Adventure Travel

Dealing with Wildlife, Part 1: Cougars

On New Year's Day, 2001, my wife and I...
May 21, 2019

ExWeb’s Links of the Week

Here at ExWeb, when we're not in the outdoors,...
May 19, 2019

ExWeb’s Links of the Week

Here at ExWeb, when we're not in the outdoors,...
May 11, 2019

Cape to Cairo: 12,000km on Foot

Toronto-based Mario Rigby has an unusual background for an...
May 6, 2019

Nick Butter: 132 Marathons Down, 64 To Go

In January 2018, Nick Butter set out to run...
April 18, 2019

Hiking the World: Updates from the Road

Circumnavigating the world on foot is a slow business,...
April 16, 2019

Weekend Warm-Up: The Towers of Ennedi

Totally off the tourist radar, rarely seen by the...
April 13, 2019

Cat Adopts Round-the-World Cyclist

Warning: cuteness overload In September 2018, 28-year-old Dean Nicholson set...
April 9, 2019

Interview: Chaz Powell on Trekking the Gambia

Last month, Chaz Powell, 39, and Tim Roberts, 59,...
April 8, 2019

Ethnic and climbing travel across the continents

I have been realizing my travel and climbing project...
March 31, 2019

Baikal Wrap-up: A New Speed Record, and a Record for Most Unscheduled Swims

Sledding on Lake Baikal in Siberia has come to...
March 27, 2019

Eric Philips: ExplorersWeb’s Latest Ambassador

Australian polar guide, Eric Philips, has skied across ice...
March 22, 2019

Kamchatka Ski Expedition Aborted

Endurance athletes Ray Zahab and Stefano Gregoretti have ended...
March 15, 2019

British Adventurers Trek the Length of the Gambia River

British adventurers Chaz Powell and Tim Roberts have finished...
March 11, 2019

Why I Left the Explorers Club

The adjective “prestigious” is commonly used to describe the...
March 6, 2019

The Man Who Tried to Walk from Alaska to China

Last July, 47-year-old John Martin left Anchorage, Alaska and...
February 26, 2019

Weekend Warm-Up: The Road from Karakol

"Real adventure is not polished. It's not the result...
February 23, 2019

Ski Expedition Across Kamchatka Begins

Canadian endurance athlete Ray Zahab and his partner, Italian...
February 19, 2019

Sledding Season Begins on Lake Baikal

[Article Updated with new information on 17th February 2019] Just...
February 13, 2019

Weekend Warm-Up: No Quarter

"The bush is thick, things are hard" --Andrew McNab If...
February 2, 2019

Weekend Warm-Up: The Trail to Kazbegi

"One of the most dangerous roads in the world."...
January 25, 2019

Jelle Veyt: Seven Summits by Human Power

Even in this era of ultra-marathons, Jelle Veyt's latest...
January 14, 2019

Interview with Baigalmaa Norjmaa: Mongolia to London by Camel

Fourteen months ago, Baigalmaa Norjmaa from Ulaangom, in northwestern...
January 8, 2019

Unsupported Solo Death Valley Crossing – Trip Report

In late 2015, when I (Roland Banas) read on...
January 7, 2019

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