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8C+? Will Bosi Thinks So With First Ascent of ‘Honey Badger’

The seemingly unstoppable Will Bosi just climbed his "hardest...
Holecek and Groh are showing the d¡signs of altitude and exhaustion in a selfie shot in the bivouac tent on Masherbrum's west face.

It’s Over on Masherbrum; Climbers Going Down

Marek Holecek and Radoslav Groh have admitted that they...
Naila Kiani of pakistan poses in the gasherbrums BC, with GII at her back.

An Epic Descent: Two Ailing No-O2 Climbers Helped Down Gasherbrum 1

They wanted the summit badly, they had no supplementary...

Tragedy in the Andes: 3 Dead, 12 Injured

On Saturday at 9:30 am, 15 climbers fell 60m...
Holecek and Groh's red bivouac tent hangs from an ice cliff.

Masherbrum: Decision Time

Deep, loose snow has forced Marek Holecek and Radoslav...

ExWeb’s Adventure Links of The Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
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He’s Done It: 82-year-old Nick Gardner Completes Scotland’s 282 Munros

Yesterday afternoon, 82-year-old Nick Gardner finished climbing the last...
The four women rowers stand in their boat near the finish

Ocean Rowing Roundup for August

Since our last roundup, one crew has set a...
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Science Links of the Week

A passion for the natural world drives many of...
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Weekend Warm-Up: Game Hawker

Shawn Hayes is one of the world's best falconers....
Ferran Latorre guiding in Monte Rosa area, among old, back ice and large crevasses.

The Alps’ Disastrous Summer

Is this the beginning of the end of European...

Twins Try to Climb Highest Mountain in All 196 Countries

As mountaineers continue to seek new ways of getting...

Pakistanis Summit Gasherbrum I

This morning, all six members of the Pakistani team,...
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Exploration Mysteries: Kapilikaya Rock Tomb

Deep in the mountains of Turkey's Çorum province, an...
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TV Host To Swim From Canada to Greenland

Author and television host Justin Fornal is preparing to...
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Gasherbrum I: Six Pakistanis, Including 20-Year-Old Sheroze Kashif, Going For the Summit Tonight

Nepali guides Pasdawa Sherpa, Dawa Ongchu, Nima Gyalzen, and...
Picture of Gasherbrum I with a red line showing the last part of the climb, from Camp 3 to the summit.

Harila Notches Number 11 on Gasherbrum I; Just Three More to Go

But to beat Nirmal Purja's speed record up all...
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‘STEVE’ Lights Up The Night Sky After Solar Storm Hits Earth

The cosmic phenomenon known as "STEVE" made a surprise...

Great Explorers: Peter Aufschnaiter, the Other Austrian in ‘Seven Years in Tibet’

Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer's travel classic, Seven Years in...
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Hard Conditions on Masherbrum and Gasherbrum I

Marek Holecek and Radoslav Groh are advancing slowly on...
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Seb Bouin Climbs Another Mega-Hard Ondra Route: The World’s First 9b+

In his latest Instagram post, Sebastien Bouin said he...
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Exploration Mysteries: An Early African Voyage to the Americas?

Fourteenth-century Malian ruler Mansa Musa was possibly the richest...
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Climber Appalled by K2 Conditions, Calls it a ‘Pigsty’

Flor Cuenca of Peru doesn't make as many headlines...
Tomas Petrecek takes a selfie half body out of a tiny bivouaq tent, during the acclimatization phase before attempting Masherbrum.

Masherbrum Update: One Retreats

It was not the difficulty of the mountain but...