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K2: Are Purja’s Plans to Paraglide from the Summit Too Risky?

In July 2019, Nirmal Purja led the only successful...
January 13, 2021

Russian Woman Sets Longest Under-Ice Swim Record

Yekaterina Nekrasova, 40, has broken the world record for...
January 12, 2021

K2: It’s All Over For Carlos Garranzo

After a long night of vomiting, and now with...
January 12, 2021

Six Rangers Killed in Congo’s Virunga Park

Six rangers were ambushed and shot to death yesterday...
January 11, 2021

K2 Exclusive: Alex Gavan Reports From Base Camp

Today, ExplorersWeb reached Alex Gavan by phone at K2...
January 11, 2021

K2: Chaos at Camp 2

After a week at Base Camp waiting for the...
January 10, 2021

ExWeb’s Links of The Week

Here at ExWeb, when we’re not outdoors, we get...
January 10, 2021

K2: Action Resumes Tomorrow

Nirmal Purja and his group will leave K2 Base...
January 9, 2021

Weekend Warm-Up: Messner

Messner is the mountaineer. His Everest solo was number one...
January 9, 2021

Exploration Hoaxes: “Nature Man”

Forget the TV shows Naked and Afraid and Survivor,...
January 8, 2021

K2: The Oxygen Controversy

The big debate in the climbing community around K2...
January 8, 2021

Hungarian Man to SUP Across the Atlantic

Gabor Rakonczay, 39, leaves Gran Canaria, off northwest Africa,...
January 7, 2021

K2: Roundup From a Frigid Base Camp

For the next few days, K2 climbers will struggle...
January 7, 2021

K2: Will La Niña Wreak Havoc on the Climb?

Last Sunday, a perceptive reader wondered why climbers had chosen...
January 6, 2021

Natural Wonders: Namibia’s Fairy Circles

Some natural phenomena are so weird that they seem...
January 6, 2021

The World’s Most Dangerous Places – Part 1: Unstable

The first in a two-part series, Unstable looks at...
January 5, 2021

K2: Everyone back at Base Camp

Queridos Reyes Magos [Dear Wizard Kings]. This is how...
January 5, 2021

K2 Gamble: Mingote and Mohr Move Up As Weather Worsens

Most climbers are on the way down or are...
January 4, 2021

Manaslu: A Race Against the Snow

Nepal is enjoying an extraordinarily mild and dry winter,...
January 4, 2021

K2: Teams On First Rotation Between Camps 1 and 2

News is scarce today, as climbers were busy heading...
January 3, 2021

ExWeb’s Links of The Week

Here at ExWeb, when we’re not outdoors, we get...
January 3, 2021

Weekend Warm-Up: Deep Water

Francis Chichester returned to Britain a hero in 1967,...
January 3, 2021

K2: First Injuries, One Evacuation

Injuries are already taking their toll on winter K2....
January 2, 2021

K2 Climbers Move Up Tomorrow; Sherpas Edge Toward C4

Most K2 climbers are ushering in the New Year...
January 1, 2021