Expeditions

Interview: Piotr Chmielinski, True Source of Amazon River (Part 2 of 3)

Source may vary, river remains the same. (CCoetzer/TSjogren) During 1985-86...

Mind-numbing white-outs; Climbers in gale force winds

White-outs and 50m wide crevasses on ski routes. One...

UrbEx Kit: The Ten Essentials

The ‘Ten Essentials” is a list of essential items...

Douglas Tompkins, 72, North Face Founder, Dies in Kayaking Accident

Douglas Tompkins, a noted conservationist and the founder of...

Silicon Valley Marathon Meetup Debrief, final: Space (big data and liquid fuel)

Goddard's daughters and shoebox satellites We went from virtual...

PolarExplorers Shackleton Crossing of South Georgia (Windy and Beautiful)

On November 12, 2015 PolarExplorers, with a team of...

Skiers at Hercules Inlet, Climbers summited, Lessons from 84ºS

Eric Philips halfway to Ulvetanna. (5 images) (Correne Coetzer)...

Tech and Adventure: Silicon Valley Debrief about VR and Space

Report from a meet-up marathon (7 pictures) (Tina Sjogren)...

Piotr Chmielinski, Godfather of Amazon exploration (Interview Part 1 of 3)

30 years ago, 1985-86, Piotr Chmielinski became the first...

Winter Nanga Parbat: Teams go for Pre-expedition Acclimatization

With calendar winter less than three weeks away, the...

Skiers and Climbers in Storm in West Antarctica

Vinson climbers and Pole skiers grounded. Pontrandolfo's position. (Correne...

Lhotse South Face: It’s Over; Fourth Summit Push Unsuccessful

Final summit-bid was thwarted by fierce winds – reportedly...

Urban Exploration Sanitarium: Hope Hall Part 2 – Stigma

When I walked up to the table to check...

Antarctica current: After the Great Hoax, What’s Next for Szwed?

Szwed: New adventures ahead (Sjogren/Coetzer) With the 2015-16 Antarctic...

Antarctic Traverse skiers relay; Boeing and Three Teams at Union Glacier

Pontrandolfo still in windless zone; Worsley climbing Wujek Ridge;...

Lhotse South Wall: 8200 m reached, new summit attempt ahead

The team is inching their way to the top...

Antarctica: Too Much Wind and Too Little Wind on Two Traverse Routes

Worsley and Pontrandolfo battle against strong winds and no...

Initiation on waters of Amazon – Part 3

Initiation on waters of Amazon by Piotr Chmielinski- Finally,...

Winter Nanga Parbat: The Battle Continues

Five teams will be aiming for first winter ascent...

Antarctica: Two traverse skiers and two Ilyushins

Henry Worsley and Michele Pontrandolfo (Correne Coetzer, updated Nov,...

Atlantic pedal: Interview with Robyn Wolff

So long as you have breath you can do...

Talung 7349m, first ascent via NNW spur

Autor: Mikhail Fomin, Nikita Balabanov, Ukraine for mountain.ru New...

Antarctica: Worsley in whole day white-out

Contrast in snow, a mere two feet (Correne Coetzer)...

Urban Exploration Sanitarium: Griffin Chapel

I passed a white SUV as I pulled onto...

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