Expeditions

Irish Climber Missing on Everest

Seamus Lawless, 39, of Ireland is missing at approximately 8,300m...

Chilean Climber Missing on Kangchenjunga

A Chilean climber is currently missing near the summit...

Everest Summits Coming Fast, but Good Weather Almost Over

Following the rope-fixing Sherpas, 30 or more Everest climbers...

Two Dead on Kangchenjunga

Two Indian climbers have died on Kangchenjunga (8,586m), the...

Rescue on Kangchenjunga Fails

One day after Sherpa climbers opened the route on...

No Go for Bielecki and Berg on Langtang Lirung: “We chose safety”

Between ambition and safety, ambition may take you further,...
Kangchenjunga Base Camp. Image by 7Summits treks.

More Summits: Kangchenjunga & Makalu

Large expeditions are seemingly applying Everest tactics on all...

Summits on Everest and Lhotse

At around 1:45pm, at least eight Nepali climbers reached...

New: Wearable Oxygen Monitors on Everest

Except during short sprints, the fundamental driver of exercise...

Himalayan Action Heats Up: Summits Expected Soon

Sergi Mingote and his mates on Lhotse are currently...
Sergi Mingote in Everest Base Camp

Kami Rita Aims for 23rd Everest Summit; No-O2 Climbers on Lhotse

As the news spread -- the wind had finally dropped...
Adam Bielecki and Felix Berg in front of Lantang Lirung

Bielecki and Berg: Last Chance on Langtang Lirung

With the jet stream finally lifting above the high...

ExWeb’s Links of the Week

Here at ExWeb, when we're not in the outdoors,...

Roundup: Spring Arctic Expeditions

Late April-early May is the best time for High...
Kangchenjunga climbers. Image by Juan Pablo Sarjanovich.

Kangchenjunga Summit Push is On

Summit action is not yet unfolding on Everest or...

Ama Dablam: First Summit of the Season, Updated

Polish climber Olga Dobranowski has successfully summited 6,812m Ama...

Peru’s Most Famous Mountaineer Dies on Makalu

Peruvian mountaineer Richard Hidalgo has been found dead in...

A seat is currently open for a trans-oceanic row

A seat is currently open for a trans-oceanic row...

Poles Postpone Winter K2 Expedition; Rumors Fly

Yesterday, the Polish expedition to winter K2 was postponed...

Glamping at Everest Base Camp

We know that the days of spartan living at...

Cape to Cairo: 12,000km on Foot

Toronto-based Mario Rigby has an unusual background for an...

Weekend Warm-Up: Alex Honnold Kicks Back

In these two short clips, Alex Honnold shows that...

Spring Himalaya Update: Waiting Out the Storm

The spring Himalayan season has already had its exciting...
Romano Benet and Nives Meroi

Veteran 14x8000m Summiters Eye New Routes in the Himalaya

They fought, failed, summited, survived -- sometimes by sheer...

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