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Lonnie Dupre, an arctic explorer from Minnesota, is heading North. At the beginning of January he will embark on a 19-day expedition to try to complete the first-ever solo winter ascent of Begguya (Mt. Hunter), Alaska.
Dupre’s camp at 16,300 feet on the the West Buttress, Denali, Alaska, in January 2015, when he made...
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The video of the ascent of the stunning ridge up Choktoi Ri 6166m in Pakistan’s Karakorum, first climbed in summer 2018 by Fabian Buhl and Alexander Huber. The 2200m route is called The Big Easy.
In summer 2018 Fabian Buhl and Alexander Huber travelled to the Choktoi valley in the Karakorum to climb Choktoi Ri, the 6166m...
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The film Zabardast directed by Jérôme Tanon that documents a trip into the heart of the Karakorum to explore the potential for freeride skiing in Pakistan. The highlight was the ski descent of 5880m high Biacherahi. With Thomas Delfino, Léo Taillefer, Zak Mills, Yannick Graziani and Hélias Millerioux.
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Colin O’Brady has earned himself another world record by becoming the first person to complete a solo, unaided trip across Antarctica.
The 33-year-old American athlete and explorer began his journey almost two months ago and finally finished the 932-mile trek on Wednesday. He started to cross the final 77.54 miles early ...
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This article first appeared on Explorersweb.com. The original can be read here.
Tom Ballard has begun his ascent of Nanga Parbat’s Diamir Face. The British alpinist has teamed with veteran Italian Daniele Nardi to tackle this ninth tallest mountain in the world (8,126 m). They arrived at Base Camp during the final days ...
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Think you’re too old to learn new tricks?! How about this amazing 99-year old grandma who just did her first indoor climb…
For Tim Dobson, watching his grandma tie in and start her first ever climb was probably not the calmest moment of his life. Especially 3 days after Christmas, when the common feeling is often one of ...
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This article first appeared on Explorersweb.com. The original can be read here.
Alex Txikon’s and Vassily Pivtsov’s teams have joined forces, thereby strengthening their chances of solving the so-called final problem of the winter 8000’ers: the first ascent of K2 at this time of year. They have agreed to share resources ...
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Simone Moro, the winter maestro from Italy, has returned to the world’s eighth highest mountain to attempt to climb the 8,163-metre peak in the winter season.
Simone, who made a failed winter attempt on Mt Manaslu in February 2015, will attempt to climb the mountain this season without using supplemental oxygen. “Simone ...
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Directed by Stéven Le Hyaric / Alexandra Vives Starring : Stéven Le Hyaric, Ngawang Dawa Sherpa, Pehuen Grotti Images : Pehuen Grotti / Stéven Le Hyaric
Photo credit: Pehuen Grotti
The Great Himalaya Trail and its 90,000 meters of positive altitude difference: "I wanted to cross Nepal by one of its highest a...
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The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday rescued a lost climber off Mount Hood.
The climber, a 68-year-old man, left for a climb this morning and got caught in whiteout conditions and started to panic, a sheriff’s office spokesperson says.
Rescue crews load up into snowcat at Timberline Lodge - Clackamas C...
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