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Barneo Ice Station Canceled for Another Year

Unsurprisingly, Barneo has canceled its 2022 season. Citing lingering...

Mexican Woman Wants to Build Her Country’s First Thru-Hiking Trail

Most long-distance hikers are familiar with the thru-hiking Triple...

Exploration Mysteries: Oak Island Treasure

Buried treasure nowadays sounds like just a kid's story....

Russia’s War on Ukraine: What It Means for Mountaineering

Two weeks ago, Irina Galay was planning to climb...

Winter 8,000m Update: It’s Over

Teams on all 8,000'ers have safely abandoned the mountains...
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The Sun Sets on Patagonia: A Look Back on 2021-22’s Adventures Way Down South

Amid one of the most active Patagonian summer seasons...

The End of Winter: Retreat on Cho Oyu and Everest

Gelje Sherpa's team is battling the elements on Cho...

The Canoe Drifted Away, and I Was Marooned

Near the village of Northwest River, Labrador, I once...

Last-Minute Summit Push on Cho Oyu; No Word From K2

The 8,000m climbers in Nepal are trying till the...

ExWeb’s Adventure Links of The Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
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Weekend Warm-Up: What We Do in the Shadows

Redpoint (v): To climb a route on lead without...

Science Links of the Week

Elks are too smart for their own good: Elk...

Winter K2 Summmit Push Aborted

We are awaiting further details but can confirm that...
The east face of Mt. Ethelbert (3,180), B.C. Photo: C. Lustenberger

Ski Mountaineers Find Perfect Snow on Frigid First Descent in Canada

On Tuesday, February 22, three ski mountaineers captured the...

Gurans Himal: Stories From the Far Western Himalaya

In the far northwest of Nepal lies a little-known...

Kobusch Continues on Everest, No News from K2

Jost Kobusch is progressing on Everest despite the winds....

As COVID Eases, Arctic Expeditions Resume

Even after the early lockdowns lifted, severe travel restrictions...

Winter K2: High Winds Delay Summit Push

Winter K2 climbers have endured cold and high winds...

Everest: Kobusch at 6,300m

As we reported yesterday, Jost Kobusch is back on...
"An Accidental Life" is a portrait of climber Quinn Brett, who was paralyzed in an accident on El Capitan. Photo: Big Sky Film Fest

An Accidental Life: The Quinn Brett Story

On October 11, 2017, tragedy befell an accomplished young...

Jost Kobusch Again at Camp 1 on Everest

"This is definitely going to be interesting," said Jost...

Two Adventure Athletes to Cross Ellesmere Island

Canadian adventure athletes Ray Zahab and Kevin Vallely fly...
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On This Exoplanet, It Rains Precious Gems

A study published this week indicates that an exoplanet...

K2: Plans for the Final Summit Push

Climbers on K2 have spent the day hunkered down...