Everest

Weekend Warm-Up: The Ghosts Above

Directed by photographer and filmmaker Renan Ozturk, The Ghosts...
January 23, 2021

K2: The Oxygen Controversy

The big debate in the climbing community around K2...
January 8, 2021

Top Expeditions 1970-2020, #1: Messner Solos Everest

Beyond the intrinsic value of the activity itself, adventure...
December 31, 2020

Everest’s Rongbuk Glacier Continues to Shrink

Photos released on social media this week show how...
December 15, 2020

Gift Guide for Everest Climbers

When you're climbing Everest, the right gear can make...
December 10, 2020

Everest Height Controversy Ends

After a decade of controversy, Nepal and China have...
December 8, 2020

Infamous Everest Serac is Gone

Garrett Madison canceled his Everest expedition in autumn 2019...
November 24, 2020

Legendary Scottish Climber Hamish MacInnes Dies

Scotland’s greatest climber, Hamish MacInnes, has died at the...
November 24, 2020

Microplastics Found on Everest

Few items can claim to have reached both the...
November 23, 2020

Jan Morris, Last Non-Sherpa Member of 1953 Everest Expedition, Passes

When Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay became the...
November 21, 2020

Jost Kobusch: Still Focused on Winter Everest

With all eyes fixated on winter K2, a young...
November 19, 2020

Interview with Reinhold Messner

As I dial the number, I draw a sharp...
November 16, 2020

Summit Day on Ama Dablam

For the few who have been lucky enough to...
November 11, 2020

The Quest to Measure Everest’s New Altitude

This year, an unusually lonely Everest has been climbed...
November 10, 2020

Nepal’s Highway to Everest: Good or Bad?

"Nepal Building a Highway to Everest". The headline that...
November 6, 2020

The Everest Lawsuit: Exclusive Interview with Garret Madison

It is not surprising that in a normal season,...
October 19, 2020

Ang Rita Dies at 72

Ang Rita was the second Sherpa after Tenzing Norgay...
September 21, 2020

Doug Scott Recreates Everest Summit in What Might be his Final Climb

In 1975, climbing legend Doug Scott was part of...
August 10, 2020

ExWeb’s Links of The Week

Here at ExWeb, when we’re not outdoors, we get...
July 5, 2020

Gokyo: Paradise Lost?

The effects of climate change and the increasing pressure...
July 2, 2020

Base Camp Chat: Video Interview with Everest Guide Ryan Waters

Apart from virus-related remarks, guess what was the main...
June 26, 2020

100 Years of Everest, in Images

Crowded or lonely, under blue skies or wrapped in...
June 25, 2020

Everest Back to New Normal: Deserted

The Chinese surveyors who summited Everest last Wednesday made...
June 2, 2020

Chinese Surveyors Summit Everest

As planned, the Chinese team of eight surveyors summited...
May 27, 2020

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