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Things rot so slowly in the polar regions that history becomes alive. The more you know, the more you recognize what you see when you find something. explorersweb.com/reluctant-hist…


If you're looking for a blueprint on how to make life on the road happen, you'll find what you're looking for in our list of best overland books. explorersweb.com/the-best-overl…


The pair will acclimatize on 6,476m Mera Peak before moving on to Manaslu. Theirs is the only winter 8,000m expedition so far this year. explorersweb.com/simone-moro-ni…


Astrid Elizabeth Weiser apparently died in a fall while hiking alone on one of the lesser-known trails near Annapurna. explorersweb.com/missing-german…


New Zealander Matheson Brown has set a new fastest-known-time (FKT) for climbing the highest peak in each of the 50 U.S. states. And he did it on the cheap. explorersweb.com/kiwi-shatters-…


A rock slide sheared away some trees, revealing an unclimbed granite wall. Two local climbers were quick to hop onto it. explorersweb.com/an-unclimbed-w…


Recent studies have found a 'radiotropic' species of fungus growing in Chernobyl. This strangely adaptable mold seems to be living off radiation itself. explorersweb.com/chernobyl-mold…


The 2025 National Outdoor Book Award winners range from memoir to hiking guide. Unlike many similar contests, the awards feature no overall grand prize. explorersweb.com/2025-national-…


Sasha DiGiulian's 23-day climb was only the fourth free ascent overall. The Platinum Wall is rated 5.13+ and features blank sections and long downclimbs. explorersweb.com/first-female-f…


Two French veterans led a team of young women climbers to Uttarakhand, where they forged a new route on a 5,200m granite spire. explorersweb.com/french-women-t…


There are 2,000 of these ancient tunnels throughout Central Europe, especially in Bavaria. No one is sure who made them or why. explorersweb.com/erdstall-tunne…


Andrei Vasiliev and his team have spent years showing you can still do new routes on 8,000'ers. On Manaslu, they also proved you can do it alpine style. explorersweb.com/manaslu-southw…


These South Seas navigators read the waves, the shift of swells, the movement of wind, and the motion of the canoe to sense distant islands. explorersweb.com/understanding-…


A comet fragment hurtling at 160,000kph left a bright green streak over Michigan, wowing and perplexing observers. It exploded over Lake Huron. explorersweb.com/green-fireball…


The best outdoor adventure links of the past seven days, from Arctic climbing to the man who moved from selling LSD to organizing Himalayan climbs. explorersweb.com/adventure-link…


Erik Heldmann and climbing partner David Deichmann attempt Europe's longest ridgeline, the Peuterey Integral, on the Mont Blanc massif. explorersweb.com/weekend-warm-u…


A vacationing Swiss couple was in the water off Kylies Beach in New South Wales filming a pod of dolphins when a three-meter bull shark attacked them. explorersweb.com/woman-killed-a…


From the 1980s to the early 2000s, winter 8,000m expeditions in Nepal were the ultimate proving ground of Himalayan climbing. Here's a brief inventory. explorersweb.com/winter-8000m-e…


High humidity and cold have formed a thin layer of hoarfrost on the granite. Many dread such conditions, but to Scottish climbers, it's part of the fun. explorersweb.com/three-new-rout…


One of the most important figures in the history of British mountaineering, Geoffrey Winthrop Young shaped the sport technically, ethically, and culturally. explorersweb.com/geoffrey-winth…


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