Himalaya 2009 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up /13/ – Week in Review.

They won an ExWeb award for their great 2006 Himalayan Trilogy; last week “The Peters’” Himalayan saga was tragically ended when Piotr Morawski perished in a crevasse on Dhaulagiri. In other news: the first climbing permits have reportedly been granted for Everest north side, Annapurna normal route sports a dangerous serac; and a big avalanche [...]

Himalaya 2009 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up /11/ – Week in Review.

Posted on March 30, 2009 Only to reach the foot of their mountains; international climbers are dodging strikes and unrest in several areas of Nepal. Some, facing house-odds worse than a Monte Carlo casino, are still gambling on China’s whimsical politics. While waiting for the actual climbs to kick off; last week ExWeb ran a [...]

Himalaya 2009 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up /10/ – Week in Review.

Posted on March 23, 2009 The adventure spring season is full throttle around the world. Last week was packed at ExWeb with interviews, announcements of amazing new routes in Himalaya, along with the usual politics on Everest north side. Enroute to the North Pole; the two polar expeditions have been going well; except for a [...]

Himalaya 2008 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up /21/ – 2008 Year in Review Special: Everest, Tibet and China.

Posted on December 30, 2008 ExplorersWeb 2008 Year in Review Special: Everest, Tibet and China. Influence of politics was so massive on mountaineering this year we had to lift Everest out of the regular Year in Review. Yet the events were so remarkable they should not fall into oblivion. Here thus an ExWeb 2008 YIR [...]

Himalaya 2008 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up /20/ – Week in Review. Special edition – ExplorersWeb Year in Review.

Posted on December 29, 2008 In August 1999, MountEverest.net was reconstructed from an expedition website to a mountaineering news source. The guide was added and daily stories – mainly from the 8000ers – went up. Following founders’ and friends’ expeditions, other adventure websites were added in fast pace: ThePoles, TheOceans, K2Climb, AdventureStats, BaseCampMD, AdventureWeather, HumanEdgeTech [...]