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4 days ago | 
explorersweb.com | Lou Bodenhemier
The young woman fell down a cliff in the fog on Saturday. Drone footage shows that she is alive and conscious, but bad weather has impeded her rescue.
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2 months ago | 
explorersweb.com | Angela Benavides |Lou Bodenhemier
A small group of climbers and Sherpas has left Base Camp on Annapurna, hoping to use a short weather window to summit this weekend. Brazilians Moeses Fiamoncini and Renata Fialho have confirmed the push. In a post yesterday, they mentioned that the group includes some Ukrainian climbers and Sherpas. According to previous reports, Laszlo Csomor and Csaba Varga of Hungary were also ready, so they should be in that group.
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2 months ago | 
explorersweb.com | Rebecca McPhee |Lou Bodenhemier |Angela Benavides
Forget the latest Netflix and Amazon Prime offerings — right now, one of the hottest shows on the planet is a 24/7 live-stream of moose slowly migrating through the Swedish wilderness. Dubbed The Great Moose Migration, this unlikely sensation is exactly what it sounds like. Hours of footage show moose slowly plodding through forests and wading across rivers. Viewers can’t get enough. Broadcast by SVT (Sweden’s public broadcaster), the event was first live-streamed in 2019.
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2 months ago | 
explorersweb.com | Angela Benavides |Lou Bodenhemier
As Nepal celebrates its new year, which corresponds to 2082 in their local calendar, teams are flocking to Everest in what could be the most crowded year yet. Lukla airport reports heavy traffic as both trekkers and climbers head for the upper Khumbu Valley. The Everest season has a strong feeling of deja vu, with bigger teams than ever, fewer self-supported climbers than ever, and some familiar record-breakers. 500 climbers?
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2 months ago | 
explorersweb.com | Rebecca McPhee |Lou Bodenhemier |Angela Benavides
Finnish duo Peyman, 42, and Sailor, 36, have decided to take a multi-disciplinary challenge to the extreme. Their “5athlon” expedition from Norway to South Africa has six stages and five different disciplines: skiing, running, cycling, swimming, and sailing. The project will take around two and a half years. And no, they don’t use last names anywhere, identifying themselves simply as Peyman and Sailor or by their combined social media handle, Nomad’s Trails. They began on Jan.
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2 months ago | 
explorersweb.com | Angela Benavides |Lou Bodenhemier
Once again, the North Face of the Eiger has thwarted Thomas Huber, Stefan Siegrist, and Jonas Schild. The trio was attempting a new route that they had been working on for the last few years. “We wanted to dedicate a memorial route to our deceased mountaineering friends. Maybe that’s why it’s such a headache?” Siegrist wrote. Remembering lost friendsThe German trio wishes to complete a project Huber and Siegrist began in 2019 (originally with Huber’s brother, Alex).
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2 months ago | 
explorersweb.com | Angela Benavides |Lou Bodenhemier
Last week, the Sherpa team known as the Icefall Doctors completed the route through Everest’s hazardous Khumbu Icefall. They dealt with remarkably tough conditions because the ice was badly broken after a dry winter. But this year, cargo drones supported their work, helping minimize risk on the most dangerous section of the mountain. We spoke with Raj Bikram Maharjan, CEO of the Nepal-based company in charge of operating the drones.
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2 months ago | 
explorersweb.com | Lou Bodenhemier |Angela Benavides
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency funds scientific and technological development across the United States and its territories. It also funds research and maintains facilities in Antarctica. Well, it did do that, anyway. The Trump administration’s cuts have slowed operations in Antarctica to a crawl. Scientists warn that climate research conducted there is vitally urgent. Despite this, the NSF is preparing for an operational retreat from Antarctica.
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2 months ago | 
explorersweb.com | Kris Annapurna |Lou Bodenhemier |Angela Benavides
Today, Slovenian alpinist Nejc Zaplotnik would have turned 73. Widely regarded as one of the most influential climbers of his generation, he left an indelible mark on mountaineering through his bold ascents, philosophical writings, and tragic early death. Zaplotnik’s resumé includes over 350 ascents across Europe, Africa, and North America.
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2 months ago | 
explorersweb.com | Reynier Squillace |Lou Bodenhemier |Angela Benavides
Everything that falls into a black hole falls in at the same time. Perhaps in the distant past, some unfortunate alien astronaut was sent past the event horizon to explore what lies beyond. From our perspective, he is still falling across the threshold. He has been since he first fell in, back before his civilization crumbled, before his home planet tumbled into its sun, and that sun collapsed into a white dwarf. From his perspective, he only just crossed it. What will he find on the other side?
