Expeditions

Bielecki, Golab, and “the Kids” Target New Karakorum Peaks

Ace Polish climbers Adam Bielecki and Janusz Golab have...

Gelje Sherpa: An Interview with the Youngest Winter K2 Summiter

BY NABRAJ GHIMIRE At age 28, Gelje Sherpa has already...
80 year old rides horse 1000km

An 80-Year-Old Woman, 1,000km, a Trusty Steed, and a Faithful Dog

For the 49th time, Jane Dotchin has set out...
kungsleden unsupported

Unsupported Kungsleden: Monster Pack Man Covers 500km in a New Style

Many thru-hike the Kungsleden, Swedish Lapland's 500km "King's Trail."...

Himalaya: Climbers Approach Base Camp

Fifteen teams and 157 foreign climbers are converging on...

Ama Dablam: A Climbers’ Guide

British mountaineer Kenton Cool’s resumé is bursting at the...

Sajid Sadpara Joins Alex Txikon’s Winter Manaslu Team

Alex Txikon has just announced that Sajid Sadpara of...

Smithwick and Kuo Will Try to Ski Dhaulagiri

Dhaulagiri is not just one more ski line to...

Legend Series: Mary Kingsley

Exploring West Africa in the guise of a trader...

Strong Polish Team Off to Shimshal

While commercial expeditions in Nepal's post-monsoon season concentrate on...

Newcomers’ Guide: Climbing Grades

Earlier, we published a deep dive on how to...

ExWeb’s Adventure Links of The Week

Here at ExWeb, when we’re not outdoors, we get...
world's northernmost island

New Northernmost Island Discovered? Maybe Not

Northern Greenland's most prolific explorer suspects that the "new"...

Messner, Marin Stymied: No Luck for Last Climbers in the Karakorum

Extreme weather at both ends of the spectrum thwarted...
Cerro Pinuer winter ski descent line

First Winter Climb and First Ski Descent of Patagonia’s Cerro Pinuer

The first documented ski descent of Patagonia's Cerro Pinuer...

Nepal’s Dawa Steven Pioneers New Route up Kilimanjaro

Dawa Steven Sherpa had never dreamed of traveling to...

Where Shepherds Stop: The 1991 Tragedy on Kawagarbo

One of the worst-ever mountaineering tragedies occurred not in...

Ocean Rowing Roundup

Since our last roundup of ocean rowing expeditions, some...

Manaslu: A Climber’s Guide

Manaslu (8,163m) is the most popular 8,000m peak in...

Eyewitness Account: Mehri Jafari’s Fatal Fall on Pobeda

In previous articles, we reported on the fatal fall...
avalanche on kazbek

Caucasus Avalanche Injures Three on Busy Mountain

At least three climbers needed rescue after a huge...

Two For Kangchenjunga, Others for Dhaulagiri

Among the climbers heading to the Himalaya in the...

Two Women, 600km Across the Aralkum Desert

Rosie Stancer, 61, is trekking 600km across Uzbekistan's Aralkum...
Climbing grades explained

A Complete Guide to Climbing Grades

Simply put, rock climbing grades describe the difficulty of...

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