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Hansjorg Auer Begins Solo of Lupghar Sar

Austrian mountaineer Hansjörg Auer has begun his solo climb...
June 28, 2018

Summer 2018: K2 and the Karakorum

Akira Oyabe’s North Japan K2 Expedition opened the Karakorum...
June 27, 2018

LIVING COLOURS: ‘Mount Everest is taller but K2 is more challenging’

By Jamal Shahid Garret Madison climbs 8,000 metre plus peaks...
June 26, 2018

Pakistani-Swedish Team Targets Mt. Spantik

A joint Pakistani-Swedish expedition has set out to tackle...
June 26, 2018

South Koreans Survive Avalanche on Latok One

Last week, three South Korean climbers, led by Eun...
June 25, 2018

Weekend Warm-Up: No Turning Back – Hansjörg Auer

This week, ExWeb reported that Austrian mountaineer Hansjörg Auer...
June 22, 2018

Colin O’Brady’s 50HP World Record Attempt

Colin O’Brady is currently on Denali, in Alaska, on...
June 21, 2018

Hansjörg Auer to solo Lupghar Sar West

Austrian mountaineer Hansjörg Auer has just departed for 7,181m...
June 18, 2018

Andrzej Bargiel Aims to Ski K2

Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel is again heading to the...
June 17, 2018

Weekend Warm-Up: Re-enacting the First Climb of Bugaboo Spire

Earlier this week, we reported on the upcoming expedition...
June 15, 2018

A Human Powered Seven Summits

As a teenager, Jelle Veyt was living on the...
June 14, 2018

Everest 2018: A Guide’s Perspective

It's ironic that when you're climbing Mount Everest, you're...
June 13, 2018

Dave MacLeod Bags the 24/8 Challenge

Back in 2006, a modest and humble Scotsman sent...
June 12, 2018
Ultralight Backpacking Tips

Ultralight Backpacking Tips

When you go camping, you only need the hiking...
June 11, 2018

Knickers and Hemp Ropes on Mount Waddington

Many of us may wonder what it was like...
June 9, 2018

The Last Days of Boyan Petrov

Alexandr Nastenko is an Ukrainian climber, who took part...
June 8, 2018

Mike Horn to climb Nanga Parbat

In a break from his ongoing Pole2Pole project, in...
June 7, 2018

Benoit Lecomte attempts to swim the Pacific

Fifty-one-year-old French swimmer Benoit Lecomte has just embarked on...
June 6, 2018

Finding Canada’s Deepest Cave

A group of volunteer spelunkers has discovered the deepest...
June 5, 2018

Everest Today: “A Sign of Devolution”

What climbing the world’s highest peak means today. Read an...
June 4, 2018

Spring 2018 Himalayan Recap

The Spring 2018 Himalaya season has come to a...
June 2, 2018

Luke Smithwick Thwarted on Labuche Kang III

Last month, experienced Himalayan alpinist and guide Luke Smithwick travelled...
June 2, 2018

Gokyo Valley trek

A small and beautiful valley in the Solukhumbu region,...
June 1, 2018

Update From Ecuador

We have now walked over 6,000 miles in 560...
May 30, 2018