Batard Speaks but Says Little About Sajid Sadpara Angela Benavides 19/11/2021 8000ers Everest After Sajid Sadpara was evacuated from the Khumbu on Wednesday amid much speculation, we asked expedition leader Marc Batard to help us sepa...
Rare Blood Micromoon Visible Tonight Rebecca McPhee 18/11/2021 Space Skywatchers across parts of Asia, the Americas, Australia, and especially New Zealand will witness a rare lunar spectacle tonight. A blood m...
Mountains Climbed Just Once, or Not At All Kris Annapurna 18/11/2021 Alpine style Climbing Himalaya Far from the murmur of people and the glow of headlamps, free from fixed ropes and abandoned tents, many mountains remain solitary places, f...
Silvan Schupbach Frees Switzerland’s Hardest Trad Multi-Pitch Jilli Cluff 18/11/2021 Climbing On October 15, Swiss alpinist Silvan Schupbach freed a newly established multi-pitch trad line in the Bernese Alps. Christened Tradündition ...
Natural Wonders: Pyrosomes Kristine De Abreu 17/11/2021 Natural History Pyrosomes are often called the "unicorns of the sea". Why? Because we barely know anything about them. Since 2013, they have made several ap...
2021 Gift Guide for Mountaineers Angela Benavides 17/11/2021 Gear Are you planning to meet your mates from that trek to Everest Base Camp to discuss future adventures? Pre-holiday or Christmas dinner at the...
Exclusive: Zdenek Hak on his Climb of Ama Dablam’s West Face Angela Benavides 17/11/2021 Alpine style Himalaya Nepal On his way home from Nepal, Zdenek Hak found time to share some details of his and Jakub Kacha's recent climb with ExplorersWeb. Their combi...
Sajid Sadpara Evacuated to Hospital in Kathmandu Angela Benavides 17/11/2021 8000ers Everest Sajid Sadpara, part of Marc Batard's expedition to find a new route to Camp 1 on Everest, was airlifted out of the Khumbu valley today. The ...
New Zealand Explorers: Laura Dekker Alex Myall 17/11/2021 Explorers Oceans When minors do extraordinary things, controversy follows. That rule was no different for Laura Dekker. Bucking opposition from the authoriti...
In Praise of Anonymity: Publicizing a Beautiful Place Can Lead to Ruin explorersweb 16/11/2021 Environment BY PAT MORROW “An aversion to the beaten track is evidence of an independent intellect.” -- Bill Tilman In the mid-1970s, I began my a...
The Czech Ascent of Ama Dablam’s West Face: Pioneer Chris Warner Speaks Angela Benavides 16/11/2021 Alpine style Himalaya Until recently, it has been a rather dull season on Ama Dablam, with many summits but nothing extraordinary. But Zdenek Hak and Jakub Kacha'...
A Web of Footpaths Links Thousands of UK Towns Rebecca McPhee 16/11/2021 Long-distance hiking From the West Highland Way to the South West Coastal Path, Britain's famous walking routes have something for everyone. Now a new web of ...
Watch: Heat Stroke and Awful Skiing as Honnold, Townsend Link Death Valley to Mt. Whitney Sam Anderson 15/11/2021 Adventure Films Endurance Skiing It's 217 kilometres from the lowest point in the Americas (Badwater Basin, 86m below sea level) to the base of the tallest mountain in the c...
Massive Avalanche Strikes Mustang Area in Nepal Angela Benavides 15/11/2021 Himalaya Avalanches in the Himalaya are not uncommon, but the one that struck yesterday in the Mustang region was terrifying. And someone in its path...
