Climbing

Big Ice: Lautaro #1 – Donkeying Loads

"Lautaro 2019" is an expedition that took place in...
June 6, 2019

Eight Climbers Missing near Nanda Devi East

Eight climbers led by experienced British Mountain Guide Martin...
June 1, 2019

Summing Up the Himalayan Season

This spring's Himalayan season has put mountaineering back on...
May 30, 2019

Winds Foil New Route Attempt on Dhaulagiri

Poor weather has forced the experienced team of Horia...
May 24, 2019

First Summit of 2019 on Nuptse

Tim Mosedale and Dorjee Gyalgen Sherpa are the first...
May 21, 2019

ExWeb’s Links of the Week

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

Deaths on Makalu, Everest, Lhotse and Kangchenjunga

During the busy last few days on the 8000'ers,...
May 17, 2019

Irish Climber Missing on Everest

Seamus Lawless, 39, of Ireland is missing at approximately 8,300m...
May 16, 2019

Chilean Climber Missing on Kangchenjunga

A Chilean climber is currently missing near the summit...
May 16, 2019

Everest Summits Coming Fast, but Good Weather Almost Over

Following the rope-fixing Sherpas, 30 or more Everest climbers...
May 16, 2019

Two Dead on Kangchenjunga

Two Indian climbers have died on Kangchenjunga (8,586m), the...
May 15, 2019

Rescue on Kangchenjunga Fails

One day after Sherpa climbers opened the route on...
May 15, 2019

Summits on Everest and Lhotse

At around 1:45pm, at least eight Nepali climbers reached...
May 14, 2019

ExWeb’s Links of the Week

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

Ama Dablam: First Summit of the Season, Updated

Polish climber Olga Dobranowski has successfully summited 6,812m Ama...
May 9, 2019

Glamping at Everest Base Camp

We know that the days of spartan living at...
May 7, 2019

Weekend Warm-Up: Alex Honnold Kicks Back

In these two short clips, Alex Honnold shows that...
May 5, 2019

Spring Himalaya Update: Waiting Out the Storm

The spring Himalayan season has already had its exciting...
May 4, 2019
Romano Benet and Nives Meroi

Veteran 14x8000m Summiters Eye New Routes in the Himalaya

They fought, failed, summited, survived -- sometimes by sheer...
May 3, 2019

Bad Weather Alert for Everest

This afternoon, a team of Sherpas from Himalayan Guides...
May 2, 2019

Rescued Malaysian Climber Dies

Seven days after being rescued from the upper slopes...
May 2, 2019

Sherpa on Team Led by Polar Fake Dies on Cho Oyu

The first death of the spring Himalayan season occurred...
May 1, 2019

Did Red Tape Fatally Delay the Rescue on Annapurna?

Last week's rescue of Wui Kin Chin on Annapurna...
April 30, 2019

Abandoned Malaysian Climber in Critical Condition in Hospital

Malaysian climber Wui Kin Chin is currently in serious...
April 26, 2019

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