Expeditions

From the end of the Amazon to the beginning. On foot and swimming.

Two years ago, Pete Casey put everything behind -...

ExWeb User Survey Results 2018

At the end of last year, ExplorersWeb conducted a...

Janusz Majer about the winter expedition to K2

Conversation of the Day: Janusz Majer about the winter...

Antarctica 2017: Ben Saunders Aborts, Spectre and the Maidens Soldier On

High speed crashes, aborted expeditions and sun dogs. December...

K2 – Remembering Wanda Rutkiewicz

K2 in summer and winter. Remembering the first woman-conqueror of...

Winter Everest: Alex Txikon Joined by Muhammad Ali Sadpara

Alex Txikon continues his on/off relationship with Everest as...

K2 Winter Expedition at this moment on the way to Islamabad

Started - National Winter Expedition on K2 2017/2018. Main...

Simone Moro: The “Coldest Climb of the Coldest Mountain”

Famed alpinist and cold climbing specialist Simone Moro was...

Mingma Gyalje Sherpa: Passion and Humility

Alpinismonline's character of the year has been busy in...

K2: How to Climb That Killer Mountain in Winter

The summit seems to be leader Krzysztof Wielicki’s last...

Natal (Christmas) in Tefe, Amazonas for Pete Casey

Tefe - new milestone. Pete is fol­low­ing the mighty...

Antarctica 2017: Summer Holidays and South Pole Milestones

The Spectre team do some aggressive upwind kiting, Ben...

Interview: Simone Moro on winter K2

December 21 marks the official start of winter. This...

A Deep Dive into Everest Stats

Death rates are decreasing, summits are increasing, and the...

RPE versus Work In Reserve.

Learning to train at the proper intensity without the...

Antarctica 2017: Summiting Spectre and the Long Walk Home

Leo Houlding and team summit the mighty Spectre, Ben...

Everest 2017: More Crowded and More Expensive

With 648 summits in 2017, second only to the...

Why Cold Water is Good for You

Cold water could save your life - here's why......

Antarctica 2017: Crevasse Scares and Sastrugi Battles

Leo Houlding avoids disappearing in to a crevasse, while...

The World’s Five Most Dangerous Swims

From running rivers to raging oceans, here's a list...

Russian Piolet d’Or 2017

For the fourth time Sergey Nilov and Dmitry Golovchenko...

Antarctica 2017 Weekly Roundup 12/01

The third update on the progress of Leo Houlding’s...

The Glass Ceiling on Everest

Alan Arnette interviews the team behind a new documentary...

Kilian Jornet on Speed Acclimatization

Renowned ultra-runner Kilian Jornet has had quite a year....

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