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Almost Five Million Earthquakes Have Struck in the Last 10 Years

A map of earthquakes between 2015 to 2025 shows...
A skier manhauls across Antarctica.

Antarctica Roundup 2025-2026: Hercules Inlet Skiers Begin to Arrive at the Pole

Colin O'Brady is approaching 83° and is inching his...
A climber on a huge snow ridge.

Top 10 Expeditions of 2025 – #5: Vedrines and Jean on Jannu East

The North Face of Jannu is one of the...
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ExplorersWeb’s Top Five Science Stories of 2025 

At ExplorersWeb, we focus on expeditions to the wild...
Puffins on a a clifftop.

Job Alert: Wildlife Ranger Needed For Remote, Uninhabited Scottish Island

Want a change of scenery? Possess a detailed knowledge...
Maria Cardell on the summit of Nanga Parbat.

Top 10 Expeditions of 2025 – #6: Urubko and Cardell’s New Route on Nanga Parbat

This year, a legendary high-altitude climber and his courageous...
Close shot of Tyler Andrews in a running t-shirt.

Tyler Andrews Will Try Everest FKT Again – From The North Side

Tyler Andrews is preparing for a new attempt at...
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Arctic Earthquake Triggers Major Avalanches and Serac Falls

Last week, a magnitude 7 earthquake ripped through the...
two women in an ocean rowboat

Top 10 Expeditions of 2025 – #7: The First Woman’s Team to Row the Pacific

This year, Miriam Payne and Jess Rowe became the...
Two Nepalese climbers on a rocky ridge.

Nepalis Bag a Double First Ascent In Mustang

On December 21, a Nepali team did a double...
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Antarctica’s New Royal Mail Postbox

Rothera on Adelaide Island is the UK's largest Antarctic...
Luka Lindic and Fanny Schmutz.

New Alpine Route in China’s Genyen Massif

In October, Luka Lindic of Slovenia and Fanny Schmutz...
Climbing on hard ice on Aikache Chhok.

Top 10 Expeditions of 2025 – #8: Aikache Chhok

This autumn, two young alpinists from the UK and...
Tom Hunt

Skier Fails to Break Antarctic Speed Record

Tom Hunt's attempt to break Vincent Colliard's blistering Hercules...
An image of Mars.

Mars Time Runs Faster, Messier Than Earth and Moon Time

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) fulfills...
A climber in high altidue gear on a flat snow summit, mountains wrapped in clouds in the background.

Doubts Surface About Tirich Mir Climb

This summer, Pakistani climbers climbed the elusive 7,708m Tirich...
The line up of boats ready to start the World's Toughest Row Atlantic race

Ocean Rowing Roundup for December

Since our last roundup, the hurricane season has subsided,...
Kilian Jornet during the challenge in the U.S.

Top 10 Expeditions of 2025 – #9: Kilian Jornet’s 14,000’ers

It's time for our annual countdown of ExplorersWeb's most...
The climbers at dawn, with headlamps on, approaching a mountain.

Top 10 Expeditions of 2025 – #10: Robson Ski Descent

It's time for our annual countdown of what ExplorersWeb...
Roswell Schaeffer, an Inupiaq hunter and fisher.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
Two climbers dressed in warm clothes inside a tent.

Winter McKinley Canceled

Lane Christenson and Dalton Borton of the U.S. have...
small climber on snowy wall

Charles Dubouloz Solos the ‘Divine Providence’ Route on Mont Blanc

Over six days in December, French alpinist Charles Dubouloz...

Weekend Warm-Up: The Kaamos Road

The Kaamos Road follows French cyclist and filmmaker Joffrey...
Two climbers and their equipment are left on the snow by a Talkeetna air taxi.

Two Young Climbers Begin Winter Attempt on McKinley

Lane Christenson and Dalton Borton of the U.S. will...