Mountaineering

Winter 8000’er Update: Despair on Nanga Parbat, K2 Climbers Still Hopeful

Options decrease for winter teams with every day that...
January 31, 2019

Tom Ballard Reports from Nanga Parbat

Like K2, Nanga Parbat has also become known as...
January 30, 2019
Avalanche winter Manaslu Simone Moro

Dodging Avalanches, Simone Moro Abandons Manaslu

Simone Moro and Pemba Gelje Sherpa have been evacuated...
January 29, 2019

Winter 8000’ers Update: Gale on Manaslu, East Face of K2 “Impossible”

Yesterday, Manaslu experienced hurricane-force winds and six metres of...
January 28, 2019
GArbage retrieved from Mount everest during a cleaning campaign in June, 2018

Everest North Side Partly Closed for Spring Cleaning

It is high time, some have said, to clean...
January 24, 2019
Nomination of Chimmy Chin's "Free Solo" film for the Academy Awards 2019 announced on Orcars.com

Free Solo Nominated for an Oscar

Free Solo, the acclaimed film about Alex Honnold’s ropeless climb...
January 24, 2019
Towards camp 2 on winter Manaslu.

Winter 8000’ers – Off They Go

Despite gnarly weather, teams on K2, Nanga Parbat and...
January 21, 2019

Legends Series: Interview with Tom Hornbein

Tom Hornbein has been interviewed countless times about May...
January 16, 2019

Lonnie Dupre Aborts Mount Hunter Solo

Heavy snow has led Lonnie Dupre to quit his...
January 15, 2019

Jelle Veyt: Seven Summits by Human Power

Even in this era of ultra-marathons, Jelle Veyt's latest...
January 14, 2019

Weekend Warm-Up: Zabardast

So why bother with a nearly one hour-long film...
January 12, 2019

Winter 8000’ers: K2 Teams Unite

Alex Txikon’s and Vassily Pivtsov’s teams have joined forces,...
January 10, 2019

Tom Ballard Reaches Camp 1 on Nanga Parbat

Tom Ballard has begun his ascent of Nanga Parbat's...
January 7, 2019

Weekend Warm-Up: Frank and the Tower

"First time I saw Devil's Tower was in a...
January 5, 2019

Antarctica 2018-2019: First? Traverse? Unassisted? The Controversy Continues

More O'Brady, Rudd Reverberations Colin O'Brady and Lou Rudd finished...
January 5, 2019
Lonnie Dupre Minnesota Arctic explorer climber for winter solo Mount Hunter

Lonnie Dupre Tries Again to Solo Alaska’s Mt. Hunter

Polar explorer turned climber Lonnie Dupre is heading back...
January 3, 2019

Winter 8000’ers: The Latest From Manaslu, Nanga Parbat and K2

One team has already started up Nanga Parbat, and...
January 2, 2019

How Mount Everest Got Its Name

Before the 1865 survey that led to rechristening the...
January 1, 2019

Top 10 Expeditions of 2018: #1: Andrzej Bargiel Skis K2

Over the last 12 months, ExplorersWeb has documented incredible...
December 31, 2018
David Lama on the summit of Lunag Ri on October 25, 2018. Photo: Red Bull Content Pool

Top 10 Expeditions of 2018: #2: David Lama Solos Lunag Ri

Over the last 12 months, ExplorersWeb has documented incredible...
December 30, 2018
Latok I team Cesen Livingstone and Strazar

Top 10 Expeditions of 2018: #5: North Ridge of Latok I

Over the last 12 months, ExplorersWeb has documented incredible...
December 27, 2018
Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison on Lhotse summit

Top 10 Expeditions of 2018: #6 : Skiing the Dream Line on Lhotse

Over the last 12 months, ExplorersWeb has documented incredible...
December 26, 2018

Top 10 Expeditions of 2018: #8: Hansjorg Auer Solos Lupghar Sar West

Over the last 12 months, ExplorersWeb has documented incredible...
December 24, 2018

Top 10 Expeditions of 2018 #10: By Canoe through Northern Quebec and Labrador

Over the last 12 months, ExplorersWeb has documented incredible...
December 22, 2018

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