COVID-19

COVID Out of Control at Everest Base Camp

COVID cases in Everest Base Camp are multiplying, but...

Virus Reaches Antarctica

Until yesterday, Antarctica was the only continent on earth...

Updates: K2, Ama Dablam, Patagonia

Following Garrett Madison's success, another foreign team is heading...

COVID-19 and Mountain Sports

Mountaineering researchers from Scotland, France, Canada and Germany have...

Teams Head to Khumbu Despite Closure Rumors

Teams are currently heading to Ama Dablam and nearby...

Nepal Changes Its Mind Again

Just hours after Nepal announced that as of October...

Interview with Felix Berg about Shimshal First Ascents and More, Part I

Just when it seemed that no foreign expeditions would...

Himalayan News: Second Summit in Shimshal, Nepal Closes Again

Three days was all Felix Berg and his SummitClimb...

Updated: Two Teams in Pakistan, but Hope Fades for Nepal Action

As September approaches, COVID-19 cases continue to increase in...

Everest is Open, But Will Anyone Show Up?

With international flights scheduled to begin on August 17,...

Man Sails 86 Days Across the Atlantic to Reunite with Father, 90

What do you do when you’re prohibited from international...

Open, Opening or Closed: Adventure Destinations in the Summer of COVID

Countries around the globe are at very different stages...

COVID-19 Breakthrough with Mountain Sickness Drug

Dexamethasone, the steroid commonly used to prevent acute mountain...

Expeditions Update: Underway, Still Delayed or Canceled?

As restrictions around the world ease, a few expeditions...

12,000km Canoe Odyssey Continues Across U.S.

Neal Moore’s 22 Rivers canoe project continues across the...

Out-of-Touch Sailor Lands in NZ to Discover the New COVID-19 World

Bill Norrie, 67, set out from Port Renfrew, Canada,...

COVID Adventures: A Bicycle Crossing, and a Long Way Home

Editor's note: COVID-19 has not only canceled adventures, it...

Roundup: Long-Distance Expeditions on Hold

While COVID-19 has aborted or postponed countless expeditions around...

Chinese Install 5G and Live Webcam Coverage on Everest

The 26-strong Chinese team currently on Everest, the only...

There’s Still Hope for Karakorum Climbing in 2020

As some countries start to see light at the...

Making the Best of It: Home-Cooked Adventure Films

Some people under lockdown stream Netflix; a few imaginative...

The Impact of COVID-19 on UK Guides

Calum Muskett, a British Mountain Guide and one of...

Horia Colibasanu: Off to Europe!

Horia Colibasanu finally managed to get on a flight...

Colibasanu Still Stranded in Kathmandu

In the last few days, some of the last...

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