A climber on a traverse across a rock gap, made by several wires

Carstensz Pyramid: A Climber’s Guide

Carstensz Pyramid, the lowest and least-known of the Seven...
Sherpas breaking trail in deep fresh snow on a plateau at Annapurna

8,000m Season Kicks Off With Sherpas on Annapurna

A team of Sherpa rope-fixers has begun work on...
An image of Saturn and a number of moons

Saturn Has 128 More Moons Than We Thought

A team using the telescope atop Mauna Kea in...
three climbers on a stony summit

One of the Last Wild Faces in the Alps Finally Climbed

Between March 6 and 9, Roger Schaeli, Filippo Sala...
three climbers on a rocky, narrow top.

Five Cutting Edge Grants to the Greater Ranges Awarded in 2025

Every year, the Cutting Edge Grants awarded by the...
bumper to bumper traffic in a national park

U.S. National Parks Report Record Visitor Numbers At ‘Catastrophic’ Time

Like many countries post-COVID, America's national parks have never...
overview of Chile from the International Space Station

Explore NASA’s Astronaut Photography Archive

Have you ever wanted to see Earth through the...
Prakash Guring and mebers in his team pose by the dirt road with a sign directing to Tatopani

Nepalese Guides Use Off Season To Attempt First Ascent Near Manaslu

For the second year in a row, three Nepalese...
cave

Natural Wonders: Veryovkina Cave

I'm a severe claustrophobe. After getting trapped in a...
The ICefall Doctors pose with their uniform jackets in front of a helicopter

Everest Icefall Doctors About to Begin World’s Most Dangerous Job

The Sherpa team in charge of opening a route...
In the Tien Shan.

Two Climbs in the Remote Tien Shan

Kirill Belotserkovskiy and Ira Kozlovskaya recently spent a week...
five ancient ceramic figurines

Puppets With ‘Creepy’ Facial Expressions Found in El Salvador Pyramid

Archaeologists have unearthed five ceramic puppets from a pyramid...
A climber tackles an overhanging pitch.

Weekend Warm-Up: The Crystal Towers

The camera pans up a minimalist landscape of snow...
man cycling on open road

Weekend Warm-Up: The Great Southern Country

Thirty-two-year-old professional cyclist Lachlan Morton holds the record for...
paragliding in big mountains from paraglider's perspective

Weekend Warm-Up: A New Way Up

A New Way Up shows two mountaineers combining climbing...
An aerial shot of the cabin, zoomed out to show the mountainside.

Weekend Warm-Up: The Caretaker

In a small wooden cabin on Mt. Washington, one...
a runway and some cottages as seen from high in the air

Weekend Warm-Up: The Big Wait

The Big Wait begins with an unending field of blue...
a man stands in a forest

Weekend Warm-Up: Man Spends 30 Years Restoring a Forest in ‘Fools and Dreamers’

Hugh Wilson has spent the last 30 years regenerating...
three skiers at sunset

Weekend Warm-Up: Of A Lifetime

Mila Del La Rue comes by her free-riding chops...
a man wearing a backpack walks near a lake with a dog

Weekend Warm-Up: Maze of the North

Justin Barbour's name might be familiar to regular ExplorersWeb...
a woman scrambles up a ridgeline

Weekend Warm-up: Rite of Passage

Three-quarters of the way through her attempt on the...
sheep walk across a frozen lake

Weekend Warm-Up: An Icy Journey in Tibet

This weekend's film examines the sublime and simple beauty...
three people sitting on a stage

Weekend Warm-Up: Alex Honnold Discusses Fear with Psychologist

Two years after Alex Honnold famously free-soloed El Cap,...
a drone shot of a deep canyon

Weekend Warm-Up: ¡Ay Chihuahua!

Erik Boomer and Ben Stooksberry are two of the...
A group of runners on a field of ice.

Seven Marathons, in Seven Days, on Seven Continents

From the frozen bottom of the world to the...
Andrew Hamilton and Andrea Sansone smiling in rain jackets

New FKT: 58 Colorado Peaks in 12-Plus Days

BY ESZTER HORANYI On July 15, Andrea Sansone and Andrew...
Nicholas Bourne on his 1998 Africa run.

Brit Who First Ran Length of Africa in 1998 Calls Current Controversy ‘A Storm in a Teacup’

Nicholas Bourne, a British runner who ran the length...
a bearded runner yelling

Updated: Ultrarunner Completes Length of Africa — But Was He the First?

Today, Russ Cook finished his south-north run along the...
Two runners on a trail with huge mountains in background.

The Great Himal Race: 1,700 km From Tibet to India

The Great Himalayan Trail is a monster trek, the...
Camille Herron on her way to setting the women’s six-day world record.

560 Miles in 6 Days: Camille Herron Sets New Women’s World Record Run

American ultrarunner Camille Herron has set another world record. This...
Matthew Pavitt on the Cuillin Ridge traverse.

Winter FKT of Scotland’s Cuillin Ridge Traverse

On Jan. 11, Matthew Pavitt set a new FKT...

French Cyclist Completes 1,400Km Midwinter Ride Across Lapland

Joffrey Maluski of France has cycled 1,436km across Lapland...
searchers at night

Chinese Organizers Jailed Over 2021 Ultramarathon That Killed 21 Runners

An infamous 2021 ultra-marathon that tragically killed 21 people...
a scenic sunset of the Murray River in Australia

Novice Kayaker Shatters 30-Year-Old Record on Australia’s Longest River

Dave Alley doesn't consider himself a kayaker. Yet the...
Jornet's early adventure shoe sketches.

Weekend Warm-Up: Kilian Jornet is ‘Nnormal,’ and Also Isn’t

Kilian Jornet has been designing gear since he was...
jack smith

Long-Distance Legend: Meet the Man Who Skateboarded Across the U.S. 5 Times

This article was originally published on GearJunkie. Unsteady, vibrating skateboard...
The climbers dressed in trekking outfits during the approach to Kangchenjunga region

Nepal Alpine-Style: A Veteran Trio Returns To Yalung Peak

The first alpine-style expedition of the season leaves for...
Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders on the summit of Yawash Sar.

Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders: Perspectives on Life and Climbing

In the 1980s, exploratory alpinists Mick Fowler and Victor...
A climber with crampons on at a slightly overhanging rock face, with some patches of ice.

A First Free Winter Climb in the High Tatras

Michal Czech, Maciej Kimel, and Tomek Klimczak have done...
Close shot of Suzuki while he climbs on water ice

Yudai Suzuki and the Pursuit of the Unknown

Yudai Suzuki belongs to that new generation of Japanese...
The climbers under an overhanginf rock formation by the sea

Jeff and Priti Wright: How to Pursue a Life of Adventure While Making a Living

Jeff and Priti Wright's climbing resumé ranges from K6...
A climber on a steep snow slope, the glacial valley at his feet

Top 10 Expeditions of 2024, #1: First Ascent of Muchu Chhish

The lure of the "highest" is the essence of...
Gigantic face of rock and ice, with a frozen curtain of ice above a tiny climber.

Top 10 Expeditions of 2024: #4: First Ascent of the East Face of Langtang Lirung

One of the Himalaya's few remaining "unsolved climbing problems"...
Kei Narita tackles thin ice and moves up a crack during the first day of climbing.

Top 10 Expeditions of 2024: #7: West Face of Thui II

On September 23, in Pakistan’s Hindu Raj, three Japanese...
a climber on vertical ice

Top 10 Expeditions of 2024: #8. Yashkuk Sar

We had never heard of Yashkuk Sar, a 6,668m...
tiny climbers on a big rock face

Piolet d’Or Winners On Risk Management

Climbing is dangerous almost by definition, but an elusive...
A group of people greets from a stage.

The Piolets d’Or: Food for Thought

The Piolets d'Or ceremony, held last Tuesday in San...
the stage of the Piolets dOr with Hiraide and Nakajima on the big screen

ExplorersWeb At the Piolets d’Or

Organizers at the Piolets d'Or insist this is not...
blue, green, and white cave formations

Natural Wonders: Chile’s Marble Caverns

On the border between Chile and Argentina, on the...
a team of cave rescuers

Caver Rescued After Four Days, Will ‘Never Enter a Cave Again’

An injured cave explorer was successfully pulled into daylight...
a small figure explores a huge cave of crystals

Natural Wonders: Cave of Crystals

The Chihuahuan Desert is a sparse but stunning ecosystem...
Saint-Marcel caves.

How Did Ancient Humans Find Their Way Deep into a French Cave?

The Saint-Marcel cave is one of France's largest and...
Grossglockner.

Two Rescues: On an Austrian Mountain and in a Slovenian Cave

Five days ago, there was a difficult, 15-hour rescue...
Revelation Mountains.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
rescued caver mark dickey

Trapped Caver Mark Dickey Survives ‘Hell’ of an Ordeal

Mark Dickey has emerged from the Turkish cave that...
mark dickey, caver, wearing a helmet with his name on it

Elaborate Rescue Continues for Caver Trapped 1,000m Down

Deep in the chambers of a renowned Turkish cave,...
beatriz flamini

‘I Didn’t Want to Leave’: Woman Spends 500 Days Alone In Cave

Beatriz Flamini might be the Michael Jordan of living...
a shot of water pumping equipment in a cave

A Trauma Doctor Analyzes the Thai Cave Rescue: ‘Nothing Short of Miraculous’

You probably already know the story. In 2018, 12 juvenile...
Prolific caver Marion Smith

World’s Most Prolific Cave Explorer Dies at 80

Marion Smith, a caver with 8,291 separate explorations to...
a sign outside of tierra del fuego national park

Tourist Ignores Warnings, Dies From Falling Ice in Ushuaia Cave

A mass of ice fell from the ceiling of...
Wonder Lake and McKinley (Denali).

McKinley 1967: Triumph and Tragedy. Part II

In 1967, Mount McKinley (Denali) witnessed two pivotal moments...
Wonder Lake and McKinley (Denali).

McKinley 1967: Triumph and Tragedy. Part I

In 1967, Mount McKinley (Denali) witnessed two pivotal moments...
Noel Odell.

Not Just a Witness: The Many Climbs of Noel Odell

Many people associate Noel Odell’s name with George Mallory...
Alison Hargreaves ascending Everest.

Remembering Alison Hargreaves

Today, British mountaineer Alison Hargreaves would have turned 63....
A climber takes a selfie of his group on a snowy summit at sunset

Colombia’s 5,000m Peaks: Can You Climb Them Legally? Which One is Highest?

After we published a story about an unusual expedition...
The Duke of the Abruzzi in uniform, with medals

Remembering the Duke of Abruzzi

On January 29, 1873, Prince Luigi Amadeo Giuseppe Maria...
Riccardo Cassin.

Remembering Riccardo Cassin

On January 2, 1909, the versatile mountaineer Riccardo Cassin...
Alex Lowe.

Remembering Alex Lowe

Alex Lowe, one of the best alpinists of the...
portrait of Angela Benavides in climbing helmet in snowy mountains

ExplorersWeb Reporter Named Among 50 Most Influential Mountain People of 2024

The Italian mountain site montagna.tv has listed ExplorersWeb's Angela...
Kenro Nakajima (left) and Kazuya Hiraide.

Mountaineers and Adventurers We Lost in 2024

Today, ExplorersWeb would like to remember the mountaineers and...
Liliane Barrard.

Remembering Liliane Barrard

French alpinist Liliane Barrard would have turned 76 today. Born...
Close shots of the missing climbers while in the mountains.

Missing Climbers on Mt. Cook Believed Dead

The police searching for the three climbers missing on...

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