Mountaineering
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....
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...
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...
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...
Antarctica: Too Much Wind and Too Little Wind on Two Traverse Routes
Worsley and Pontrandolfo battle against strong winds and no...
