Climbing

David Lama, Hansjörg Auer and Jess Roskelley Missing in Avalanche

Three of the world's most talented alpinists, Austrians David Lama...

Weekend Warm-Up: The Towers of Ennedi

Totally off the tourist radar, rarely seen by the...

Is it Possible to Climb the Highest Peak in Every Country in the World in One Lifetime?

Whether down a river, up a mountain, through a...

Weekend Warm-Up: Uruca II, Bugaboos Edition

This animated film stresses human -- some would say...

Ethnic and climbing travel across the continents

I have been realizing my travel and climbing project...

Forecasting the Weather on Mount Everest

You don't need a PhD to forecast the weather...

Jannu: Decision Made, They’re Going Down

After 13 precarious days on 7,710m Mount Jannu, Sergey...

Decision Time on Jannu: Forward or Back?

Sergey Nilov and Dimitry Golovchenko face an impending decision...

Russians Reach Crux on Jannu

Sergey Nilov and Dimitry Golovchenko have now passed 7,000m...

Russians Move Slowly Up Jannu

Sergey Nilov and Dimitry Golovchenko have reached 6,510m on...

Mount Jannu: Why is it So Hard?

"A beauty, bizarre and proud, ridges ... forming stately...

Gone but Not Forgotten: Daniele Nardi and Tom Ballard

"It was the most extraordinary human and alpinist experience...

Weekend Warm-Up: The Road from Karakol

"Real adventure is not polished. It's not the result...
Winter Nanga Parbat rescue team in 2018

The Oscars of Climbing

This year's American Alpine Club's awards contain a mix...
Alex Honnold talks about his free solo climb on El Capitan in Yosemite NP. https://www.ted.com

Weekend Warm-up: Alex Honnold on Free Soloing El Cap

Free soloing a 1,000-metre wall - and not just...

Weekend Warm-Up: First Winter Ascent of Gasherbrum II

Normal people, smart people, wouldn't even go outside in...

Tom Ballard Reports from Nanga Parbat

Like K2, Nanga Parbat has also become known as...
Latok I team Cesen Livingstone and Strazar

Top 10 Expeditions of 2018: #5: North Ridge of Latok I

Over the last 12 months, ExplorersWeb has documented incredible...

Top 10 Expeditions of 2018: #8: Hansjorg Auer Solos Lupghar Sar West

Over the last 12 months, ExplorersWeb has documented incredible...

Urubko and Barnasse Target New Routes in Patagonia

Patagonian spires have beckoned climbers like a nearly-mythical El...
Liv Sansoz Alps

Simple, Light and Fun: the Evolution of Liv Sansoz

BASE jumper, skier and former world champion sport climber...

Weekend Warm-Up: Mirror Wall

Looming 1,200m over the Edward Bailey Glacier in Greenland,...

Infinite Line Project – from Patagonia to Pakistan

Damyan Cholpanov and Kristiyan Dimitrov are experienced Bulgarian climbers...

Weekend Warm-Up: Force: The story of Mikey Schaefer

"So definitely the most f***** up thing I've ever...

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