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Hervé Barmasse Solos All Six Ridges of the Matterhorn

Earlier this March, Hervé Barmasse became the first alpinist...

Annapurna: Pakistani Team Reaches Base Camp

A Pakistani team is the first this season to...

Walrus Continues Tour of British Isles

The way-off-course young walrus that turned up last week...

Skiing Annapurna, and Progress Toward Dhaulagiri

The man who wants to ski down Annapurna, the...
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Darvaza Gas Crater: Welcome to “The Gates of Hell”

Deep in the Karakum Desert of Turkmenistan lies the...

K2 Winter Climbers Meet Again on Annapurna

Who is going to Annapurna this spring. Plus, a...

ExWeb’s Links of The Week

Here at ExWeb, when we’re not outdoors, we get...

Another Team Bound for Dhaulagiri’s Unclimbed NW Ridge

The 4,500m base-to-summit ascent is one of the biggest...

Great Survival Stories: Jan Baalsrud Evades Nazi Dragnet

One of the greatest escapes of all time Picture a...

Weekend Warm-Up: The Kristina Madsen Story

Danish professional trail runner Kristina Madsen is no stranger...

Nepal: No Quarantine for Vaccinated Tourists

But with 2021 tourist numbers still at rock bottom,...

New Baltic Mega-Trail Opens

The Forest Trail is easier than most long-distance paths A...

Freerider Luca Pandolfi Killed in Avalanche

"No way out" once the slide began Freeride champion Luca...

Sophie Lavaud Leads All-Woman Team on Dhaulagiri

Sophie Lavaud of Switzerland and four partners, all with...

Nepal Probes Everest Climbers’ Vaccine Gift

Bureaucracy or caution? Investigation launched over Bahraini vaccines Too good...

Everest: Csaba Varga Climbing Without O2

But why aren't more trying without bottled oxygen this...

Greenland’s Color-Coded Houses

Visitors to Greenland often believe that the colorful houses...

Great Expeditions: Peter Bird Rows the Pacific

In 1983, Peter Bird became the first person to...

Denis Urubko Reinvents Himself, Again

The Russian strongman turns teacher and 8,000m peak bagger Denis...

Skiing 1,300km Across Sweden

Swedish couple Anna Wassdahl and Joachim Johansson are a...
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“Gi-normous” Walrus Turns Up in Ireland

It might have fallen asleep on an iceberg, says...

Himalaya: Everest, Dhaulagiri, and Vaccines

The first climbers have finished their quarantine in Kathmandu...

Sophie Lenaerts on Exploring the Biafo Glacier

When Pakistan reopened to climbers last fall, a handful...