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Urubko Begins New Gasherbrum Line

Denis Urubko celebrated his 46th birthday today by preparing...
July 30, 2019

Dealing With Wildlife: Polar Bears

In a conversation about the Arctic, British explorer Ranulph...
July 29, 2019

ExWeb’s Links of the Week

Here at ExWeb, when we’re not outdoors, we get...
July 28, 2019

Another Rescue for Denis “Red Cross” Urubko

"It seems like a joke, but it is not,"...
July 27, 2019

A Remarkable K2 Season Wraps Up

All K2 climbers have now safely returned to Base...
July 27, 2019

Kayaking the Entire North American Coast

Fifty-five year old German kayaker Freya Hoffmeister is 487...
July 26, 2019

Urubko to the Rescue Again; Twice in 24 Hours

Denis Urubko is at it again. Yesterday, the Kazakh strongman...
July 26, 2019

Breaking: Nirmal Purja Climbs Broad Peak

Again, he's done it. Nirmal Purja, together with Mingma...
July 26, 2019

K2 Summit Tally Spikes From Zero to 24

Patience paid off for the K2 climbers who remained...
July 26, 2019

Urubko Goes It Alone on Gasherbrum II

Nirmal Purja is not the only one with a...
July 24, 2019

Latest Update: K2 Summits!

Nirmal Purja and Gesman Tamang of Bremont Project Possible,...
July 24, 2019

Nail-Biting Time: K2 Climbers Head For Summit

  The rope-fixing team duly set off from Camp 4...
July 23, 2019

Solo Kayak of Lake Titicaca

Brazilian kayaker Alvaro Walendowsky is five days into his...
July 23, 2019

Lead Climbers Reach Camp 4 on K2

Nirmal Purja, Lakpadendi Sherpa, Gesman Tamang, Changba Sherpa and Lakpa...
July 23, 2019

Gasherbrum VII: Urubko to the Rescue, Again

After summiting and partially skiing down Nanga Parbat, Cala...
July 23, 2019

Purja Launches New K2 Push — But How Risky Is It?

Turns out that it's not over on K2. While...
July 22, 2019

ExWeb’s Links of the Week

Here at ExWeb, when we’re not outdoors, we get...
July 21, 2019

Weekend Warm-Up: Impossible Is Not Forever

This time last year, Alexander Gukov was barely clinging...
July 20, 2019

Karakorum Weekly Recap: GI, GII Successes, K2 Likely Over

This has been “The Week" in the Karakorum: the...
July 19, 2019

Updated: The World’s Most Difficult Swims

Since Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to...
July 19, 2019

Updated: K2 Summit Push Aborted

Deep snow and avalanche risk has forced back climbers...
July 18, 2019

Breaking: Mingote Summits GII, “Parasites” on K2

Gasherbrum II climbers have left Camp 3 for the...
July 17, 2019

Update: K2 and Gasherbrum II Summit Pushes

Climbers are currently heading for the summit of Gasherbrum...
July 17, 2019

Karakorum, Updated: The Calm Before the Storm (of Summits)

Wednesday to Friday should have been the peak days...
July 16, 2019