Mountaineering

Top 10 Expeditions of 2019: #6: Bhagirathi IV

Over the last 12 months, ExplorersWeb has documented incredible...
December 26, 2019

Top 10 Expeditions of 2019: #9: Rakaposhi

Over the last 12 months, ExplorersWeb has documented incredible...
December 23, 2019

Updated: Jost Kobush: Everest for Christmas?

Jost Kobush is speeding toward Everest Base Camp and...
December 21, 2019

Karakorum Update: the Women of Winter

Denis Urubko, Don Bowie and Lotta Hintsa are already...
December 13, 2019

Houlding Tops Out on Mount Roraima

Leo Houlding’s team has completed its expedition to Mount...
December 10, 2019

Jost Kobusch to Solo Everest in Winter

Twenty-seven-year-old Jost Kobusch is in Kathmandu, sorting out last-minute...
December 9, 2019

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 &...
December 8, 2019

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

Two months ago, it seemed that K2 would be...
December 4, 2019

Flag Flap Causes More Trouble for Purja

If Nirmal Purja's controversial act of helping a Kuwaiti...
December 2, 2019

The Everest Dilemma: North or South?

Everest, by north or by south? More than ever,...
November 29, 2019

Moro and Lunger Aim For Gasherbrum Traverse

Mountaineering heavyweight Simone Moro has announced his winter 8,000m...
November 28, 2019

Denis Urubko: The Man of Few Words Opens Up

For the last 15 years, Denis Urubko has become...
November 21, 2019

Nirmal Purja and the Giant Flag on Ama Dablam

In the last seven months, Nirmal Purja copped headlines...
November 19, 2019

ExWeb’s Links of the Week

Here at ExWeb, when we’re not outdoors, we get...
November 17, 2019

Leo Houlding to Free Climb Mount Roraima

Leo Houlding has arrived in Guyana to fulfil a...
November 14, 2019

Veyt’s Next Phase: Through Africa to Kilimanjaro

November 15 marks another phase in adventurer Jelle Veyt's...
November 13, 2019

An Icefall Doctor Makes his Move

He was there when Alex Txikon fought with the...
November 12, 2019

Exclusive: Interview with Andrzej Bargiel

Andrzej Bargiel and his astonishing ski descent of K2...
November 5, 2019

ExWeb’s Links of the Week

Here at ExWeb, when we’re not outdoors, we get...
November 3, 2019

Mixed Reviews: Himalayan Climbers Assess Purja’s Feat

As Nirmal Purja does his well-earned round of media...
November 1, 2019

Kobusch Climbs Virgin 6,000’er in Nepal

On October 24, German climber Jost Kobusch made the...
November 1, 2019

ALE: Working at the Bottom of the World

Operating in one of the least hospitable places on...
October 31, 2019

Purja Back Home; the Debate Begins

Returning home with the same speed and efficiency that...
October 30, 2019

Reflections While Waiting for News from Shishapangma

More than 12 hours have passed since Nirmal Purja,...
October 29, 2019

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