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How Alex Honnold’s ‘The Soloist VR’ Was Made

The logistics required to pull off any adventure filmmaking...

Gale Winds Continue, Cho Oyu Climbers Give Up For Now

The bad weather had the last word on Cho...
Aerial image of the Yilan Crater (at center). Photo: L. Dauphin of NASA Earth Observatory

Humans May Have Watched the Impact That Created This Massive Young Crater

It seems that the further technology stretches toward the...

Gangapurna and Trango Towers Expeditions Begin

This winter's climbing in the Himalaya and the Karakoram...

Arctic Roundup: Expeditions Set Off

While the Barneo ice station is cancelled again this...

Surprise! Sherpa Teams Unite for a Final Attempt on Cho Oyu

The winter climbing season has ended and Gelje Sherpa...

Barneo Ice Station Canceled for Another Year

Unsurprisingly, Barneo has canceled its 2022 season. Citing lingering...

Mexican Woman Wants to Build Her Country’s First Thru-Hiking Trail

Most long-distance hikers are familiar with the thru-hiking Triple...

Exploration Mysteries: Oak Island Treasure

Buried treasure nowadays sounds like just a kid's story....

Russia’s War on Ukraine: What It Means for Mountaineering

Two weeks ago, Irina Galay was planning to climb...

Winter 8,000m Update: It’s Over

Teams on all 8,000'ers have safely abandoned the mountains...
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The Sun Sets on Patagonia: A Look Back on 2021-22’s Adventures Way Down South

Amid one of the most active Patagonian summer seasons...

The End of Winter: Retreat on Cho Oyu and Everest

Gelje Sherpa's team is battling the elements on Cho...

The Canoe Drifted Away, and I Was Marooned

Near the village of Northwest River, Labrador, I once...

Last-Minute Summit Push on Cho Oyu; No Word From K2

The 8,000m climbers in Nepal are trying till the...

ExWeb’s Adventure Links of The Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
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Weekend Warm-Up: What We Do in the Shadows

Redpoint (v): To climb a route on lead without...

Science Links of the Week

Elks are too smart for their own good: Elk...

Winter K2 Summmit Push Aborted

We are awaiting further details but can confirm that...
The east face of Mt. Ethelbert (3,180), B.C. Photo: C. Lustenberger

Ski Mountaineers Find Perfect Snow on Frigid First Descent in Canada

On Tuesday, February 22, three ski mountaineers captured the...

Gurans Himal: Stories From the Far Western Himalaya

In the far northwest of Nepal lies a little-known...

Kobusch Continues on Everest, No News from K2

Jost Kobusch is progressing on Everest despite the winds....

As COVID Eases, Arctic Expeditions Resume

Even after the early lockdowns lifted, severe travel restrictions...