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K2 Speed Ascent Records: Who Wears the Crown?

French alpinist Benoit Chamoux holds the record for the...
August 6, 2022

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

Denis Urubko arrived at K2 Base Camp yesterday. By...
July 28, 2022
portrait of Denis Urubko on a Himalayan mountaintop, with ice ax

Denis Urubko Heads to K2 for Record-Tying 8,000’er

Denis Urubko is on his way to K2 to...
July 27, 2022
Lone climber in red near the top of Broad Peak

British Climber Dies on Broad Peak

While all the attention focused yesterday on the record...
July 23, 2022
Panoramic image of the summit ridge and summit of Broad Peak

More Broad Peak Summits; K2 Final Push Begins

After yesterday's speed ascents, a large number of regular...
July 20, 2022

Broad Peak: A Surprise Summit, and Details on the Fatal Accident

Bucking this season's poor communications, Giuseppe Vidoni of Italy...
July 8, 2022

Charles Dubouloz Solos the North Face of the Grandes Jorasses

"I launch myself, I dare, I doubt, I'm scared,...
January 20, 2022

Interview with Charles Duvouloz: A New Route On Chamlang

Charles Dubouloz spoke to ExplorersWeb about the new route...
October 19, 2021
The traverse under the Great Serac on July 27, 2023. Climbers are clipped to the rope and Hassan is lying down in the snow, in black pants and a yellow jacket.

The Top High-Altitude Mountaineering News of 2023

As the last days of a busy 2023 tick...
December 14, 2023
Wild swimming in Skjólfjörur, Iceland.

ExWeb’s Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
August 27, 2023
Grace Tseng and others in camp at night before leaving to climb Manaslu

Grace Tseng’s Manaslu Record Claims Questioned, Crowdfunding Blocked

On October 3, the 2022 Manaslu season apparently ended...
October 20, 2022

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