Mountaineering

Simone Moro Expedition Ends in Near-Fatal Crevasse Fall

The Gasherbrum Glacier has just ended Simone Moro and...

Peter Van Geit: 200 Forts in Two Months

The 3,000km Trans-Himalyan run that ultra-runner Peter Van Geit...

Hard Times, Close Call for Simone Moro

Yesterday, we reported that Simone Moro and Tamara Lunger...

Adam Bielecki: Winter is the New Spring

Since shattering his heel during a moment's inattention last...

Winter 8,000’ers: Kobusch on the Move

Rope-fixing and setting up camps have just begun in...

ExWeb Dispatches | Series 1: Elbrus

ExWeb Dispatches is a new multimedia series from ExplorersWeb that...

Mingma G: No O2 on Winter K2

Mingma G's international team arrived in Pakistan yesterday on...

Jost Kobusch Picks West Ridge for Everest Winter Solo

The West Ridge it shall be!  An ingenious route...

Winter 8,000’ers: Teams on the Move

Winter in the Karakorum is showing a fierce face...

Top 10 Expeditions of 2019: #2: Denis Urubko, Again

At the end of every year, regular as Christmas...

Top 10 Expeditions of 2019: #3: Chamlang

Over the last 12 months, ExplorersWeb has documented incredible...

Top 10 Expeditions of 2019: #4: Nirmal Purja

Over the last 12 months, ExplorersWeb has documented incredible...

Winter K2: It’s a Go for Mingma’s team!

Right when most assumed that his expedition was cancelled,...

Top 10 Expeditions of 2019: #6: Bhagirathi IV

Over the last 12 months, ExplorersWeb has documented incredible...

Top 10 Expeditions of 2019: #9: Rakaposhi

Over the last 12 months, ExplorersWeb has documented incredible...

Updated: Jost Kobush: Everest for Christmas?

Jost Kobush is speeding toward Everest Base Camp and...

Karakorum Update: the Women of Winter

Denis Urubko, Don Bowie and Lotta Hintsa are already...

Houlding Tops Out on Mount Roraima

Leo Houlding’s team has completed its expedition to Mount...

Jost Kobusch to Solo Everest in Winter

Twenty-seven-year-old Jost Kobusch is in Kathmandu, sorting out last-minute...

Paragliding from the two summits of ELBRUS – Elbrus East 5621m & Elbrus West 5642m

[embed]https://youtu.be/Oecy0xsqQu0[/embed] Paragliding from both tops of Mt Elbrus (5621m &...

Updated: Who is Really Going for Winter K2 This Season?

Two months ago, it seemed that K2 would be...

Flag Flap Causes More Trouble for Purja

If Nirmal Purja's controversial act of helping a Kuwaiti...

The Everest Dilemma: North or South?

Everest, by north or by south? More than ever,...

Moro and Lunger Aim For Gasherbrum Traverse

Mountaineering heavyweight Simone Moro has announced his winter 8,000m...

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