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Eccentric Explorers: Jan Welzl

Born in the Czech region of Moravia in 1868,...

Great Survival Stories: Shipwreck, Sharks, and Deborah Kiley

Deborah Kiley's gruesome, five-day ordeal in 1982 began as...

Exploration Mysteries: The Disappearance of Henry Hudson

For someone whose name is plastered all across North...

Off-Grid: Time Forces New Zealand’s Wild Couple to Adapt

For more than 10 years, Miriam Lancewood and Peter...

Legends Series: Nellie Bly

Nellie Bly was such a dedicated journalist that she...
archival illustration of Churchill Harbour

Exploration Mysteries: Searching for the Bones of Jens Munk’s Crew

With a bonanza of polar bears readily available for...

Eccentric Explorers: Dr. Geebers

Often people who appear outwardly bizarre are anything but....

Exploration Mysteries: The Lost Colony of Roanoke

Albert Einstein said that the important thing is not...

Eccentric Explorers: Thomas Manning

Thomas Manning was a remarkable scholar and master linguist,...

Survival Stories: Ann Rodgers

In 2016, a 72-year-old woman and her dog were...
aonach eagach

The Most Dangerous Places in the UK

Some of the most popular UK trails for walkers,...

Great Survival Stories: Louis Zamperini

Louis Zamperini first gained fame as one of the...
A Sherpa smiling widely

ExWeb’s Adventure Links of the Week

Here at ExWeb, when we’re not outdoors, we get...
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...
searchers at night

Cold Kills 21 Runners at Ultra-Marathon in China

Twenty-one runners died yesterday during an ultra-marathon in northwest...

Avalanches Kill 12 in One Week in French Alps

Tragic losses in the French Alps have shaken the...

Not Guilty: Appalachian Trail Killer Cleared Due To Insanity

The disturbed hiker killed one man and stabbed a...

Weekend Warm-Up: Dick Proenneke — One Man’s Alaska

A wonderful, old-fashioned film about a man who builds...

Great Survival Stories: Eric LeMarque

The pro hockey player and snowboarder had it all,...

Siberian Survivor’s New Home

The 72-year-old woman has lived her whole life in...

Great Survival Stories: Jan Baalsrud Evades Nazi Dragnet

One of the greatest escapes of all time Picture a...

Great Survival Stories: Harrison Okene, the Accidental Aquanaut

In 2013, Harrison Okene became an accidental aquanaut when...
Approaching polar bear

Updated: Another Polar Bear Attack in Svalbard

A polar bear injured a man in a surprise...

Great Survival Stories: The Lykov Family Survives 40 Years in Siberia

In 1936, fleeing Stalin's Terror and religious persecution, in...

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