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Moro and Txikon to Winter Manaslu

This winter won't be just about K2: Simone Moro...
November 30, 2020

The Weird Natural Rock Art of Lake Baikal

Poetically known as Baikal Zen, this rare effect happens...
November 29, 2020

ExWeb’s Links of The Week

Here at ExWeb, when we’re not outdoors, we get...
November 29, 2020

Weekend Warm-Up: Mountain of Ice

In January 2001, Jon Krakauer, Conrad Anker and six...
November 28, 2020

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

Every year, there is controversy about summit claims on...
November 27, 2020

2020 Gift Guide for Polar Explorers

Over my polar travels, I've spent about six months...
November 26, 2020

Breaking: Nirmal Purja to Attempt Winter K2

Nirmal Purja is heading shortly for winter K2. In...
November 26, 2020

Ama Dablam 2020: Climbing in an Empty Khumbu

Surreal. Wonderful. Those are the words chosen by Garrett...
November 25, 2020

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

As we reported last week, Neal Moore is now...
November 25, 2020

Infamous Everest Serac is Gone

Garrett Madison canceled his Everest expedition in autumn 2019...
November 24, 2020

Winter K2 Underway: John Snorri in Pakistan

On Sunday, John Snorri flew to Islamabad to begin...
November 24, 2020

Legendary Scottish Climber Hamish MacInnes Dies

Scotland’s greatest climber, Hamish MacInnes, has died at the...
November 24, 2020

Microplastics Found on Everest

Few items can claim to have reached both the...
November 23, 2020

ExWeb’s Links of The Week

Here at ExWeb, when we’re not outdoors, we get...
November 22, 2020

Weekend Warm-Up: 40 Years Later

Back in 1974, Alan and Andy Dappen became two...
November 21, 2020

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

When Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay became the...
November 21, 2020

Updates: K2, Ama Dablam, Patagonia

Following Garrett Madison's success, another foreign team is heading...
November 20, 2020

Canoeist Passes Halfway on 12,000km Odyssey

On February 9, Neal Moore, 49, began his second...
November 20, 2020

Jost Kobusch: Still Focused on Winter Everest

With all eyes fixated on winter K2, a young...
November 19, 2020

Drones for Adventure Photography

Every few years, a new piece of technology revolutionizes...
November 18, 2020

Winter K2: From Savage to Crowded?

While the prospect of a winter K2 expedition was...
November 17, 2020

Back From the Dead on Mount Rainier

After 45 minutes of CPR, and being placed on...
November 17, 2020

Interview with Reinhold Messner

As I dial the number, I draw a sharp...
November 16, 2020

Training for Winter K2 at 25ºC

How can you possibly prepare for high winds, deep...
November 16, 2020