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Carlos Soria smiles to the camera with a red jacket and blue woolen cap.

Carlos Soria Injured On Dhaulagiri; Needs Rescue

Rescuers are moving an injured Carlos Soria down from...
May 17, 2023
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a green rowing boat near a forested shore

Ocean Rowing Roundup for May

Since our last ocean rowing roundup, one soloist has...
May 17, 2023
7,422m Yangra Kangri aka Ganesh I.

Forgotten 7,000’ers: Yangra Kangri

In Nepal, there are 86 peaks (including sub-peaks) between...
May 17, 2023
hippo yawning

One Dead, 23 Missing After Hippo Hits Boat in Malawi

Tragedy struck Malawi on Monday, when a hippopotamus collided...
May 16, 2023
Harila poses on Makalu's sharp summit holding a Norwegian flag.

Harila Hurries Up Kangchenjunga; Dhaulagiri Summit Push

Kristin Harila of Norway cannot afford to take it...
May 16, 2023
Dramatic effect in black and white image of Everest summit as seen from Camp 2, between rags of clouds.

Everest Rescue Drama Increases

Tragedy struck the Nepal Army team during their descent...
May 16, 2023
team members stand in line with blue jackets, mountains in background.

Ongoing Rescue On Everest

A large number of climbers are summiting Everest today,...
May 16, 2023
ghost town

Abandoned: Five Ghost Towns Worth Visiting

Economic decline, natural disasters, or changing times have turned...
May 16, 2023
ediacaran

New Evidence of Earth’s Earliest Mass Extinction

For as long as there has been life —...
May 16, 2023
saturn's rings, artist's rendering

Dozens of New Moons Found — Saturn Retakes Title For Most Followers

After a complex, years-long game of connect-the-celestial-dots, astronomers announced...
May 15, 2023
Bartek Ziemski walks to Dhaulagiri's snowy summit carrying the skis on his back.

8,000m Roundup: Everest, Dhaulagiri, Kangchenjunga

After the first trickle of Everest summits over the...
May 15, 2023
Sherpa rope-fixers wave arms and smile on a cloudy Everest summit, their O2 masks under their faces for the photo, holding banners and, one of them, an ice-axe.

High Winds Face Everest Summiters on Lhotse

The promised good weather on Everest is not as...
May 15, 2023
a feeding mosquito in close-up

Does Soap Attract Mosquitoes? Depends on the Soap (and Skin), Study Says

About a lifetime ago, I worked on a trail...
May 15, 2023
6,286m Great Trango Tower.

Trango: Morrison’s Team Leaves, Another Group Arrives

As we reported earlier, Jim Morrison, Christina Lusti, and...
May 15, 2023
cyclist on rough mountain road

ExWeb’s Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
May 14, 2023
Dhaulagiri completely covered in snow on a bright, sunny day.

Poles Summit Dhaulagiri Without Oxygen, Ziemski Skis Down

Bartek Ziemski and Oswald Rodrigo Pereira summited Dhaulagiri today...
May 14, 2023
Sajid poses holding the ladies' shoulders around him, with a high peaks backdrop.

Pakistani Climbers Lead Everest’s First Summit Wave

As expected, the fixing of the route on Everest...
May 14, 2023
hiker on mountain trail

The Pamir Trail: A New Central Asian Trekking Gem Is In the Works

The Central Asian country of Tajikistan covers 142,326 square...
May 14, 2023
Close shot of Peter Hamor in a red fleece, sitting on a chair.

Summit on Kabru South

Today's summit news does not just apply to commercial...
May 13, 2023
Sherpa climbers maneuvre with ropes on an ice slope at night, with head-lamps and high-altitude gear.

Rope Fixers Summit Everest

Imagine Nepal reports that the rope-fixing team led by...
May 13, 2023
Cho Oyu on a bluebird day.

Viridiana Alvarez Summits Cho Oyu

Today at 12:20 pm Nepal time, Viridiana Alvarez of...
May 13, 2023
Close shot of Harila smiling, with a high altitude red jacket with hood on.

Kristin Harila Summits Makalu With the Rope-Fixing Team

As expected, the rope-fixing team summited Makalu today. Kristin...
May 13, 2023

Weekend Warm-Up: Storm Over Denali

Say what you will about digitalization, but at least...
May 13, 2023
island

Wanna Buy a Remote Island? Here Are a Few For Sale

Buying a private island may seem like something reserved...
May 13, 2023