Great Explorers: Suersaq, aka Hans Hendrik galyamorrell 26/01/2022 Arctic Explorers Hans Henrik was an unusual polar explorer. He went on five dramatic arctic expeditions and saved the lives of many of polar explorers, but h...
First Ascent of Last Summit in the Torres del Paine Massif Sam Anderson 26/01/2022 Climbing Three soaring spires above a meltwater lake in Patagonia have arrested visitors’ attention for almost a century. In late January, three clim...
Winter 8,000’ers: One Canceled but Four Still Active Angela Benavides 25/01/2022 Everest K2 Manaslu Winter 8000ers While attempts on Nanga Parbat fizzled out this winter, hope remains on four other 8,000m peaks -- Cho Oyu, Everest, Manaslu, and K2. Gel...
Bear Attack: Never Let Your Guard Down Jerry Kobalenko 25/01/2022 Arctic Natural History During a 30-day canoe expedition in Canada's central Labrador last summer, a predatory black bear almost ambushed two canoeists. Covered ...
Natural Wonders: Sprite Lightning Kristine De Abreu 25/01/2022 Natural History SPRITE is a simple acronym that describes a complicated phenomenon. It stands for Stratospheric Perturbations Resulting from Intense Thunder...
Multiple Records Set in Atlantic Race Rebecca McPhee 25/01/2022 Oceans Rowing/canoeing Three records have been set during this year's Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. All crews left La Gomera in the Canary Islands on Decembe...
Scientists Discover New Gentoo Penguin Colony in Antarctica Jilli Cluff 24/01/2022 Antarctic Climate change Wildlife Scientists have discovered a newly established colony of 75 gentoo penguin chicks on little Andersson Island in Antarctica. It is the first ...
Into The Wild: Gaurishankar Kris Annapurna 24/01/2022 Climbing Himalaya History For a time in the 19th century, 7,134m Gaurishankar was thought to be the highest mountain on Earth. Unlike Mount Everest, you can easily se...
Exploration Mysteries: The Lost Tombs of Legendary Figures Kristine De Abreu 24/01/2022 History Where were Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, Anthony and Cleopatra, Nefertiti, and Attila the Hun buried? Sometimes, the grave sites simply...
Belgian Pair Attempting the Third Ascent of the Dawn Wall Sam Anderson 23/01/2022 Climbing This winter, Siebe Vanhee and Sebastien Berthe traveled to Yosemite National Park with one plan: to climb the world's hardest big-wall free ...
ExWeb’s Adventure Links of the Week Ash Routen 23/01/2022 Adventure Travel When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix by exploring social media and the web. Sometimes we’re a little too plugged in and browsin...
Winter Pakistan: Nanga Parbat Ends, K2 Begins Angela Benavides 23/01/2022 K2 Nanga Parbat Winter 8000ers David Gottler and Herve Barmasse have called their Nanga Parbat expedition off, despite assurances yesterday that they would wait to see if ...
French Rower Dies During Atlantic Crossing Jerry Kobalenko 23/01/2022 Oceans Rowing/canoeing A 75-year-old adventurer who was trying to row solo across the Atlantic has been found dead in his overturned boat. Jean-Jacques Savin se...
Little Hope on Winter Nanga Parbat Angela Benavides 22/01/2022 Nanga Parbat Winter 8000ers With jet stream winds forecast to hit Nanga Parbat hard until February 10, Herve Barmasse and David Gottler have all but given up this year'...
