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Selfie of a climber and his two partners on Dhaulagiri

Dhaulagiri: NW Ridge Climbers Pass Previous Mark

Horia Colibasanu, Marius Gane, and Peter Hamor have set...

First All-Woman Team Summits Remote Mt. Lucania

This week, the first all-woman team reached the summit...
A Climber in the Khumbu Icefall on Everest

Everest: The Haste to Escape Base Camp

Some climbers accelerate their progress up Everest to avoid...

Newcomers’ Guide: What are the 14×8,000’ers?

An introduction to climbing the highest mountains in the...

Progress on Dhaulagiri’s NW Ridge

But the normal route on Dhaulagiri wallows in waist-deep...

COVID Out of Control at Everest Base Camp

COVID cases in Everest Base Camp are multiplying, but...

Science Links of the Week

A passion for the natural world drives many of...
David Goettler near Everest Base Camp

Kilian Jornet and David Goettler Team Up for Everest West Ridge

Kilian Jornet will not climb Everest on his own,...

Natural Wonders: Maly Semyachik and its Volcanic Lake

Even Russians call Kamchatka the edge of the world....
A porter in Slovakia

ExWeb’s Links of The Week

Here at ExWeb, when we’re not outdoors, we get...
Portrait of Steve Davis, the latest on Everest to test positive for COVID-19.

Updated: Another COVID Case at Everest Base Camp

Teams seem to ignore the threat, but individual climbers...
Line of people heading up Annapurna

Annapurna, the New 8,000m Business Model

Mass-market 8,000m climbing has come to the Himalaya to...

Weekend Warm-Up: Dick Proenneke — One Man’s Alaska

A wonderful, old-fashioned film about a man who builds...

Dhaulagiri: NW Ridge Resumes, 82-Year-Old Tries Again

"It's been snowing non-stop for three days, with a...
Erlend Ness, the one confirmed COVID victim from Everest

One Everest Climber — and Maybe More — Tests Positive for COVID

One person has definitely tested positive. But there are...

New Route on the Mont Blanc Massif

It's hard to find a new climbing route in...

Italian Duo Send New Dolomites Route

Earlier this month, Emanuele Anderozzi and Matteo Faletti climbed...
Jumping climber

Everest: David Goettler and Alex Txikon Join the No-O2 Elite

How will the crowds and the new rules about...
People stand before a river of lava

Iceland’s Erupting Volcano: Rivers of Lava and 30,000 Earthquakes

New craters and vents are opening in Iceland's long-dormant...
Many tents at Everest Base Camp

The COVID Situation at Everest Base Camp

It remains unclear whether COVID-19 has managed to sneak...
Mount Everest summit crowd in 2019

Everest Rule Change: First Permits Get First Crack at Summit?

A last-minute rule change may throw the Everest season...

Science Links of the Week

A passion for the natural world drives many of...

Could 2021 See Another Everest Traffic Jam?

The number of climbers in Everest Base Camp totaled...

Everest: Avalanche Blocking the Khumbu Icefall? COVID in Base Camp

UPDATE, April 21: It seems that the route through...