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Antarctica 2018-2019: Expeditions to Watch, Part I

As the wan Antarctic sun creeps higher in the...
October 19, 2018
Alex Txikon winter Everest

Alex Txikon: Winter K2 is only an option – and not my first

Alex Txikon has changed his misty Basque Country homeland...
October 18, 2018

James Forrest: Two Months, 273 Irish Mountains

After 10 years in a dead-end job, James Forrest...
October 17, 2018

An Interview with Hanifa Yousoufi: First Afghan Woman to Climb Mt. Noshaq

In August, Hanifa Yousoufi became the first Afghan woman to summit...
October 16, 2018

Winter Rages, and Justin Barbour Calls it Quits

The onset of winter has thwarted Justin Barbour's quest...
October 15, 2018

Avalanche Kills Nine in Nepal

Four Nepali Sherpas and five Korean climbers have died...
October 14, 2018

Weekend Warm-Up: Lunag Ri

It's a well-trodden path: The battle-hardened older master takes...
October 13, 2018

Erden Eruç: ExWeb’s Newest Ambassador

In July 2007, Erden Eruç set out from California's...
October 12, 2018

Denis Urubko: I’m going back to K2

By: Laszlo Pinter There is no doubt that Russian Denis...
October 10, 2018

Poles Abandon Manaslu

Eight Polish climbers have abandoned their climb of a...
October 10, 2018

Austrians Notch Unclimbed Himalayan peak

Four veteran Austrian alpinists have made the first ascent...
October 9, 2018

The Greatest Goal: Teams Prep for Winter K2

In the times of overcrowding, massive use of bottled...
October 8, 2018

Weekend Warm-Up: Skiing Noshaq

Almost 50 years ago, members of the Innsbruck Academic...
October 6, 2018

Luo Jing Becomes First Chinese Woman to Climb all 14×8000’ers

Update: October 5, 2018, Spanish news website Desnivel reports...
October 4, 2018

Taking what you can out of life. The end of the Wheelchair Trip

Taking what you can out of life. The end...
October 4, 2018

Tasmania Winter Trek Complete

[caption id="attachment_7041" align="alignnone" width="640"] Expedition promo. Photo: Louis Loncke[/caption] Belgian...
October 3, 2018

Sergi Mingote Claims His Third 8,000’er

[caption id="attachment_7052" align="alignnone" width="278"] Camp 2 on Manaslu. Photo:...
October 3, 2018

Carlos Soria Abandons Dhaulagiri

“It’s over - the mountain is impossible to deal...
October 2, 2018

Lhotse Update: Morrison and Nelson Ski the Dream Line

Everest guide Adrian Ballinger has confirmed on social media...
October 1, 2018

Adventure Psychology: In Conversation with Dr Nathan Smith

In a recent interview, Italian mountaineer Reinhold Messner said...
September 30, 2018

Weekend Warm-Up: Into Twin Galaxies

Towing a kayak 1,000km east to west across Greenland's...
September 29, 2018

Huber Abandons North Face of Latok I

Thomas Huber, along with fellow German Rainer Treppte, Italian...
September 28, 2018

Cycling the Americas: The End of the Road in Sight

[caption id="attachment_7001" align="alignnone" width="960"] The town of Villa O'Higgins...
September 24, 2018

Hellmuth and Baranov to ski Dhaulagiri

Herbert Hellmuth of Germany and Sergey Baranov of Russia...
September 24, 2018