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After Aconcagua Success, Bolivian Women Ponder Their Next Move

The ladies are basically everywhere. Media worldwide couldn't just...
February 5, 2019

Winter 8,000’er Update: Two Quit Nanga Parbat

Not a great time for Daniele Nardi and Tom...
February 4, 2019

Weekend Warm-Up: No Quarter

"The bush is thick, things are hard" --Andrew McNab If...
February 2, 2019

Tom Ballard Reports From Nanga Parbat, Part II

Tom Ballard, Daniele Nardi and Co. continue to spend...
February 2, 2019

The 10 Most Popular Routes to the South Pole

Editor's note, Feb, 9, 2019: This story has been...
February 1, 2019

Winter 8000’er Update: Despair on Nanga Parbat, K2 Climbers Still Hopeful

Options decrease for winter teams with every day that...
January 31, 2019

Tom Ballard Reports from Nanga Parbat

Like K2, Nanga Parbat has also become known as...
January 30, 2019
Avalanche winter Manaslu Simone Moro

Dodging Avalanches, Simone Moro Abandons Manaslu

Simone Moro and Pemba Gelje Sherpa have been evacuated...
January 29, 2019

Winter 8000’ers Update: Gale on Manaslu, East Face of K2 “Impossible”

Yesterday, Manaslu experienced hurricane-force winds and six metres of...
January 28, 2019

Weekend Warm-Up: The Trail to Kazbegi

"One of the most dangerous roads in the world."...
January 25, 2019
GArbage retrieved from Mount everest during a cleaning campaign in June, 2018

Everest North Side Partly Closed for Spring Cleaning

It is high time, some have said, to clean...
January 24, 2019
Nomination of Chimmy Chin's "Free Solo" film for the Academy Awards 2019 announced on Orcars.com

Free Solo Nominated for an Oscar

Free Solo, the acclaimed film about Alex Honnold’s ropeless climb...
January 24, 2019

Five Solo Rowers Take to the Seas

A number of solo rowers are currently working their...
January 23, 2019

No One Could Finish the Coldest Marathon in the World

[caption id="attachment_9093" align="alignnone" width="720"] All frosted up: Sweating at...
January 22, 2019
Towards camp 2 on winter Manaslu.

Winter 8000’ers – Off They Go

Despite gnarly weather, teams on K2, Nanga Parbat and...
January 21, 2019

Weekend Warm-Up: Hunting with Falcons

According to Shawn Hayes, falconry is not an art...
January 19, 2019

Antarctica 2018-2019: Final Recap

Solo to the South Pole With Jenny Davis airlifted to...
January 18, 2019

5 Polar Expeditions for the Genuine Explorer

At first, going to a Pole is interesting, but by the tenth...
January 17, 2019

Legends Series: Interview with Tom Hornbein

Tom Hornbein has been interviewed countless times about May...
January 16, 2019

Lonnie Dupre Aborts Mount Hunter Solo

Heavy snow has led Lonnie Dupre to quit his...
January 15, 2019

Jelle Veyt: Seven Summits by Human Power

Even in this era of ultra-marathons, Jelle Veyt's latest...
January 14, 2019

Weekend Warm-Up: Zabardast

So why bother with a nearly one hour-long film...
January 12, 2019

Antarctica 2018-2019: Jenny Davis’ Close Call, An Eventful Season Nears Its End

Solo to the South Pole Masatatsu Abe had only 173km...
January 11, 2019

Winter 8000’ers: K2 Teams Unite

Alex Txikon’s and Vassily Pivtsov’s teams have joined forces,...
January 10, 2019