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Winter Nanga Parbat: Progress on Rupal Side, Arrivals at Diamir BC

After negotiating complexities of Pakistani bureaucracy, all five Nanga...

Antarctica: Christmas, and Teapot Air-Dropped

Doug Tumminello received a new teapot in an awkward...

Interview: Sung Taek Hong On Lhotse South Face Expedition 2015

Explorersweb contributor Kyu Dam Lee met the Lhotse South...

Winter Nanga Parbat: The “Cold Race” Resumes

The much awaited winter Nanga Parbat season has kicked...

Antarctica: medical air drop, and notorious sastrugi fields

Taking it one day, one sastrugi, at a time....

History of Winter Climbing Nanga Parbat

Twenty five teams have attempted Nanga Parbat in winter...

Three new alpine routes in Patagonia

Cerro San Lorenzo: three new routes by Slovenian alpinists...

IMAX Everest: Peak Chapayev?

Father Alexander checks in with blockbuster news Is Everest...

South Pole skier evacuated, and a change in route plan

White-outs, blisters, broken tent poles and more sastrugi pose...

Why K2 Brings Out the Best and Worst in Those Who Climb It

Sunday book talk By Simon Worrall, National GeographicK2 is...

Mind-numbing white-outs; Climbers in gale force winds

White-outs and 50m wide crevasses on ski routes. One...

UrbEx Kit: The Ten Essentials

The ‘Ten Essentials” is a list of essential items...

Douglas Tompkins, 72, North Face Founder, Dies in Kayaking Accident

Douglas Tompkins, a noted conservationist and the founder of...

Silicon Valley Marathon Meetup Debrief, final: Space (big data and liquid fuel)

Goddard's daughters and shoebox satellites We went from virtual...

PolarExplorers Shackleton Crossing of South Georgia (Windy and Beautiful)

On November 12, 2015 PolarExplorers, with a team of...

Skiers at Hercules Inlet, Climbers summited, Lessons from 84ºS

Eric Philips halfway to Ulvetanna. (5 images) (Correne Coetzer)...

Tech and Adventure: Silicon Valley Debrief about VR and Space

Report from a meet-up marathon (7 pictures) (Tina Sjogren)...

Winter Nanga Parbat: Teams go for Pre-expedition Acclimatization

With calendar winter less than three weeks away, the...

Skiers and Climbers in Storm in West Antarctica

Vinson climbers and Pole skiers grounded. Pontrandolfo's position. (Correne...

Lhotse South Face: It’s Over; Fourth Summit Push Unsuccessful

Final summit-bid was thwarted by fierce winds – reportedly...

Urban Exploration Sanitarium: Hope Hall Part 2 – Stigma

When I walked up to the table to check...

Antarctica current: After the Great Hoax, What’s Next for Szwed?

Szwed: New adventures ahead (Sjogren/Coetzer) With the 2015-16 Antarctic...

Antarctic Traverse skiers relay; Boeing and Three Teams at Union Glacier

Pontrandolfo still in windless zone; Worsley climbing Wujek Ridge;...

Lhotse South Wall: 8200 m reached, new summit attempt ahead

The team is inching their way to the top...

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