Expeditions

Nail-Biting Time: K2 Climbers Head For Summit

  The rope-fixing team duly set off from Camp 4...
July 23, 2019

Solo Kayak of Lake Titicaca

Brazilian kayaker Alvaro Walendowsky is five days into his...
July 23, 2019

Lead Climbers Reach Camp 4 on K2

Nirmal Purja, Lakpadendi Sherpa, Gesman Tamang, Changba Sherpa and Lakpa...
July 23, 2019

Gasherbrum VII: Urubko to the Rescue, Again

After summiting and partially skiing down Nanga Parbat, Cala...
July 23, 2019

Purja Launches New K2 Push — But How Risky Is It?

Turns out that it's not over on K2. While...
July 22, 2019

ExWeb’s Links of the Week

Here at ExWeb, when we’re not outdoors, we get...
July 21, 2019

Weekend Warm-Up: Impossible Is Not Forever

This time last year, Alexander Gukov was barely clinging...
July 20, 2019

Karakorum Weekly Recap: GI, GII Successes, K2 Likely Over

This has been “The Week" in the Karakorum: the...
July 19, 2019

Updated: The World’s Most Difficult Swims

Since Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to...
July 19, 2019

Updated: K2 Summit Push Aborted

Deep snow and avalanche risk has forced back climbers...
July 18, 2019

Breaking: Mingote Summits GII, “Parasites” on K2

Gasherbrum II climbers have left Camp 3 for the...
July 17, 2019

Update: K2 and Gasherbrum II Summit Pushes

Climbers are currently heading for the summit of Gasherbrum...
July 17, 2019

Karakorum, Updated: The Calm Before the Storm (of Summits)

Wednesday to Friday should have been the peak days...
July 16, 2019

England to Istanbul: Adventure Isn’t Just for Professionals

You don't need to be a professional to indulge...
July 16, 2019

On K2, 120 Climbers Make Their Move

"Finally, the time we have been waiting for has...
July 15, 2019

Snowboarding from Manaslu, a dream to come true

Snowboarding in the Alps, Dolomites, Bulgarian ranges, Caucasus, Alborz,...
July 15, 2019

The River of The Trembling Spirit – An Unsupported Crossing of Iceland By Ski, Packraft and on Foot

I was jolted awake by another violent gust of...
July 15, 2019

Weekend Warm-Up: Andrzej Bargiel Skis K2

ExWeb extensively covered Andrzej Bargiel's astonishing 2018 ski descent...
July 14, 2019

ExWeb’s Links of the Week

Here at ExWeb, when we’re not outdoors, we get...
July 13, 2019

Karakorum: Great Weather, Early Successes

Five more climbers summited Broad Peak this afternoon. The...
July 12, 2019

Canoeing the Long Labrador Trail

As the second largest country in the world, Canada...
July 12, 2019

High Fliers: Skiing and Paragliding in the Karakorum

Seasoned climbers say the less time you remain at...
July 10, 2019

Soloists Set Two Ocean Rowing Records

In the last month, rowing records have fallen in...
July 9, 2019

Karakorum Today: Hidden Peak, Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum

Hidden Peak is the latest 8000'er summited this season,...
July 9, 2019

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