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Bielecki and Berg Call Off Annapurna

Looking up at Langtang Lirung from their isolated Base...

Weekend Warm-Up: Everest in Virtual Reality

Last year, Jon Griffith of the UK and Sherpa...
Sergi Mingote

Survivors Safe on Lhotse; Mingote Ponders Next Move

Amid all the bad news of deaths in the...

Deaths on Makalu, Everest, Lhotse and Kangchenjunga

During the busy last few days on the 8000'ers,...

Irish Climber Missing on Everest

Seamus Lawless, 39, of Ireland is missing at approximately 8,300m...

Chilean Climber Missing on Kangchenjunga

A Chilean climber is currently missing near the summit...

Everest Summits Coming Fast, but Good Weather Almost Over

Following the rope-fixing Sherpas, 30 or more Everest climbers...

Two Dead on Kangchenjunga

Two Indian climbers have died on Kangchenjunga (8,586m), the...

Rescue on Kangchenjunga Fails

One day after Sherpa climbers opened the route on...

No Go for Bielecki and Berg on Langtang Lirung: “We chose safety”

Between ambition and safety, ambition may take you further,...
Kangchenjunga Base Camp. Image by 7Summits treks.

More Summits: Kangchenjunga & Makalu

Large expeditions are seemingly applying Everest tactics on all...

Summits on Everest and Lhotse

At around 1:45pm, at least eight Nepali climbers reached...

New: Wearable Oxygen Monitors on Everest

Except during short sprints, the fundamental driver of exercise...

Himalayan Action Heats Up: Summits Expected Soon

Sergi Mingote and his mates on Lhotse are currently...
Sergi Mingote in Everest Base Camp

Kami Rita Aims for 23rd Everest Summit; No-O2 Climbers on Lhotse

As the news spread -- the wind had finally dropped...
Adam Bielecki and Felix Berg in front of Lantang Lirung

Bielecki and Berg: Last Chance on Langtang Lirung

With the jet stream finally lifting above the high...

ExWeb’s Links of the Week

Here at ExWeb, when we're not in the outdoors,...

Roundup: Spring Arctic Expeditions

Late April-early May is the best time for High...
Kangchenjunga climbers. Image by Juan Pablo Sarjanovich.

Kangchenjunga Summit Push is On

Summit action is not yet unfolding on Everest or...

Fyodor Konyukhov Completes South Pacific Crossing

After 154 days, 13 hours and 13 minutes, Fyodor...

Ama Dablam: First Summit of the Season, Updated

Polish climber Olga Dobranowski has successfully summited 6,812m Ama...

Peru’s Most Famous Mountaineer Dies on Makalu

Peruvian mountaineer Richard Hidalgo has been found dead in...

Frenchman Crosses the Atlantic in a Barrel

Jean-Jacques Savin has completed his solo crossing of the...

A seat is currently open for a trans-oceanic row

A seat is currently open for a trans-oceanic row...