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LIVING COLOURS: ‘Mount Everest is taller but K2 is more challenging’

By Jamal Shahid Garret Madison climbs 8,000 metre plus peaks...

Pakistani-Swedish Team Targets Mt. Spantik

A joint Pakistani-Swedish expedition has set out to tackle...

South Koreans Survive Avalanche on Latok One

Last week, three South Korean climbers, led by Eun...

Weekend Warm-Up: No Turning Back – Hansjörg Auer

This week, ExWeb reported that Austrian mountaineer Hansjörg Auer...

Colin O’Brady’s 50HP World Record Attempt

Colin O’Brady is currently on Denali, in Alaska, on...

Hansjörg Auer to solo Lupghar Sar West

Austrian mountaineer Hansjörg Auer has just departed for 7,181m...

Weekend Warm-Up: Re-enacting the First Climb of Bugaboo Spire

Earlier this week, we reported on the upcoming expedition...

A Human Powered Seven Summits

As a teenager, Jelle Veyt was living on the...

Dave MacLeod Bags the 24/8 Challenge

Back in 2006, a modest and humble Scotsman sent...

Knickers and Hemp Ropes on Mount Waddington

Many of us may wonder what it was like...

The Last Days of Boyan Petrov

Alexandr Nastenko is an Ukrainian climber, who took part...

Mike Horn to climb Nanga Parbat

In a break from his ongoing Pole2Pole project, in...

Everest Today: “A Sign of Devolution”

What climbing the world’s highest peak means today. Read an...

Spring 2018 Himalayan Recap

The Spring 2018 Himalaya season has come to a...

Luke Smithwick Thwarted on Labuche Kang III

Last month, experienced Himalayan alpinist and guide Luke Smithwick travelled...

Japanese K2 Expedition Arrives in Pakistan

Japanese climber Akira Oyabe and his expedition have arrived...

10 Vital Truths to Upgrade Skills and Avoid Deadly Risks

Mountains can be dreadfully unforgiving. One needs to pay...

Tenji and Griffith Summit Everest, but not Lhotse

At 9:45am on Wednesday, Sherpa Tenji stepped onto the...

Weekend Warm-Up: Nyainqentangla South East

British mountaineers Nick Bullock and Paul Ramsden were awarded...

Colibasanu and Hamor Abandon Everest

Colibasanu and Hamor were back at Advanced Base Camp...

Huge Avalanche on Everest

This afternoon, a huge avalanche swept through Camp 1...

Carlos Soria Foiled Again on Dhaulagiri

The ninth time was not the charm for 79-year-old...

Tenji and Griffith Will Climb Everest-Lhotse Live on ExWeb

Jon Griffith and Sherpa Tenji climbed through the Khumbu...

Japanese Climber Nobukazu Kuriki Found Dead on Everest

Thirty-six-year-old Japanese climber Nobukazu Kuriki has been found dead...

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