Science

10 Things You Should Avoid Doing in the Polar Regions

  1. Wearing tight garments Technical compression socks and underwear may...
April 20, 2020

There’s Still Hope for Karakorum Climbing in 2020

As some countries start to see light at the...
April 17, 2020

Making the Best of It: Home-Cooked Adventure Films

Some people under lockdown stream Netflix; a few imaginative...
April 15, 2020

Angela Madsen to Solo Row the Pacific Ocean

Angela Madsen, 59, is currently waiting to start her...
April 9, 2020

The Impact of COVID-19 on UK Guides

Calum Muskett, a British Mountain Guide and one of...
April 8, 2020

Horia Colibasanu: Off to Europe!

Horia Colibasanu finally managed to get on a flight...
April 8, 2020

Killer Piranhas: Myth or Fact?

Hollywood scriptwriters and James Bond films would have you...
April 7, 2020

Colibasanu Still Stranded in Kathmandu

In the last few days, some of the last...
April 6, 2020

ExWeb’s Links of The Week

Here at ExWeb, when we’re not outdoors, we get...
April 5, 2020

Climbers Stranded in Kathmandu, Chinese Approach Everest North Side

Long ago, it seems, but really only about a...
April 2, 2020

Legends Series: Ned Gillette

Edward “Ned” Gillette changed the game. Professional adventurers and...
April 1, 2020

Lake Baikal 2020 Crossing: Short Talk with Adventurers

Lake Baikal (Siberia, Russia) is the world’s largest lake...
March 31, 2020

Alice Morrison: 2,000km Across the Sahara

On February 12, a couple of weeks before the...
March 31, 2020

Arctic 2020: The Final Roundup

With no new expeditions starting because of COVID-19, the...
March 24, 2020

Lake Baikal 2020: Season Wrap-up

Lake Baikal crossings have ended for the year. All...
March 20, 2020

Arctic 2020: Week Four Roundup

While new arctic expeditions have all been scrubbed because...
March 20, 2020

Cancelled, Cancelled, Cancelled: Now the North Pole Season is Off

With the news that Norway has closed its borders,...
March 17, 2020

Arctic 2020: Week Three Roundup

A speed record has already fallen on Lake Baikal,...
March 10, 2020

British Soloist Sets Baikal Speed Record

Michael Stevenson has broken the speed record for an...
March 7, 2020

Weekend Warm-Up: Shades of Water-Ice

Anna von Bötticher, 49, has been freediving since 2007....
March 7, 2020

Winter Himalaya 2020: Final Recap

Heavy snow and dangerous conditions have forced the Polish...
March 5, 2020

Arctic 2020: Week Two Roundup

This spring's arctic expeditions have begun to ramp up....
March 3, 2020

The Icarus Project: 3,000Km of Sledding, Then Climb Denali

In 2016, Matthieu Bélanger created the crazily ambitious Icarus...
March 3, 2020

Will Graham Walters Become the Oldest Man to Row an Ocean Solo?

Graham Walters (UK) is rowing the Atlantic for the...
February 29, 2020

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