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Weekend Warm-Up: Afghan Women Take Up Climbing

What does climbing mean when you've lost your country,...
June 10, 2023
space rock near earth

New Moon Discovered Orbiting Earth

Why should Saturn and Jupiter have all the new...
June 10, 2023
Rescue workers and the Colombian children rescued from the jungle.

Children Survive 40 Days in Colombian Jungle

On May 1, a Cessna 206 went down in...
June 10, 2023
Kristin Harila in a helicopter.

Controversy As Harila’s Team Summits Manaslu — By Using Helicopters in a New Way

The Seven Summit Treks sherpa team and their client,...
June 10, 2023
Seb Bouin sending Bibliographie.

Seb Bouin Sends ‘Bibliographie’ in France

French climber Sebastien (Seb) Bouin has completed 'Bibliographie' (9b+)...
June 9, 2023
A jet stream from space.

The Discovery of Jet Streams

A mysterious, invisible force of nature lurks in the...
June 9, 2023
Maxime Manhes.

Skier Falls 600m to Death in the Alps

On June 7, a young skier fell to his...
June 9, 2023
Great Trango Tower, June 2023

Pakistan: Pou Brothers on Great Trango, Urubko to Gasherbrum

A short roundup of alpine action in Pakistan, including...
June 8, 2023
Denali mountain.

Alaska Update: Peak of the Season on Denali

We're about halfway through the Denali climbing season and...
June 8, 2023
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Job Offer: Work in the Post Office on Penguin-Rich South Georgia

One of the great things about the phrase "penguin-rich"...
June 8, 2023
Chandi Himal mountain.

Chandi Himal, an Ordinary Climber’s First Ascent

When you think about unclimbed 6,000m peaks in Nepal,...
June 7, 2023
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The Alien of the Atacama

Deep in the Atacama Desert, the once bustling mining...
June 7, 2023
an ariel view of a dense rainforest

Last Photos of Murder Victims in Brazil Found on Recovered Phone

Indigenous activists have recovered a phone belonging to Dom...
June 7, 2023
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Christophe Profit Found Guilty of Removing Safety Gear From Mont Blanc

When career alpinist Christophe Profit removed safety equipment from...
June 6, 2023
Nevado Huascaran.

Avalanche Kills Guide in the Andes

An avalanche has killed local guide Edgar Huaman Asis...
June 6, 2023
Jack Kuenzle.

Jack Kuenzle Smashes Denali FKT

Last year, Outside called Jack Kuenzle "the newest fastest-known-time...
June 6, 2023
Denis Urubko and Pipi Cardell on a summit.

Urubko and Cardell Aim For a New Route on Gasherbrum I

Last year, Denis Urubko said he wanted to climb...
June 6, 2023
A meteor shower.

The Night the Stars Fell: The 1833 Meteor Shower

It was the night the stars fell. In 1833,...
June 5, 2023
Eneko Pou, Iker Pou, and Fay Manners after opening "The Pretty, The Bad, and The Ugly.

Waiting for Great Trango: A Second Short Route Opened

Eneko and Iker Pou, Fay Manners, and Andres Marin...
June 5, 2023
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Medieval Minstrel Beats Monty Python to ‘Killer Rabbit’ Sketch by 500 Years

In late-medieval England, itinerant minstrels wandered from high halls...
June 5, 2023
Kristin Harila and her sherpa team on Dhaulagiri last week.

Harila Bags Annapurna, Eighth 8,000’er This Year

Kristin Harila of Norway bagged her eighth 8,000'er of...
June 5, 2023
Lukas Hinterberger and Michael Wohlleben after completing the Salbitschijen winter trilogy.

ExWeb’s Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
June 4, 2023

The Black Death First Came to England 4,000 Years Ago

Think the Black Death first invaded England in 1348?...
June 4, 2023
Many illuminated tents in the huge Base camp along the Khumbu glacier, surrounded by peaks, at dusk.

The Himalayan Database Stops Interviewing Commercial Climbers

Climbers on commercial expeditions will no longer have to...
June 4, 2023