News from the world of exploration and adventure
Both ExWeb and Everest News posted stories on Fredrik Ericsson this week, highlighting the Swedish skiers plans to become the first person to ski down the three highest mountains in the world – Everest, K2, and Kangchenjunga. Ericsson, along with Italian Michele Fait, will head to K2 this June, with the Karakorum peak expected to … Read more
The man who never stays home (at least not for long), Jon Bowermaster is off once again, this time to the Maldives, where he is investigating the impact of rising sea levels on the tiny island nation which consists of more than 1200 islands spread out across the Indian Ocean south-west of India itself. Yesterday … Read more
Don Bowie has posted a good update to his blog today giving us all the details on his struggles to get off Broad Peak, and back to civilization following an attempt on Broad Peak in the winter. Regular readers will remember that Don, and a team of excellent climbers, set out to the Karakorum back … Read more
Lance Mackey has won the 2009 Iditarod, arriving in Nome this afternoon, and claiming his third straight victory in “The Last Great Race”. Behind Mackey, the race is on for second and third place. Both Sebastian Schnuelle and John Baker are through the White Mountain checkpoint and are on their way to Safety, the last … Read more
There is a very good post over at Stewart’s Climbing Blog that lays out the costs of climbing the Seven Summits. The article is a bit of an eye opener for those who would love to pursue this goal, but aren’t sure what it all entails nor how much it would hit them in the … Read more
Yesterday I made the bold prediction that Lance Mackey would cruise to his third consecutive Iditarod title, and that Jeff King would over take Sebastian Schnuelle to move into third place on the way to Nome. I even thought there would be an outside shot that I’d be able to announce the winner of the … Read more
Not to be outdone by Adventure’s interview with Ed Viesturs, Outside Online has responded with an interview of their own, and it’s with Viestur’s teammate on the upcoming Everest expedition, Melissa Arnot. Melissa may not be a household name (yet!) like some of the legends she’ll be climbing with, but she has her own goals … Read more
It seems like just about everything that can be done with our outdoor gear, has been done with our outdoor gear. We now have stuff that is lighter, stronger, and more durable than ever before. Heck, it’s all designed to go easy on the environment too! Thankfully, some people are still coming up with some … Read more
The 2009 Iditarod continues to be a very competitive race, with a large group fairly close to one another out on the trail. The bulk of the leaders are now in, and out, of Takotna, and making their way to Ophir, where three mushers have already arrived. As of this writing, the official leaderboard has … Read more
Wednesday brings us another new episode of The Rest of Everest, as we continue our adventure on Annapurna IV, a 24,688 foot peak that was the target of climbers Ben Clark, Josh Butson, and Tim Clarke last year. In Episode 102: Sweet Dreams, we start things off with the boys sharing some of the very … Read more
