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The Volcanic Seven Summits

Since 1980, more than 400 more people have climbed...

Peter Van Geit: 200 Forts in Two Months

The 3,000km Trans-Himalyan run that ultra-runner Peter Van Geit...

ExWeb Dispatches | Series 1: Elbrus

ExWeb Dispatches is a new multimedia series from ExplorersWeb that...

Top 10 Expeditions of 2019: #6: Bhagirathi IV

Over the last 12 months, ExplorersWeb has documented incredible...

Houlding Tops Out on Mount Roraima

Leo Houlding’s team has completed its expedition to Mount...

Paragliding from the two summits of ELBRUS – Elbrus East 5621m & Elbrus West 5642m

[embed]https://youtu.be/Oecy0xsqQu0[/embed] Paragliding from both tops of Mt Elbrus (5621m &...

ExWeb’s Links of the Week

Here at ExWeb, when we’re not outdoors, we get...

Leo Houlding to Free Climb Mount Roraima

Leo Houlding has arrived in Guyana to fulfil a...

Veyt’s Next Phase: Through Africa to Kilimanjaro

November 15 marks another phase in adventurer Jelle Veyt's...

ExWeb’s Links of the Week

Here at ExWeb, when we’re not outdoors, we get...

Mixed Reviews: Himalayan Climbers Assess Purja’s Feat

As Nirmal Purja does his well-earned round of media...

Kobusch Climbs Virgin 6,000’er in Nepal

On October 24, German climber Jost Kobusch made the...

ALE: Working at the Bottom of the World

Operating in one of the least hospitable places on...

Purja Back Home; the Debate Begins

Returning home with the same speed and efficiency that...

Rescued Climber Banned from Nepal

After his unauthorized ascent of Chukima Go (6,257m), Spanish...

Weekend Warm-Up: Orbayu, a Climbing Odyssey

In 2014, Swiss climbers Nina Caprez and Cedric Lachat...

Trio Attempt Full Traverse of Chamlang

After climbing together on Shishapangma's difficult south face and...

Nanga Parbat “Death Zone”: First Private Screening in Italy

Hey, Italy! Mountain Planet is proud to present the 3rd...

Interview: Anja Blacha on Skiing to the South Pole

Anja Blacha only started mountaineering in 2015, but by...

Avalanche Strikes Indian 7,000’er, Renowned Scientist Missing

Peter Wittek, a 37-year-old world-renowned computer scientist from the...

Updated: Purja Gets His Permit; Leaves Shortly

Chinese authorities have officially granted Nirmal Purja a permit...

Weekend Warm-Up: Climbing Beluga

In 2014, four Canadians -- Paul McSorley, Joshua Lavigne,...

Australian Becomes Youngest Woman to Climb Cho Oyu

Sixteen-year-old Gabrielle Jane Kanizay of Australia has become the...

Rescue in Pakistan After Crevasse Mishap

Editor's note: Corrections have been made to this story...

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