Category : Survival

The Ogre: Much More than the Classic Scott/Bonington Survival Tale

Kris Annapurna

18/01/2022

Karakorum Survival

Baintha Brakk I (7,285m), better known as Ogre I, has been attempted over 20 times. Only three expeditions have summited. ExplorersWeb dives...

Drones Help Scottish Rescuers Search for Victims Lost in Tough Terrain

Sam Anderson

10/01/2022

Climbing Gear Survival

The next time you hear the high-pitched whine of a drone cut the alpine silence, it may not be because an influencer is hunting down video c...

Great Survival Stories: Tyson’s Wonderful Drift

Martin Walsh

30/11/2021

Arctic Survival

The 1871-1873 Polaris expedition made it as far north as 82° 11’, farther than any vessel before it. Nevertheless, the expedition was a d...

Changing Times: Three Prominent Female IFMGA Mountain Guides

Jilli Cluff

23/11/2021

Explorers Survival

Women make up less than 2% of all mountain guides certified by the International Federation of Mountain Guides Association (IFMGA). Here, we...

50 Years Ago: The Worst Mountain Disaster in British History

Jilli Cluff

22/11/2021

Explorers History Survival

Fifty years ago this week, the UK experienced the worst mountaineering debacle in modern history. Five adolescent students and their guide p...

The Hermit of Treig: Man Lives 40 Years Without Electricity or Running Water…in Scotland

Jilli Cluff

10/11/2021

Survival

Metaphorically and literally, Ken Smith is a man who lives on the fringes. For the past four decades, the 74-year-old has hewn an unconventi...

Long-Lost Skier’s Body Found After 38 Years

Jilli Cluff

04/11/2021

History Skiing Survival

On February 13, 1983, 27-year-old ski mountaineer Rudi Moder disappeared during a two-to-three day solo trek in Colorado's Rocky Mountain Na...

Three Dead, Others Missing, Injured on Chimborazo

Jilli Cluff

25/10/2021

Climbing Survival

An avalanche on Ecuador's highest peak, Chimborazo (6,263m), collided with 16 alpinists on Sunday, October 24. At the time of writing, three...

Five Dead in Lethal Storm on Mt. Elbrus

Angela Benavides

24/09/2021

Mountain Survival

Four women and one man have died on Russia's Mount Elbrus when a major blizzard caught a large commercial group on its way down from the sum...

Trapped and Starving: Baffin Island 1995

Kris Annapurna

18/09/2021

Arctic Survival

Baffin Island, the fifth-largest island on Earth, is an extremely remote place, thousands of kilometres from roads or large towns. North of ...

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