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Gasherbrum II Summits

There's summit news from Gasherbrum II. Sanu Sherpa, leading...
July 21, 2022
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Brown Bears Eat Wealthy Tourists and Pilot After Helicopter Crashes in Remote Kamchatka

Brown bears mauled and ate three people after a...
July 20, 2022
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More Broad Peak Summits; K2 Final Push Begins

After yesterday's speed ascents, a large number of regular...
July 20, 2022
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A Different 8,000’er: First Human Descent of One of World’s Deepest Ocean Trenches

Ocean explorer Victor Vescovo has made the first-ever human...
July 20, 2022

Vedrines Summits Broad Peak in 7 Hours! Plus: More on K2

Broad Peak or K2? Two days ago, as the...
July 19, 2022

Man Travels 4,000Km Across the Pacific With A Single Wing

Ocean traveler Chris Bertish has just reached Hawaii from...
July 19, 2022
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Urubko and Two Others Summit Broad Peak

Denis Urubko and at least two other climbers reached...
July 19, 2022

Magic Mountains: Six Sacred Peaks Around the World

Mountains can be holy places, venerated by cultures both...
July 19, 2022
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American Paddlers Smash Yukon 1000 Record in 5 Days

Two kayakers repeatedly paddled 18 hours straight, survived everything...
July 18, 2022
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Bouin Climbs Another Hard Flatanger Repeat; Sets Sights on 9c/5.15d

Thor's Hammer II (9a+/5.15a) lurked in silence from Adam...
July 18, 2022

Apocalypse Then: The Volcanic Winter of 536AD

It is easy for us to believe that 2020...
July 18, 2022
The snowy/rocky pyramid of upper K2

K2 and Broad Peak Summit Plans

Summit fever is hard to avoid after more than...
July 18, 2022
The upper snowy section of K2

Summit Push Begins on K2

A number of K2 teams are moving toward the...
July 18, 2022
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‘A Sacred Ancestor’: Baby Woolly Mammoth Discovered in Yukon Gold Fields

For Yukon gold miner Travis Delawski, June 21 started...
July 17, 2022

ExWeb’s Adventure Links of The Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
July 17, 2022
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Paragliding, Then Climbing: A New Trend?

More and more climbers are combining their ascents with...
July 16, 2022
Arnold enters an ice cave on Lake Baikal Photo Mammut

Weekend Warm-Up: Expedition Baikal

In January of 2020, alpinist Dani Arnold headed for...
July 16, 2022
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Science Links of the Week

A passion for the natural world drives many of...
July 16, 2022

Danger: Do Not Climb Mont Blanc

Local guides have suspended their operations on the normal...
July 15, 2022

Denis Urubko Attempts Broad Peak in a Storm — Aborts at 7,900m

Yesterday, Denis Urubko launched a surprise summit attempt on...
July 15, 2022

Humans Have Lived in the Arctic for 40,000 Years

To many, the Arctic may seem like a bleak...
July 15, 2022
Climber in a grey, flat area of Broad Peak, in bad weather

Everyone is Ready for K2, but is K2 Ready for Everyone?

In Broad Peak and K2 Base Camps, climbers are...
July 14, 2022
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Man Lost at Sea Clings to Soccer Ball Until Rescued

Salvation was a soccer ball for one vacationer in...
July 14, 2022
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Ocean Rowing Roundup for July

Since our last update, there have been four rescues,...
July 14, 2022