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ExWeb’s Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
July 2, 2023
Two performers from the Everest opera

An Opera About Everest 1996? The Reviews Are In

Eight years after it came to the stage in...
July 2, 2023

British Ultrarunner Running Length of Africa Is Robbed At Gunpoint

Sixty-four days into his 240-day expedition to run the...
July 1, 2023
wheelless bike

Weekend Warm-Up: A Bicycle That Works…Without Wheels?

This article was originally published on GearJunkie. Can a bike...
July 1, 2023
part of a tent on a steeep snowfield and the valley lower down, covered by a huge glacier.

Summit Pushes on Broad Peak and Nanga Parbat

A second wave of climbers is between Camp 2...
July 1, 2023
painting

Exploration Mysteries: Ark of the Covenant

Our knowledge of the Ark of the Covenant typically...
June 30, 2023
The impressive Ogre massif, its rocky spires rising from the heavily crevassed glacier.

Why Do Alpine-Style Teams Prefer Pakistan to Nepal?

This past spring, all expeditions on 8,000'ers followed the...
June 30, 2023
Asia's tallest tree.

Asia’s Tallest Tree Discovered in the World’s Deepest Canyon

Researchers have discovered the tallest tree in Asia in...
June 30, 2023
Horia's selfie with dry mountains and a lake behind him.

Horia Colibasanu: Alone On the Way to Broad Peak

Horia Colibasanu is among the last of a fading...
June 30, 2023
fresco of a pizza thing

Fruit on Pizza? Ancient Pompeiians Weigh In

A fresco recently unearthed at an archaeological site at...
June 29, 2023
Dani Arnold climbing on Salbitschijen.

Dani Arnold Completes Three Classic Alpine Ridges in Under 10 Hours

On June 11, Dani Arnold, well-known for his solo...
June 29, 2023
Close shot of bargiel in sponsored helmet and ski jacket.

Andrzej Bargiel to Ski Down the Gasherbrums

After skiing down K2 in 2018, Andrzej Bargiel of...
June 29, 2023
Jamie Aarons atop one of the Munros

Jamie Aarons Sets Overall Record on Munros

Jamie Aarons has completed Scotland’s Munro challenge in record...
June 29, 2023
Mount Asgard and its twin summits.

Family Man Leo Houlding Returns Mount Asgard

British rock climber and mountaineer Leo Houlding is heading...
June 28, 2023
findik with one knee on the snow on a snow and rock summit, holding a Turkish flag, the line of clouds starting right at summit altitude.

Nanga Parbat: Vedrines, Goettler Almost Succeed on Rupal Face

David Goettler and Benjamin Vedrines describe their recent attempt...
June 28, 2023
Inis Mor, Aran Islands.

Move to a Remote Irish Island, Pocket $92,000

Anyone who's ever watched the Irish sitcom Father Ted...
June 28, 2023
Everest Base Camp

Just Collecting 8,000m Peaks No Longer Has Any Real Climbing Value

Guided summit collectors who seek fame merely exploit the...
June 28, 2023
hardest ice climb

Video: World’s Hardest Ice Climb

This article was originally published on GearJunkie. At a normal...
June 27, 2023
Hemingway typing outdoors

The Typewriters Used by Explorers and Famous Adventure Writers

Anyone who heads into the field needs something to...
June 27, 2023
a small base camp in the shade, with a mightly rocky peak in front, in full sunlight.

Pakistan Alpine Style Roundup

Far from the madness of 8,000m peaks, several technical...
June 27, 2023
The climbers and a person from the outfitting company unfold an expedition banner.

Simon Messner and Martin Sieberer En Route to Unclimbed Karakoram 7,000’er

Yermanendu Kangri, one of the highest unclimbed peaks on...
June 27, 2023
Climbers proceed up a versical rock section with fixed ropes, in the fog.

Nanga Parbat: Many Still in Camp 3 in High Winds

Most of the roughly 25 climbers who summited Nanga...
June 26, 2023
octopus nightmare

Video Suggests Octopuses Have Nightmares About Predator Attacks

It's one of the oldest and most frustrating questions...
June 26, 2023
Sangay's selfie of the two on Nanga Parbat, with snow-covered rocks in background.

Nanga Parbat Summits

Climbers summited Nanga Parbat today. The summit group was...
June 26, 2023