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The Outdoor Journal’s Biggest Stories of 2018.

The Outdoor Journal’s Biggest Stories of 2018.

From harassment within the climbing industry to deaths and environmental degradation in India. Furthering conversation on deep-rooted problems within the wider outdoor community, to Outdoor Moms, and explaining an unexplained tragedy.

Update: Nine Climbers Die at Gurja Base Camp. What Really Happened? The Experts' Opinion

Update: Nine Climbers Die at Gurja Base Camp. What Really Happened? The Experts' Opinion

Many media outlets from around the world have offered explanations. But there has been confusion, and a serious lack of understanding on what happened to the nine climbers on Friday morning.

9 Climbers Die at Gurja Base Camp: What We Know So Far

9 Climbers Die at Gurja Base Camp: What We Know So Far

Even if many questions remain unanswered, a tragedy that seemed bizarre at first has slowly come to reveal itself, as a five member South Korean expedition and four Nepali guides die during a violent snowstorm.