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David Goettler and Kilian Jornet Turn Back on Everest

No-O2 climbers David Goettler and Kilian Jornet have turned...
June 1, 2021
rock, snow, and ice on the Everest summit pyramid.

Updated: More Summits on Everest; No Go on Lhotse

More climbers summited Everest today, including several teams outfitted...
June 1, 2021
Climber on rock wall

James McHaffie Completes All 180 Extreme Climbs in the UK

You don’t just find Ken Wilson’s classic UK semi-guidebook,...
June 1, 2021
Two super-skinny climbers show their bones and muscles

Holecek and Groh: “Kathmandu is Worse than Baruntse”

Marek Holecek and Radoslav Groh have reappeared in Kathmandu,...
May 31, 2021

More Everest Summits; Purja to Lead Lhotse Climb Tomorrow

Nirmal Purja and his team left Camp 4 last...
May 31, 2021
Huge line of climbers in shadow on Everest

Everest: Avalanche in Camp 2

It seems that the inside stories of this Everest...
May 30, 2021
Climber on rock face

ExWeb’s Adventure Links of the Week

Here at ExWeb, when we’re not outdoors, we get...
May 30, 2021

Science Links of the Week

A passion for the natural world drives many of...
May 30, 2021

Holecek, Groh Out of Danger on Baruntse!

With the good weather, things have happened with lightning...
May 29, 2021

Everest: Purja Reaches Camp 3

After studying the weather, Nirmal Purja decided to bring...
May 29, 2021

Everest: Purja Assumes Leadership at Camp 2. What Will He Do?

Conditions on Everest after days of heavy snowfall are...
May 29, 2021

Baruntse: Climbers Going Down

Finally, after nine days and a full-on cyclone that...
May 29, 2021

Baruntse: Night #8 in Frozen Hell

Marek Holecek and Raroslav Groh still have to draw...
May 28, 2021

Everest: Avalanche Pulverizes Camp 3

"Camp 3 was pulverized by an avalanche sweeping the...
May 28, 2021

Legends Series: Thor Heyerdahl

When Thor Heyerdahl died 20 years ago at the...
May 28, 2021

Kayaking the Length of the UK

Every year, long-distance walkers and cyclists tackle the iconic...
May 28, 2021

Baruntse: Still Trapped, Still Alive

"The situation is unchanged, we are trapped at 7,000m,...
May 27, 2021

Drama in Nepal: Escape From Everest and Baruntse

Nepal's Home Ministry has called for expedition agencies and...
May 27, 2021

They’re Still Stuck in a Storm, High on Baruntse

After summiting 7,129m Baruntse alpine style yesterday, a fatigued...
May 26, 2021

Round-the-World Triathlete Completes 10,000km Bike Leg

Jonas Deichmann started his round-the-world triathlon in September 2020....
May 26, 2021

Everest: Wind and COVID

Dan Mazur and the Summit Climb team, who caught...
May 26, 2021
The shepherd who saved six runners in China from death by hypothermia.

Chinese Shepherd Saved Six Ultra-marathoners

He sheltered the hypothermic competitors in a cave and...
May 26, 2021

Alaska: A Roundup of Expeditions

The climbing season is well underway on Denali, and...
May 25, 2021

Baruntse: SUMMIT in Hell!

While Everest inevitably attracts the lion's share of attention,...
May 25, 2021