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Watch: Pete Whittaker & Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll Team Up In Patagonia

As I watched the highly enjoyable new film This...
Footprints on the snow with a rope signaling the way. IN background, a group of Sherpas going up . Behind them, Everest's Valley of Silence.

Swift Progress on Everest and Shishapangma

It's been a difficult time for the Imagine Nepal...
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Mont Blanc’s Lethal Season Continues: Two Die On Classic Ski Route

After two recent tragedies on Mont Blanc, the mountain...
Three climbers in red jackets on a snowy summit.

South Koreans Bag First Ascent of Pangri Goldumba

A South Korean team flying under the radar has...
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Will Steger Attempts Another Solo Arctic Expedition

Just two years shy of his 80th birthday, Will...
Mt. Gya seen from Karzok.

Mount Gya: First Ascent of a Confusing Peak

In the Indian Himalaya, the best-known mountains are 8,586m...
Kaur gives a thumbs-up from a hospital bed, still with feather trousers on.

Annapurna Drama Continues

Helicopters have flown all day up and down Annapurna,...
Annapurna summit with a wind plume on top under blue sky.

Annapurna Chaos: One Climber Dies, Six Rescued

Last night on Annapurna, everything that could go wrong...
Meru rises in background, behind some lower, rocky mountains.

Maynadier and Schaeli Return To Meru South with Simon Gietl

Mathieu Mainadier and Roger Schaeli have said that they...
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170,000 Years Ago, Early Humans Were Eating Giant Snails

The "slow food" movement has been happening for much...
Footprints on the snow lead to two tents at the end of a plateau, and right above the serac icefall leading to Annapurna's summit section.

Difficulties for Climbers Descending Annapurna

What was meant to be a celebratory day of...
Close shot of Lama Pasang, with his eyes closed behind the thick glasses.

Mourning Pasang Lama Seru, the Khumbu Trail Builder

Yesterday, Sherpas paid tribute on their social media to...
The two coins were found on Gotska Sandön

Roman Coins Found on Uninhabited Island Baffle Experts

Archaeologists have found two Roman coins on an uninhabited...
Maloo laughs in the picture, with a snowy mountain background behind him.

Climber Missing on Annapurna

Today is the busiest in the three-day Annapurna summit...
A huge, vertical face of rock and snow.

2023 AAC Cutting-Edge Grants Announced

The American Alpine Club has just announced the recipients...
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ExWeb’s Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
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Lost Dog Ventures Across Bering Strait to Safety — 240Km Away

A month on the sea ice in the Bering...
Annapurna under a blue sky, Base Camp tents at its feet, with some prayer flags hanging from a chorten (altar).

Annapurna Summits Continue

A second group of climbers summited Annapurna today. All...
Group of men in red on the summit of Annapurna today.

Annapurna Summits Despite Tough Conditions

Despite unfavorable weather, a group of rope-fixing guides and...
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Weekend Warm-Up: Two Decades of Siberian Solitude

What causes someone to retreat from society? It's an...
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‘I Didn’t Want to Leave’: Woman Spends 500 Days Alone In Cave

Beatriz Flamini might be the Michael Jordan of living...
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Pelorus Jack, the Dolphin That Guided Ships Through a Dangerous Strait

From 1888 to 1912, boats traversing a narrow channel...
Rock and ice in a grey day on Annapurna.

Annapurna: Last-Minute Forecast Delays Summit Push For Some

On Nepal's New Year -- it's 2080, by their...