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Italians Finish Siula Grande Push Days Behind First Ascensionists

This summer has seen elite alpinists pioneering new routes...
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Natural Wonders: Red Rain

Red rain, also known as blood rain, looks downright...
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Exploration Mysteries: Lasseter’s Reef

Harold Bell Lasseter was an odd character. People described...
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Two More Quality First Ascents in the Peruvian Andes

Two new first ascents in Peru prove that the...

Bottled O2 Goes Global on Khan Tengri and Aconcagua

Yesterday, Dmitry Grekov of Ak-Sai Travel announced an unusual...
Nick Gardner, 82, is set to bag all 282 Scottish Munros by mid-August 2022. Photo: @nicks.munro.challenge

Eight Left: Man Will Climb All 282 of Scotland’s ‘Munro’ Peaks — in His 80s

Nick Gardner of Gairloch, Scotland, is 82 years old...
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Urubko Goes Home — No Record This Time

Denis Urubko has decided to go home without breaking...
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New Route On Uli Biaho Spire

A dream come true, says Francesco Ratti about the...
SUP'er digs into green water

Extreme Stand-Up Paddleboarding: The Northwest Passage

It won't just be the Arctic Cowboys attempting to...

Madison Eklund Completes U.S. Section of 2,400km Kayak

Madison Eklund has completed the U.S. leg of her...

Flooding, Erosion Damage Route Back to Skardu

Floods have damaged several roads in Pakistan and hindering...

ExWeb’s Adventure Links of The Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...

First Ascents of the North and East Faces of K7 Central

Notching first ascents on the North and East Faces...
Josh Wharton and Vince Anderson summiting Jirishanca

U.S. Duo Snags Hardest Alpine Line in Peru’s Cordillera Huayhuash

American climbing partners Josh Wharton and Vince Anderson have...
A stingray is lit up my a light on the sea floor.

Science Links of the Week

A passion for the natural world drives many of...
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Czechs Acclimatize for Masherbrum Epic; Plus More Karakorum News

The Czech team of Tomas Petrecek, Marek Holecek, and...
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Pou Brothers Announce Even More New Climbs. We Build a Timeline

To say that the irrepressible Hermanos Pou have enjoyed...
L'Anse Aux Meadows

1021 AD: The Precise Date The Vikings Lived in North America

We've long known that the Vikings lived in North...

Denis Urubko Summits K2 Alone, Closes in on Record

Denis Urubko summited K2 (8,611m) this morning at 7:30...
Portrait of Bardelis on shore, with his rowboat just behind

Round-the-World Trip Lands Karlis Bardelis in Dangerous Somalia

Karlis Bardelis had almost completed his human-powered circumnavigation of...

K2 — On the Eve of His 49th Birthday, Urubko Keeps Driving

Denis Urubko arrived at K2 Base Camp yesterday. By...

Record Time on K2; Plus, Harila and Nims Neck and Neck

This morning has seen new summits on K2, Broad...
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Should We Create a Permanent Base On The Moon?

With renewed interest in space exploration, there is talk...
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Studying The Swollen Stream that Killed Chris McCandless of ‘Into The Wild’

A university study offers new information on one of...