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Rock and ice in a grey day on Annapurna.

Annapurna: Last-Minute Forecast Delays Summit Push For Some

On Nepal's New Year -- it's 2080, by their...
April 14, 2023
dane jackson santo domingo gorge

Dane Jackson Paddles Absolutely Crazy Stretch of Waterfalls

For kayakers, the Santo Domingo Gorge in Mexico is...
April 14, 2023
Rescuers extracting from the crevasse the fallen ski mountaineer.

Updated: Three Skiers Missing After Avalanche in Italian Alps

More troubling avalanche news today, this time from Italy's...
April 13, 2023
Sajid smiles and gives a thumb-up, sunk in fresh snow up to the calves.

Massive Summit Push Begins on Annapurna

The weather has remained good for several days on...
April 13, 2023
The west shoulder and the Khumbu icefall in a sunny day, some tents in front on rocky morrain terrain.

Cause of Everest Tragedy Remains Unclear

Rescuers have given up all hope of finding alive...
April 13, 2023
hiker and dog in the Lake District

‘Disoriented’ Hikers High on Magic Mushrooms Rescued in UK’s Lake District

Talk about a bad trip. A group of hikers in...
April 13, 2023
a rendering of the ultra-luminous x-ray source M82 X-2

Tiny, Ultra-Bright Star Breaks the Laws of Physics

There's a neutron star out there that — if...
April 13, 2023
wide view of Alaska mountain range

New Route on Gigantic Face of Alaska’s Mount Dickey

In an expedition worthy of the state they call...
April 12, 2023
The skiers, with light jackets and harnesses on, the skis on their backpacks, in front of a wooden door in Zermatt.

Vedrines Completes the Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route In Less than 15 Hours

Benjamin Vedrines has set another astonishing speed record in...
April 12, 2023
Sherpa specialists in front of a huge crevasse, with an aluminium ladder at their feet.

Update: Hope Fades for Three Sherpas Missing in Everest Icefall

At least three Sherpa climbers are missing in the...
April 12, 2023
a partial lunar eclipse

Medieval Astronomers Shed Light on Thousand-Year-Old Volcanic Eruptions

Close observers of the moon in the 12th and...
April 12, 2023
A severed hand.

Severed Hands Discovered in Egypt Hint at Grim Ritual

Archaeologists have found a dozen severed hands at the...
April 11, 2023
Kami Rita Sherpa's duffel bags ready to travel to Everest Base Camp

Annapurna Summit Push Nears, and Kilian Jornet Heads to Everest

On Annapurna, the weather seems to be settling and...
April 11, 2023
Three stills of a dwarf reed snake cartwheeling

Small Snakes Can Cartwheel Away From Predators

You’d have to be a much better acrobat than...
April 11, 2023
Tirich Mir.

The Hindu Kush and the First Ascent of Tirich Mir

At 7,708m, Pakistan's Tirich Mir is the highest peak...
April 11, 2023
A snow dome showing the scar of a large wind slab that broke, leaving a trace of a large avalanche down the slope and the glacier below.

Avalanche in Mont Blanc Massif Kills Six

After a dry winter, heavy snowfall during the second...
April 10, 2023
sarah mcnair-landry on arctic ice with her sled dogs

Sled Dogs and Sunsets: a Year in the Life of Sarah McNair-Landry

Sarah McNair-Landry is a household name in arctic adventure....
April 10, 2023
steve mcclure leading le voyage on the striped sandstone of annot

Steve McClure Clings, Fights, Scraps for Wild Send on ‘Le Voyage’ (E10 7a)

Steve McClure hunts joy on terrifying climbs. From GreatNess to...
April 10, 2023
The climbers pose in front of a helicopter, with backpacks on their backs.

Three Women Score Permits to Climb Tibet’s 8,000’ers

Kristin Harila of Norway, Sophie Lavaud of France/Switzerland, and...
April 10, 2023
A dire wolf skeleton against a white background

From Westeros to the Far North: New Study Expands Dire Wolf’s Range

Nerds of all stripes — be they casual Game...
April 9, 2023

ExWeb’s Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
April 9, 2023
black and white portrait of Cleveland and Rasmussen

George Cleveland: The Largest Nose in the Arctic

In the early 1920s, Hudson’s Bay Company trader George...
April 9, 2023
lucien martinez on playboy rode sans complexe 9a+

Prized Seb Bouin Line Sees First Repeat by This Quirky Climber

What’s the word for Lucien Martinez’s mental approach to...
April 8, 2023
An elephant and calf.

Did Elephants Make Themselves Less Aggressive?

People often associate elephants with emotion. Elephants reach out...
April 8, 2023