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Mbientlab Launches the Whipper, a Wearable Climbing Tracker That Brings Tech to the Crag

MbientLab introduces the Whipper, wearable tech for rock climbers...

Spring 2016 Round Up: Season Progresses Smoothly as Team Acclimatize and Fix High Camps

Except an unfortunate incident on Shisha Pangma where three...

4 foreign climbers killed in past 5 days

With the spring climbing activities gaining momentum on different...

North Pole: Another plane grounded; Skiers finish treks UPDATED

Russian kids stranded at Ice Camp (Correne Coetzer) [Updated...

Homeless to Everest: Pythom Interview with Jelle Veyt

My home is not a house or a place,...

No more Russian flights from Svalbard to Barneo in future

Reorientating logistics to the archipelago of Franz Josef Land...

Spring 2016 Round Up: BCs Reached, Climbers Gearing Up for Acclimatization and Higher Camps

Majority of Spring 2016 climbers have reached their respective...

North Pole update: Antonov-74 flying

The runway is solid and the Antonov-74 lands The...

Cho Oyo CBC photos by Thomas Laemmle

Tingri, Tibet, to Cho Oyo Chinese Base Camp (CBC)...

Barneo: False Social Media Rumors about Chechen soldiers

Does the good reputation, built over that time, mean...

Annapurna Summit Push Thwarted, Climbers Back in Base Camp (Updated)

Weather window wasn’t good enough for summit, this time....

Final Summit-Bid is Underway on Annapurna, Majority of Climbers Retreat

A small team of strong climbers leave for the...

Best Job Ever: Conquering the World’s Largest Glaciers

IceLeagcy project: crossing the 20 largest glaciers on the...

C3! Annapurna Summit Push Continues in Tough Conditions, Kuriki Nobukazu on South Face

The main group of Annapurna climbers reached C3 (at...

First skiers on Arctic ice; Norway revoked flights – UPDATED

Plus expert advice about ice conditions for Reverse Full...

Annapurna Summit Push Update and Other Eight-Thousanders Round Up

Annapurna is the focal point of climbing action at...

Annapurna Summit Push Launched!

Around three dozen climbers intend to reach the top...

Breaking News from Barneo – UPDATED

Russians working 24/7: New ice runway (4th), airdrop at...

Closing the Transatlantic Circle by Aleksander Doba

Closing the Transatlantic Circle On May 29th, 2016, Aleksander...

Grounded flight could thwart Barneo runway work; check fractured ice map – UPDATED

Without this flight, we cannot continue the construction of...

Everest 2016: 277 Permits by April 7

Mingma Chhiri Sherpa and Pasang Tenzi Sherpa have applied...

North Pole area turned into Rubble and Lead Field – Barneo update UPDATED

Helicopters searched for 5 hours; Airplane grounded in Longyearbyen;...

Summit Window ‘Hide and Seek’ Continues on Annapurna, Alex Gavan Leaves

Ambiguous weather pattern continues on Annapurna, as climbers are...