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Weekend Warm-Up: Fools & Dreamers

What seemed like the hobbyhorse of a fool and...

Annapurna Profile: Juanito Oiarzabal

As Annapurna action heats up, with summits possible as...

The Royal Game: Princes Who Found Time for Adventure

Today's passing of Prince Philip at the age of...

Nine Women, Aged 50+, to Trek 4,500km Across Himalaya

The first Indian woman to summit Everest is leading...

Everest 2021 Numbers May Approach 2019

If Everest climbers top 300, as they did in...

Iran Bans Women Climbers From Local Crag

Following a confrontation six weeks ago, women have now...

Martina Valmassoi Breaks Uphill Ski Record

The Italian runner and ski racer covered the equivalent...

Everest Technology: Safety or Something Else?

SpO2 monitors, live ECG readouts, hypoxic tents: Just how...

Exploration Mysteries: The Third Dive

A renowned environmentalist. A mysterious death. A tainted investigation....

How Greenland’s Only Woman Explorer Boated 4,000Km. With Her Young Son.

By Galya Morrell A nurse, a single Inuit mother, and...

Natural Wonders: Wave Rock

The strange rock formation, curling like a breaking wave,...

Colin O’Brady to Try Everest-Lhotse “Traverse” Without O2

Traverse or double-header, doing either Everest or Lhotse without...

Australian Teenager Dies from Box Jellyfish Sting

The Australian box jellyfish is the most venomous marine...

Everest Climbers Now Number 160, Progress on Annapurna

Everest numbers continue to mount. Meanwhile, Annapurna is first...

Space Travel and Endurance Swimming “Shrink the Heart”

New research concludes that both space travel and endurance...

Jelle Veyt Cancels Denali Expedition

Laid low by constant seasickness while rowing to the...

ExWeb’s Links of The Week

Here at ExWeb, when we’re not outdoors, we get...

Grandmother in China Ditches Bad Marriage, Hits the Open Road

Six months ago, Su Min left her unhappy marriage...

Weekend Warm-Up: Patagonia Promise

In 2006, the climbing community lost one of Brazil’s...

George Mallory Statue: Good Idea or No?

The year 2024 marks 100 years since British climbers...

Everest: Number of Climbers Now Up to 105, Including More No-O2

Plus: Nuptse's surprising popularity, two climbers aim for lonely...

Erden Eruc to Row From California to Hong Kong

When the veteran rower reaches Hong Kong, he will...

Everest: A Climber’s Guide

A personal account of a climb up Mount Everest:...

Lake Baikal’s Skating Grandmother

In her 80th year, the Babushka of Baikal still...