An introduction to ExplorersWeb, the adventurers’ website on a new journey

I first heard about ExplorersWeb during my first 8,000m peak expedition to Pakistan in 2009. It didn’t occur to me that the media might be reporting on my movements, but that was essentially what was happening.

I and about 50 other people were climbing Gasherbrum II, and a few of them were live-blogging their expedition dispatches. Reporters from ExplorersWeb were reading the dispatches and posting news about our expeditions on their website.

I try to avoid internet connections when I’m holid...