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In bed in the hospital after his close call

Elia Origoni Hit by Avalanche, Breaks Ribs on 7,000km Hike Across Italy

Elia Origoni started his 7,000km hike across Italy in...

David Goettler and Kilian Jornet Turn Back on Everest

No-O2 climbers David Goettler and Kilian Jornet have turned...
rock, snow, and ice on the Everest summit pyramid.

Updated: More Summits on Everest; No Go on Lhotse

More climbers summited Everest today, including several teams outfitted...
Climber on rock wall

James McHaffie Completes All 180 Extreme Climbs in the UK

You don’t just find Ken Wilson’s classic UK semi-guidebook,...
Two super-skinny climbers show their bones and muscles

Holecek and Groh: “Kathmandu is Worse than Baruntse”

Marek Holecek and Radoslav Groh have reappeared in Kathmandu,...

More Everest Summits; Purja to Lead Lhotse Climb Tomorrow

Nirmal Purja and his team left Camp 4 last...
Huge line of climbers in shadow on Everest

Everest: Avalanche in Camp 2

It seems that the inside stories of this Everest...
Climber on rock face

ExWeb’s Adventure Links of the Week

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Holecek, Groh Out of Danger on Baruntse!

With the good weather, things have happened with lightning...

Everest: Purja Reaches Camp 3

After studying the weather, Nirmal Purja decided to bring...

Everest: Purja Assumes Leadership at Camp 2. What Will He Do?

Conditions on Everest after days of heavy snowfall are...

Baruntse: Climbers Going Down

Finally, after nine days and a full-on cyclone that...

Baruntse: Night #8 in Frozen Hell

Marek Holecek and Raroslav Groh still have to draw...

Everest: Avalanche Pulverizes Camp 3

"Camp 3 was pulverized by an avalanche sweeping the...

Legends Series: Thor Heyerdahl

When Thor Heyerdahl died 20 years ago at the...

Baruntse: Still Trapped, Still Alive

"The situation is unchanged, we are trapped at 7,000m,...

Drama in Nepal: Escape From Everest and Baruntse

Nepal's Home Ministry has called for expedition agencies and...

They’re Still Stuck in a Storm, High on Baruntse

After summiting 7,129m Baruntse alpine style yesterday, a fatigued...

Round-the-World Triathlete Completes 10,000km Bike Leg

Jonas Deichmann started his round-the-world triathlon in September 2020....

Everest: Wind and COVID

Dan Mazur and the Summit Climb team, who caught...
The shepherd who saved six runners in China from death by hypothermia.

Chinese Shepherd Saved Six Ultra-marathoners

He sheltered the hypothermic competitors in a cave and...

Alaska: A Roundup of Expeditions

The climbing season is well underway on Denali, and...

Baruntse: SUMMIT in Hell!

While Everest inevitably attracts the lion's share of attention,...

Everest: Rising Winds Hamper Climbers’ Descent

Monday saw fewer summits than expected, about 25. Increasing...

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