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pompeii

Pompeii Slave Room Gives Rare Window Into a ‘Precarious Reality’

In the ruins of Pompeii, a tiny room paints...

Ukrainians “Unsolve” Annapurna III’s SE Ridge!

This autumn, small teams have opened several bold new...

Mingbo Eiger: Bodies of Missing Climbers Found

A search team has found the bodies of missing...

The Alps: Skiing, Climbing, and Crazy Clouds

A roundup of happenings in the Alps during the...
trad climbing

10-Metre Groundfall Potential? ‘Spicy’ New Trad Route Tests Nerves

In 2016, Jacopo Larcher climbed E11. Then in 2019,...

Weekend Warm-Up: Unizaba

Kris Holm has a wacky pastime. He invented municycling,...

Science Links of the Week

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

Banff Mountain Film Festival 2021 Award-Winning Films Announced

Banff Mountain Film Festival has just announced the 10...

The Route Up Link Sar: A Herd of Ibex Showed the Way

The following is a little add-on to last week's...

Cooler Heads Begin to Prevail in ‘Stolen Gear’ Debate

The controversy over the first ascent Tengkampoche's NE Pillar...
Aerial operations search for missing skier Rudi Moder at RMNP in Feb. 1983 Photo RMNP

Long-Lost Skier’s Body Found After 38 Years

On February 13, 1983, 27-year-old ski mountaineer Rudi Moder...
Janjan Garnbret is the first woman to onsight 8c (5.14b)

Janja Garnbret is the First Woman to Onsight 8c (5.14b) — Twice

If there were any doubt that Janja Garnbret's gym-climbing...

Newcomers’ Guide: The Bermuda Triangle

For hundreds of years, the Bermuda Triangle has been...

2021 Gift Guide for Polar Explorers

If you have friends or loved ones whose heart...

Tengkampoche NE Pillar: Was the Route “Poached”?

UPDATE: Late today, Tom Livingstone posted a response on...
the sphinx snow patch

Famous UK Snow Patch Fully Melts For Just 8th Time in 300 Years

The Sphinx, a well-known snow patch in the Cairngorms...

UK Pair Bag the NE Pillar of Tengkampoche

There's summit news from Tengkampoche, but not from the...
Will Bosi works 'Mutation' at Raven Tor in 2018. Still: Hot Aches Productions

23 Years After its First Ascent, Will Bosi Repeats ‘Mutation’ at Raven Tor, Ups the Grade

Will Bosi is an avid climber, a formidable competitor...

Great Explorers: Fredrik Hjalmar Johansen

While Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen sought fame and...

The French Team Wraps Up in the Khumbu — Two New Routes, Three Lost Friends

What was supposed to be a success to celebrate...

Best Sleeping Bags of 2021-2022 for Extreme Cold

In winter camping, and especially in arctic travel, the...

Slovenians Open Route on Chobutse’s West Face

The top Slovenian team of Luka Strazar, Nejc Marcic,...

“Don’t Let a Polar Bear Eat My Remains”: Paul Bjorvig’s Adventures on Franz Josef Land

The Norwegian Paul Bjorvig (1857-1935) usually isn’t considered a...

ExWeb’s Adventure Links of the Week

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