In 1981, today’s most-pervasive avalanche rescue technology only existed as an emerging solution to detect tumors. RECCO arrived in the avalanche safety world thanks to one man who’d lost a friend in the alpine. And it did so quietly — the earliest receivers only produced a peep on transponders from about a meter away. They […] The post Huge Avalanche Study Shows That Swift Rescue Remains Key to Survival appeared first on Explorersweb ..read more

At the end of September, a Polish party called off their attempt on a beautiful, forgotten gem: 6,990m Sang-E-Marmar, located in Pakistan’s Batura Muztagh. Over two weeks, Damian Bielecki, Marco Schwidergall, and Lukasz Muller tried to make the second ascent of this marble peak via a new line in alpine-style. ”To get at it the […] The post Sang-E-Marmar: A Recent Attempt on a Forgotten Gem appeared first on Explorersweb ..read more

Adam Bielecki of Poland and Louis Rousseau of Canada are making the most out of their trip to the Hunza Valley in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region. While acclimatizing for their unidentified main goal, they completed two first ascents up unnamed peaks. The two climbers set an advanced base camp at 5,000m in an isolated valley. Here, […] The post Bielecki and Rousseau Bag Two Pakistan First Ascents appeared first on Explorersweb ..read more

Some Inuit men were on a fall caribou hunt south of Igloolik, on Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic, when a young polar bear ripped open the door of their Arctic Oven-style tent as they slept. “One of the scariest [experiences of] my life!” said one of the men, Joe Uttak of Igloolik in a […] The post Sleeping Men Have Terrifying Close Call With Polar Bear appeared first on Explorersweb ..read more

One year after their impressive first ascent of Ghamubar Zom V, Yudai Suzuki, Kei Narita, and Yuu Nishida of Japan returned to Pakistan’s Hindu Raj and made another first ascent: this time, of the West Face of 6,523m Thui 2. Thui 2 had been climbed only once, and that was 46 years ago from a […] The post Japanese Bag Another First Ascent in the Hindu Raj appeared first on Explorersweb ..read more

Two Russian cosmonauts have returned to Earth after spending a record-breaking 374 days on the International Space Station. Even more impressively, one of them — 60-year-old Oleg Kononenko — is now the person with the most-ever time in space. Kononenko has spent a staggering 1,111 days in orbit over five missions, beginning in 2008. Gennady […] The post Russian Cosmonaut Spends Record-Breaking 1,111 Days in Space appeared first on Explorersweb ..read more

Both the weather and the local protests have now cleared, and helicopters are again carrying climbers to and from Manaslu Base Camp. Recently, villagers barred all flying to Samagaon to protest how climbers could enjoy the benefits of helicopters, but they could not, even in medical emergencies. The area around Manaslu is a restricted zone due to […] The post Helicopters Fly Again On Manaslu, As Villagers’ Protests Resolved appeared first on Explorersweb ..read more

A major snowstorm that lasted at least four days has dumped one to two meters of fresh snow on the Himalaya. The tonnage of powder may have damaged higher camps and buried ropes on the 8,000m peaks. Most of all, it has seriously increased the risk of avalanches on both the Nepali and Tibetan sides. […] The post Avalanche Risk High on 8,000m Peaks After Heavy Snowfall appeared first on Explorersweb ..read more

Heavy rains hit Nepal between Thursday and Saturday, causing havoc in several areas of the country, particularly around Kathmandu, where the Bagmati River has breached its banks. The Home Ministry stated that 192 people are confirmed dead. An additional 30 are missing and 4,500 have needed rescue. Landslides and flooded rivers have blocked several major […] The post Nepal Floods Leave Nearly 200 Dead appeared first on Explorersweb ..read more

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix by exploring social media and the web. Here are some of the best adventure links we’ve discovered this week. World Nomad Games: In September, the fifth World Nomad Games kicked off in Kazakhstan. It features traditional sports practiced across Central Asia, including kokpar (rugby on horseback), […] The post Adventure Links of the Week appeared first on Explorersweb ..read more