Lou Bodenhemier

1 week 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.

1 week 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?

1 week 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.

1 week 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).

1 week 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.