.

ExWeb interview with Jason De Carteret: record drive to the South Pole

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