Climbing

Weekend Warm-Up: Far Away

"Kat starts grinding into an off-width and then this...
April 20, 2019

David Lama, Hansjörg Auer and Jess Roskelley Missing in Avalanche

Three of the world's most talented alpinists, Austrians David Lama...
April 18, 2019

Weekend Warm-Up: The Towers of Ennedi

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

Is it Possible to Climb the Highest Peak in Every Country in the World in One Lifetime?

Whether down a river, up a mountain, through a...
April 10, 2019

Weekend Warm-Up: Uruca II, Bugaboos Edition

This animated film stresses human -- some would say...
April 6, 2019

Ethnic and climbing travel across the continents

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

Forecasting the Weather on Mount Everest

You don't need a PhD to forecast the weather...
March 29, 2019

Jannu: Decision Made, They’re Going Down

After 13 precarious days on 7,710m Mount Jannu, Sergey...
March 28, 2019

Decision Time on Jannu: Forward or Back?

Sergey Nilov and Dimitry Golovchenko face an impending decision...
March 26, 2019

Russians Reach Crux on Jannu

Sergey Nilov and Dimitry Golovchenko have now passed 7,000m...
March 25, 2019

Russians Move Slowly Up Jannu

Sergey Nilov and Dimitry Golovchenko have reached 6,510m on...
March 22, 2019

Mount Jannu: Why is it So Hard?

"A beauty, bizarre and proud, ridges ... forming stately...
March 19, 2019

Gone but Not Forgotten: Daniele Nardi and Tom Ballard

"It was the most extraordinary human and alpinist experience...
March 12, 2019

Weekend Warm-Up: The Road from Karakol

"Real adventure is not polished. It's not the result...
February 23, 2019
Winter Nanga Parbat rescue team in 2018

The Oscars of Climbing

This year's American Alpine Club's awards contain a mix...
February 22, 2019
Alex Honnold talks about his free solo climb on El Capitan in Yosemite NP. https://www.ted.com

Weekend Warm-up: Alex Honnold on Free Soloing El Cap

Free soloing a 1,000-metre wall - and not just...
February 16, 2019

Weekend Warm-Up: First Winter Ascent of Gasherbrum II

Normal people, smart people, wouldn't even go outside in...
February 9, 2019

Tom Ballard Reports from Nanga Parbat

Like K2, Nanga Parbat has also become known as...
January 30, 2019
Latok I team Cesen Livingstone and Strazar

Top 10 Expeditions of 2018: #5: North Ridge of Latok I

Over the last 12 months, ExplorersWeb has documented incredible...
December 27, 2018

Top 10 Expeditions of 2018: #8: Hansjorg Auer Solos Lupghar Sar West

Over the last 12 months, ExplorersWeb has documented incredible...
December 24, 2018

Urubko and Barnasse Target New Routes in Patagonia

Patagonian spires have beckoned climbers like a nearly-mythical El...
December 19, 2018
Liv Sansoz Alps

Simple, Light and Fun: the Evolution of Liv Sansoz

BASE jumper, skier and former world champion sport climber...
December 12, 2018

Weekend Warm-Up: Mirror Wall

Looming 1,200m over the Edward Bailey Glacier in Greenland,...
December 1, 2018

Infinite Line Project – from Patagonia to Pakistan

Damyan Cholpanov and Kristiyan Dimitrov are experienced Bulgarian climbers...
November 29, 2018

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