News from the world of exploration and adventure
Earlier today I posted a story from Velonews who were reporting that Lance Armstrong was preparing to come out of retirement and ride for Team Astana next year in five races, including the Tour de France. When I posted the story, I said to take it with a large grain of salt, and now it … Read more
Wow! How is this for a big story? Velonews is reporting that sources close to Lance Armstrong are saying that he is coming out of retirement to competing on the professional circuit again next year. The story indicates that Lance will be riding for the Astana Team and will race in five road races. Those … Read more
The GoBlog tipped me off to this new website earlier today, and it looks like it’s set to be a great resource. It’s called MntnLife.com and it’s working toward becoming the online resource for trail information for a variety of sports. Launched by the good folks over at Eastern Mountain Sports, MntnLife is designed to … Read more
Another cool article from Forbes Traveler today, this time with with travel writers sharing their Best Adventures Ever. Amongst the writers sharing their all time top favorite trips are Berne Broudy, who lists kayaking the Mongolia’s Zavkhan Province as her top adventure, and Kate Siber, who counts backcountry skiing the Wapta Traverse in Alberta, Canada … Read more
A few days back I reported that the Karakorum season was grinding to a halt, following the last teams leaving K2 and weather putting a halt to any assaults on Nanga Parbet. But as famed college football announcer Lee Corso would say, “not so fast my friend!” According to today’s update from ExWeb, a team … Read more
A month after the unfortunate events that took place on K2, and we’re still trying to sort through what exactly happened up there. Today, National Geographic Adventure asks that very question, with an excellent post in their Adventure Blog. Author David Roberts looks at comparisons between K2 and the events that went down on Everest … Read more
With August now behind us, the Karakorum climbing season is pretty much over, and the attention will once again turn to the Himalaya, and the Fall season there. To that end, we have a few late season updates from Pakistan, and a look ahead towards climbers returning to Tibet at last. First up, Everest News … Read more
A hand picked team of South African adventure racers have joined forces and have begun training for the second annual Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge scheduled to take place December 12th – 17th. Back in June, Lisa de Speville, owner, editor, and Queen of Adventure over at AR.co.za, South Africa’s premiere adventure racing website, announced that … Read more
It’s been awhile since I posted an update on Roz Savage, the adventurous woman attempting to become the first to paddle, solo and unsupported, across the Pacific Ocean. Currently, she’s 95 days into the first stage of her trip, and according to the latest update on her website, she has now passed the line of … Read more
More bad news from the world of mountaineering today, as The Alpinist is reporting that Slovenia Climber Pavle Kozjek is missing on Muztagh Tower in a remote region of the Karakorum in Pakistan. Kozjek went to the Tower, along with Dejan Miskovic and Gregor Kresal, to attempt a new route on it’s unclimbed North Face. … Read more
