Mountaineering

Manaslu: Waiting For True Summit Confirmation

Early on Saturday, several Seven Summit Treks' clients, plus...
orbayu free again

Weekend Warm-Up: Heinous Limestone Climbing in “Orbayu Free Again”

All rock climbers have their own unique relationship with...
coast range climbing

Trio’s New Routes Put Potentially Unclimbed B.C. Valley on the Map

In late August, three climbers took a helicopter ride...

Manaslu: Massive Push Is On

The summit (or foresummit?) that Sherpa rope fixers reached...

Five Dead in Lethal Storm on Mt. Elbrus

Four women and one man have died on Russia's...

Sherpas Summit Manaslu at 10 PM; Interview With Jon Gupta in BC

The Seven Summit Treks rope fixers have reached the...

Yearning Hearts: Inside the Minds of Free Soloists

Climbing without ropes or a harness is not madness....

Manaslu Rope Fixers Push for Summit

Six Sherpas with Seven Summit Treks left Base Camp...

Everest Exhibit Live-Streams on Monday Sept. 27

The Alpine Club in the UK is celebrating a...

Villanueva and Team Report 5 New Big Walls in East Greenland

Between a notable first ascent by an Italian-Swiss-French team...

Chamlang, Manaslu, and Dhaulagiri; First Ascents in Pakistan

A French team will attempt to open a new...

Great Explorers: John Colter

John Colter was one of the best hunters of...

ExWeb’s Adventure Links of The Week

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

Exploration Mysteries: The Disappearance of James Knight

In 1719, James Knight and his 40 men overwintered...

Tackling the Six Great North Faces of the Alps, Totally Human-Powered

Simon Gietl and Roger Schaeli have set out to...

Nepal: Teams in Base Camp, Begin Rotations

Climbers reached their base camps during the last of...

Rakaposhi Rescue Aftermath

Jakub Vlcek, Peter Macek, and Wajidullah Nagri are safely...

Two U.S. Climbers Die in Deep Water Solo Incident in Mallorca

A pair of American men, aged 25 and 35,...

Legends Series: Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

The haughty Spanish explorer had a spiritual awakening during...

Rakaposhi: Climbers Rescued Despite Close Call at 6,200m

The drama on Rakaposhi has ended. This morning, the...

Shimshal: Poles Climb Virgin 6,000’er

Already in their first week, Janusz Golab, Adam Bielecki,...

Rakaposhi, Day 4 : Climbers Overnight at 6,200m

After dark in Pakistan, the situation of the climbers...

Eccentric Explorers: Isabelle Eberhardt

Isabelle Eberhardt explored North Africa disguised as a man....

Rakaposhi Update: Climbers Descending!

Despite frostbite, acute mountain sickness, and exhaustion, the three...

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