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Mt. Elbrus, western Caucasas Mountains. Photo: Efimova Anna off limits to american US travel advisory

Mt. Elbrus Off Limits to Americans

This season is about to look quite different for...
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Another Famous Polar Ship Found! Shackleton’s Endurance in Prime Condition

After 107 years, the mystery of where in Antarctic...
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At 53, Yuji Hirayama Stays on the Cutting Edge

Yuji Hirayama is a 53-year-old climber from Japan. And...

Ripple Effects of Ukraine: An Uncertain Himalayan Spring, No More Elbrus

Horia Colibasanu, Peter Hamor, and Marius Gane don't worry...

He’s Traveling to Every Country in the World Without Flying: 195 Down, 8 To Go

In 2013, Torbjorn Pedersen left his home in Denmark...
Rosengarten traverse in the Dolomites, first solo winter ascent claimed by Simon Gietl circa March 2022. Photo: S. Gietl

Italian Guide Nails Major Dolomites Enchainment, Solo and in Winter

On March 3, 2022, Simon Gietl of Italy's South...

Buying Polar Gear: A Cost-Saving Tip

A few weeks ago, a reader asked when it...

Himalaya Spring 2022: How the Ukraine Invasion Is Affecting Everest

As Nepal's spring climbing season approaches, the war in...

Exploration Mysteries: The Disappearance of Joshua Slocum

From 1892-1895, Joshua Slocum became the first person to...

ExWeb’s Adventure Links of the Week

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

Great Tales in Mountaineering History: Minya Konka, 1982

Here, we tell the story of Minya Konka, a...

Science Links of the Week

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

Weekend Warm-Up: I’m a Kind of Mechanised Tramp

This vintage BBC film from 1971 profiled Bill Houston,...
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How Alex Honnold’s ‘The Soloist VR’ Was Made

The logistics required to pull off any adventure filmmaking...

Gale Winds Continue, Cho Oyu Climbers Give Up For Now

The bad weather had the last word on Cho...
Aerial image of the Yilan Crater (at center). Photo: L. Dauphin of NASA Earth Observatory

Humans May Have Watched the Impact That Created This Massive Young Crater

It seems that the further technology stretches toward the...

Gangapurna and Trango Towers Expeditions Begin

This winter's climbing in the Himalaya and the Karakoram...

Arctic Roundup: Expeditions Set Off

While the Barneo ice station is cancelled again this...

Surprise! Sherpa Teams Unite for a Final Attempt on Cho Oyu

The winter climbing season has ended and Gelje Sherpa...

Barneo Ice Station Canceled for Another Year

Unsurprisingly, Barneo has canceled its 2022 season. Citing lingering...

Mexican Woman Wants to Build Her Country’s First Thru-Hiking Trail

Most long-distance hikers are familiar with the thru-hiking Triple...

Exploration Mysteries: Oak Island Treasure

Buried treasure nowadays sounds like just a kid's story....

Russia’s War on Ukraine: What It Means for Mountaineering

Two weeks ago, Irina Galay was planning to climb...