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It wasn't a surprise to hear that stand-up paddleboarder Antonio de la Rosa's attempt to solo 3,000km of the Northwest Passage ended messily. explorersweb.com/northwest-pass…

Contrary to early reports, the avalanche on Broad Peak did not stop all climbing on 8,000m peaks in Pakistan. On Saturday, a team summited Gasherbrum I. explorersweb.com/summits-contin…

Nirmal Purja's body and three other victims were moved from the avalanche site but they remain in a risky and difficult location at around 5,000m. explorersweb.com/purjas-body-fo…

The best outdoor links of the past seven days, from living with grizzly bears to the remarkable volunteer group, Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage. explorersweb.com/adventure-link…

EliteExped has confirmed the death of renowned climber Nirmal Purja, 43, and his guide Nima Sherpa in the avalanche that struck Broad Peak on July 30. explorersweb.com/eliteexped-con…

Rescuers have now reached most of the 10 victims of Thursday's avalanche on Broad Peak. All are now feared dead. explorersweb.com/hope-fading-fo…

Six hours after our last update about the avalanche on Broad Peak that has left 10 climbers missing, a few follow-up details have been released. The frantic search for bodies and possible survivors has continued, both on foot and from helicopters, througho explorersweb.com/broad-peak-sea…

Two bodies have been identified. Meanwhile, outfitter Karakorum Expeditions reports movement on one of its climbers' trackers, raising hope of survival. explorersweb.com/broad-peak-ava…

An avalanche has swept the upper side of Broad Peak just as a big group was going to the summit. Among the missing is famed Nepalese climber Nims Purja. explorersweb.com/breaking-avala…

Two skiers have made the first repetition in 45 years of the Southwest Face of Peru's Artesonraju -- the famous peak in the Paramount logo. explorersweb.com/after-45-years…

A day after Antonio de la Rosa enjoyed a warm day, calm water, and an easy 34km -- he confronted the Arctic's darker side, with almost fatal results. explorersweb.com/northwest-pass…

The first K2 teams are now expected to reach the top on Saturday, August 1. And unrelenting bad weather and an avalanche has ended a Masherbrum climb. explorersweb.com/bad-weather-de…

The slide injured three Spanish climbers and one Pakistani. One man was hit in the head and is reportedly in critical condition. explorersweb.com/massive-rockfa…

This summer, Freya Hoffmeister's attempt to circumnavigate North America by kayak has taken her to the Labrador coast in northeastern Canada. explorersweb.com/freya-hoffmeis…

John Dunn and partner spent a month skiing and trekking on little-visited Victoria Island. They chose the brief window between cold weather and the bugs. explorersweb.com/veteran-arctic…

To clarify whether the Pakistani team's 'new' route on Broad Peak was the same as the one Carlos Carsolio soloed in 1994, we asked the climbers directly. explorersweb.com/broad-peak-var…

In 2009, a talented young woman named Cristina Castagna attempted Broad Peak during a bleak mountaineering season in Pakistan. explorersweb.com/flashback-a-fa…

An optimistic forecast has launched a summit push on K2, led by Mingma G of Imagine Nepal. Broad Peak and Gasherbrum climbers are also moving up. explorersweb.com/surprise-summi…

It's a busy time for rowers, with action taking place on almost all of the world's oceans. Here's our monthly update. explorersweb.com/ocean-rowing-r…

A storm caught a group of seven climbers from Bosnia as they descended from the summit of 5,642m Mt. Elbrus in Russia. Five of them have died. The group summited Elbrus, Europe's highest peak and one of the Seven Summits, on the morning of Friday, July 24, explorersweb.com/five-climbers-…