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Holecek and Groh's red bivouac tent hangs from an ice cliff.

Masherbrum: Decision Time

Deep, loose snow has forced Marek Holecek and Radoslav...
August 14, 2022

ExWeb’s Adventure Links of The Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
August 14, 2022
GArdner walking under a phalanx of hiking poles

He’s Done It: 82-year-old Nick Gardner Completes Scotland’s 282 Munros

Yesterday afternoon, 82-year-old Nick Gardner finished climbing the last...
August 14, 2022
The four women rowers stand in their boat near the finish

Ocean Rowing Roundup for August

Since our last roundup, one crew has set a...
August 13, 2022
Grey wolves lick each others faces

Science Links of the Week

A passion for the natural world drives many of...
August 13, 2022
Hayes with falcon about to land

Weekend Warm-Up: Game Hawker

Shawn Hayes is one of the world's best falconers....
August 13, 2022
Ferran Latorre guiding in Monte Rosa area, among old, back ice and large crevasses.

The Alps’ Disastrous Summer

Is this the beginning of the end of European...
August 12, 2022

Twins Try to Climb Highest Mountain in All 196 Countries

As mountaineers continue to seek new ways of getting...
August 12, 2022

Pakistanis Summit Gasherbrum I

This morning, all six members of the Pakistani team,...
August 12, 2022
cave with door on cliff

Exploration Mysteries: Kapilikaya Rock Tomb

Deep in the mountains of Turkey's Çorum province, an...
August 12, 2022
portrait during a tv interview

TV Host To Swim From Canada to Greenland

Author and television host Justin Fornal is preparing to...
August 11, 2022
Portrait of smiling Kashif in K2 Base Camp

Gasherbrum I: Six Pakistanis, Including 20-Year-Old Sheroze Kashif, Going For the Summit Tonight

Nepali guides Pasdawa Sherpa, Dawa Ongchu, Nima Gyalzen, and...
August 11, 2022
Picture of Gasherbrum I with a red line showing the last part of the climb, from Camp 3 to the summit.

Harila Notches Number 11 on Gasherbrum I; Just Three More to Go

But to beat Nirmal Purja's speed record up all...
August 11, 2022
steve aurora

‘STEVE’ Lights Up The Night Sky After Solar Storm Hits Earth

The cosmic phenomenon known as "STEVE" made a surprise...
August 10, 2022

Great Explorers: Peter Aufschnaiter, the Other Austrian in ‘Seven Years in Tibet’

Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer's travel classic, Seven Years in...
August 10, 2022
Night scene from Masherbrum

Hard Conditions on Masherbrum and Gasherbrum I

Marek Holecek and Radoslav Groh are advancing slowly on...
August 10, 2022
seb bouin change

Seb Bouin Climbs Another Mega-Hard Ondra Route: The World’s First 9b+

In his latest Instagram post, Sebastien Bouin said he...
August 9, 2022
An illustration of three sail boats with West-African patterned sails.

Exploration Mysteries: An Early African Voyage to the Americas?

Fourteenth-century Malian ruler Mansa Musa was possibly the richest...
August 9, 2022
Piles of garbage on K2

Climber Appalled by K2 Conditions, Calls it a ‘Pigsty’

Flor Cuenca of Peru doesn't make as many headlines...
August 9, 2022
Tomas Petrecek takes a selfie half body out of a tiny bivouaq tent, during the acclimatization phase before attempting Masherbrum.

Masherbrum Update: One Retreats

It was not the difficulty of the mountain but...
August 9, 2022
Van Geit in front of his tent in a grassy field

Fast-Hiking 1,000Km Across the Indian Himalaya

In mid-August, Peter Van Geit sets out across the...
August 8, 2022
polar bear approachers over sea ice

Officials Kill Polar Bear After It Injures Tourist in Svalbard

A French woman survived a polar bear attack while...
August 8, 2022
Kristin Harila smiles some days ago at K2 Base Camp

Gasherbum II: Harila and Company Summit #10

Kristin Harila, Pasdawa Sherpa, and Dawa Ongchu have summited...
August 8, 2022
Two climbers stand out in black against the all-white glacier on approach to Masherbrum.

The Madman’s Ball: Alpine-Style Push on Masherbrum

This might be the last good weather window in...
August 8, 2022