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TOP STORY Updated: 04:52 pm CST Jan 06, 2009

Newsflash: Plane crash at Antarctica; no fatalities

(ThePoles.com) Artur Chilingarov, the Russian president's special representative for international cooperation in the Arctic and Antarctic, told media that a plane carrying spare parts for the vehicles of a British expedition crashed yesterday.

The crew of three and a Russian polar explorer are alive, and have been evacuated on a second plane, Chilingarov told RIA Novosti...
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MOUNTEVEREST.NET

Himalaya wrap-up: Videos from Broad Peak's C2, Simone and Denis in Namche, ladies on Kwande LhoJan 5, 2009
(MountEverest.net/K2Climb.com) Shivering Times Square reporters should check out Artur Hajzer’s and Don Bowie’s videos, shot on New Year’s Eve in Broad Peak’s C2.

Simone and Denis are cozier (for ...

ExplorersWeb Year in ReviewJan 4, 2009

Himalaya wrap-up: New Year’s Eve in Broad Peak's C2, Simone and Denis headed for Khumbu Jan 2, 2009

K2 CLIMB.NET

Himalaya wrap-up: New Year’s Eve in Broad Peak's C2, Simone and Denis headed for Khumbu Jan 2, 2009
(MountEverest.net/K2Climb.net) Artur, Robert and Don had a very cold New Year's Eve - in Broad Peak's C2. Meanwhile, Simone Moro and Denis Urubko, already in Nepal, should be ...

Best of ExplorersWeb 2008 Awards: The 14th knight - Ivan VallejoDec 25, 2008

Karakoram 2008 season's end report by ACP's Tariq SiddiqiDec 18, 2008

PYTHOM.COM - SPACE

Best of ExplorersWeb 2008 Awards: Wintering the Big White - Tara's 2007-2008 Arctic VoyageDec 24, 2008
In 1893 Fridtjof Nansen sailed to the Arctic. The plan was for Fram to freeze and drift through th...

Don Pettit, "once normal breathing resumes, we will have this warm sensation inside that we are home"Nov 28, 2008

ExWeb special report: Godspeed Endeavour!Nov 21, 2008

ADVENTURE STATS.COM

Himalayan/Polar and more statistics

BASECAMP MD.COM

Follow updates from Everest BaseCampMD

THE POLES.COM

A unique rock from space; and DCXP Ellsworth climbs endJan 6, 2009
(The Poles.com) The ANSMET meteorite hunters found a unique rock, which gave them fun to puzzle over its origin.

Duncan Chessell reflected on peaks never climbed before, an un-named peak and 2 glaci...

Antarctic wrap-up: Cancer survivor Tom Davenport at the Pole; and “so white” white-outsJan 5, 2009

ExWeb interview on The Ice with the 2008 Kids of Amundsen: “…thorough preparations and focus on details…”Jan 1, 2009

THE OCEANS.NET

Best of ExplorersWeb 2008 Awards: Against the wind, Tomek and WacekDec 29, 2008
"The tattoo is the official ending of this story.
Truly I was not sailing alone,
all of you were my virtual crew.
Thank you for being wi...

Best of ExplorersWeb 2008 Awards: The longest row, Erden Eruc Dec 28, 2008

Somalia update - Chinese warships join piracy battleDec 18, 2008

HUMAN EDGE TECH.COM