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

Weekend Warm-Up: Vertical Ice

When your playground is ice, and your sport involves...

Surviving Extreme Winter Dangers

In winter travel, physical suffering, mental hardship, and discomfort...

K2 Expedition Hits Winter; Small Teams to Shimshal, Langtang

John Snorri and the Sadparas are already experiencing the...

Adventure Photography Gear: What Do the Pros Use?

While some may argue that the best adventure photography...

Peter van Geit: 5,000km Through the Indian Himalaya

Peter van Geit spent three months during the initial...

Snorri On his Way to K2 BC, More on Manaslu

Expectations are growing about the upcoming winter season in...

More Skiers Head Off-Piste to Winter Karakorum

The mini-boom in winter ski mountaineering in the Karakorum...

Moro and Txikon to Winter Manaslu

This winter won't be just about K2: Simone Moro...

The Weird Natural Rock Art of Lake Baikal

Poetically known as Baikal Zen, this rare effect happens...

ExWeb’s Links of The Week

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

Weekend Warm-Up: Mountain of Ice

In January 2001, Jon Krakauer, Conrad Anker and six...

What if No One Has Actually Summited All the 8,000’ers?

Every year, there is controversy about summit claims on...

2020 Gift Guide for Polar Explorers

Over my polar travels, I've spent about six months...

Breaking: Nirmal Purja to Attempt Winter K2

Nirmal Purja is heading shortly for winter K2. In...

Ama Dablam 2020: Climbing in an Empty Khumbu

Surreal. Wonderful. Those are the words chosen by Garrett...

Neal Moore Interview: 12,000km by Canoe Across The U.S.

As we reported last week, Neal Moore is now...

Infamous Everest Serac is Gone

Garrett Madison canceled his Everest expedition in autumn 2019...

Winter K2 Underway: John Snorri in Pakistan

On Sunday, John Snorri flew to Islamabad to begin...

Legendary Scottish Climber Hamish MacInnes Dies

Scotland’s greatest climber, Hamish MacInnes, has died at the...

Microplastics Found on Everest

Few items can claim to have reached both the...

ExWeb’s Links of The Week

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

Weekend Warm-Up: 40 Years Later

Back in 1974, Alan and Andy Dappen became two...

Jan Morris, Last Non-Sherpa Member of 1953 Everest Expedition, Passes

When Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay became the...