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Winter 8,000’er Update: Two Quit Nanga Parbat

Not a great time for Daniele Nardi and Tom...

Tom Ballard Reports From Nanga Parbat, Part II

Tom Ballard, Daniele Nardi and Co. continue to spend...

The 10 Most Popular Routes to the South Pole

Editor's note, Feb, 9, 2019: This story has been...

Tom Ballard Reports from Nanga Parbat

Like K2, Nanga Parbat has also become known as...

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

Yesterday, Manaslu experienced hurricane-force winds and six metres of...

Five Solo Rowers Take to the Seas

A number of solo rowers are currently working their...
Towards camp 2 on winter Manaslu.

Winter 8000’ers – Off They Go

Despite gnarly weather, teams on K2, Nanga Parbat and...

Antarctica 2018-2019: Final Recap

Solo to the South Pole With Jenny Davis airlifted to...

5 Polar Expeditions for the Genuine Explorer

At first, going to a Pole is interesting, but by the tenth...

Antarctica 2018-2019: Jenny Davis’ Close Call, An Eventful Season Nears Its End

Solo to the South Pole Masatatsu Abe had only 173km...

Winter 8000’ers: K2 Teams Unite

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

Crossing Antarctica: How the Confusion Began and Where Do We Go From Here

On December 27, Colin O’Brady wrote triumphantly on Instagram: “The...

Unsupported Solo Death Valley Crossing – Trip Report

In late 2015, when I (Roland Banas) read on...

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

More O'Brady, Rudd Reverberations Colin O'Brady and Lou Rudd finished...

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

One team has already started up Nanga Parbat, and...

Top 10 Expeditions of 2018: #3: First Winter Crossing of Tasmania

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

Top 10 Expeditions of 2018: #4: O’Brady, Rudd Cross Antarctica

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

Antarctica 2018-2019: O’Brady, Rudd Finish; Abe Resupplies

Unassisted Solo Traverse On Boxing Day, 33-year-old Colin O’Brady finished...

O’Brady’s Antarctic Crossing: Was It Really Unassisted?

Earlier today, American Colin O’Brady became the first person...

Update: O’Brady Now 3Km From the Finish

Update: Noon, Eastern Time: Colin O'Brady woke up yesterday morning...

Update: Race Across Antarctica Nears the End

With 100km to go as of Christmas morning, Colin...

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

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

Antarctica 2018-2019: To Quit or Not to Quit

In the soft snow, more expeditions face the decision...

Death Valley Thwarts Solo French Trekker

Four days ago, Frenchman Roland Banas began an unsupported...

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