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ExWeb’s Adventure Links of The Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
July 31, 2022

First Ascents of the North and East Faces of K7 Central

Notching first ascents on the North and East Faces...
July 31, 2022
Josh Wharton and Vince Anderson summiting Jirishanca

U.S. Duo Snags Hardest Alpine Line in Peru’s Cordillera Huayhuash

American climbing partners Josh Wharton and Vince Anderson have...
July 30, 2022
A stingray is lit up my a light on the sea floor.

Science Links of the Week

A passion for the natural world drives many of...
July 30, 2022
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Czechs Acclimatize for Masherbrum Epic; Plus More Karakorum News

The Czech team of Tomas Petrecek, Marek Holecek, and...
July 29, 2022
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Pou Brothers Announce Even More New Climbs. We Build a Timeline

To say that the irrepressible Hermanos Pou have enjoyed...
July 29, 2022
L'Anse Aux Meadows

1021 AD: The Precise Date The Vikings Lived in North America

We've long known that the Vikings lived in North...
July 29, 2022

Denis Urubko Summits K2 Alone, Closes in on Record

Denis Urubko summited K2 (8,611m) this morning at 7:30...
July 29, 2022
Portrait of Bardelis on shore, with his rowboat just behind

Round-the-World Trip Lands Karlis Bardelis in Dangerous Somalia

Karlis Bardelis had almost completed his human-powered circumnavigation of...
July 28, 2022

K2 — On the Eve of His 49th Birthday, Urubko Keeps Driving

Denis Urubko arrived at K2 Base Camp yesterday. By...
July 28, 2022

Record Time on K2; Plus, Harila and Nims Neck and Neck

This morning has seen new summits on K2, Broad...
July 28, 2022
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Should We Create a Permanent Base On The Moon?

With renewed interest in space exploration, there is talk...
July 28, 2022
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Studying The Swollen Stream that Killed Chris McCandless of ‘Into The Wild’

A university study offers new information on one of...
July 27, 2022
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Austrian Court Rules Tourist Who Caught COVID at Ski Resort May Be Compensated

The Austrian town and resort of Ischgl came under...
July 27, 2022
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Denis Urubko Heads to K2 for Record-Tying 8,000’er

Denis Urubko is on his way to K2 to...
July 27, 2022
victor vescovo

How Victor Vescovo Found the Deepest Shipwreck in History

As the submersible glides through the icy black of...
July 27, 2022
Cliffs and water along the Northwest Passage

Northwest Passage Kayakers Begin Soon

The Northwest Passage’s days as a mysterious, notoriously difficult...
July 26, 2022
A line of climbes moves up a steep part of K2 in orange morning light

K2 is Beginning to Look a Lot Like Everest

When 145 climbers summited K2 in a single record-breaking...
July 26, 2022
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See the Solar System’s Biggest Canyon Up Close: Mesmerizing Mars Photos

Recently released images from the European Space Agency (ESA)...
July 26, 2022
portrait of the two victims

Two Missing Climbers Found Dead on K2

As we wrote three days ago, Canadian climber Richard...
July 26, 2022
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Seb Bouin Climbs Most Badass Sport Route Ever

Just one week after envisioning an unprecedented king link-up...
July 26, 2022
The spire of Trango Tower

Zangerl and Larcher Also Free Climb Trango Route; Plus: Romanian Survives

Two days after Edu Marin made just the second...
July 26, 2022

Micro-Yachting: UK Man to Cross the Atlantic in a 3ft 3in boat 

Next spring, Andrew Bedwell will try to sail alone...
July 25, 2022

12 Women Complete 4,500km Trans-Himalayan Expedition

In mid-March, 12 women left on a five-month, 4,500km...
July 25, 2022