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Txikon with a neprene face mask in a sunny (and completely dry base Camp).

Winter Annapurna: Everyone Moving Up

The good weather is expected to continue until Wednesday,...
December 31, 2023
Glacier National Park in Montana, USA

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
December 31, 2023
Kazuya Hiraide, left, and Kenro Nakajima in the lowlands.

Top 10 Expeditions of 2023: #1: The Secret Line on Tirich Mir

On July 23, Japanese climbers Kazuya Hiraide and Kenro...
December 31, 2023
A white haired man talking into the camera

Weekend Warm-Up: All Legends Age, Even Chris Bonington

Chris Bonington doesn’t need an introduction from a guy...
December 30, 2023
Preet Chandi at the South Pole.

Preet Chandi Breaks Women’s South Pole Ski Record

British adventurer Preet Chandi has broken Caroline Coté's solo...
December 30, 2023
Mark Agnew tends to his kayak after a fall snowstorm.

Top 10 Expeditions of 2023. #2: Kayaking the Northwest Passage

After aborting their first attempt at the Northwest Passage...
December 30, 2023
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Lights, Camera…Aurora! Check Out The Best Northern Lights Pics of 2023

Few genres of photography stir the urge to go...
December 29, 2023
a spider on a leaf

How Spiders Dash Straight For Shore When They Fall in Water

Biologist Brian Gall was out for an afternoon of...
December 29, 2023
Miller smiles widely while holding his ice-axes, at the top of an ice-climbing route.

Winter Climbing Areas, Part I: Scotland with Tim Miller

This new ExplorersWeb series covers winter climbing areas around...
December 29, 2023
Jannu's snowy north face

Top 10 Expeditions of 2023: #3: Jannu North Face

One of the "remaining problems" of Himalayan climbing was...
December 29, 2023
Colin O'Brady with arms raised

Colin O’Brady Ends South Pole Record Bid

A few days after falling into a crevasse, American...
December 28, 2023
A Merry Christmas message from The Pole Expeditions.

Antarctica 2023-4: Cox Aborts, O’Brady Restarts After Crevasse Drama

It has been a dramatic week in Antarctica. Colin...
December 28, 2023
climber in orange on vertical ice

‘Searching for Christmas Tree’: An Ice Climbing Alternative to ‘Home Alone’

This Chinese climbing doc has nostalgia, mystery, and an...
December 28, 2023
Michelle Lee at the oars

Top Expeditions of 2023: #4: The First Woman to Row the Pacific Solo

This year, Michelle Lee became the first woman to...
December 28, 2023
Close shot of Adam's face covered in frost.

Bielecki, Urubko, Txikon, Moro Debate, ‘What is Winter?’

The upcoming expedition to Winter Gasherbrum I has stirred...
December 27, 2023
Txikon has his face completely covered by a mask and sunglasses, and a fur-rimmed hood on. Behind, there is a tent planted in the snow.

Winter Annapurna Team Back from Camp 3

Alex Txikon's team has returned to Base Camp after...
December 27, 2023
an unburied skeleton with objects for scale and orientation

Ancient Skeleton From Southern Russia Surprises UK Scientists

When workers on a British road improvement project excavated...
December 27, 2023
From left to right: Mathieu Maynadier, Roger Schaeli, and Simon Gietl.

Top 10 Expeditions of 2023: #5: Meru South

On May 13, Mathieu Maynadier, Roger Schaeli, and Simon...
December 27, 2023
Some tents in BC on rocky ground at the foot of an also very dry Annapurna, at night.

Winter Annapurna: Txikon Team Speeds Toward Camp 3

Seizing advantage of stable weather, the Winter Annapurna climbers...
December 26, 2023
Tom Hornbein.

Mountaineers We Lost in 2023

Today, ExplorersWeb would like to remember the mountaineers we...
December 26, 2023
Kohler leaving Cape Town.

Top 10 Expeditions of 2023: #6: Kayaking from South Africa to Brazil

In the world of ocean adventure, kayaking is not...
December 26, 2023
Green mounds of stromatolites in the lagoons in Argentina's Puna de Atacama

Hidden Lagoons With Rare Life Forms Found in Driest Place on Earth

Argentina's Atacama desert, considered the driest place on Earth,...
December 26, 2023
the leading climber shots a photo of his partner, climbing below on mixed terrain.

Colin Haley Back in Patagonia

Three months after attempting Cerro Torre solo during the...
December 25, 2023

Discovered: The Real Octopus’s Garden

Yet another marvel of planet Earth has been revealed...
December 25, 2023