News from the world of exploration and adventure
The 19th stage of the 2008 Tour de France once again went off as predicted, and there were no changes at the top of the General Classification. The 165.5 km (103 mile) course from Roanne to Montluçon was won by Sylvain Chavanel of France, with countryman Jeremy Roy coming right behind, but Carlos Sastre of … Read more
The Wall Street Journal has posted a nice article on Primal Quest Montana today that includes some great video and phtos from the race. Check it out here. The article focuses on Team Active Racing who hast he unique distinction of being a mother-daughter team. Kathy Roche-Wallace is the captain of the team, and her … Read more
Forbes Traveler has another nice piece today on Ten Astonishing Landscapes, which celebrates some of the most amazing scenery you can find anywhere on the planet. When putting their list together, then not only went for the breathtaking, they also were looking for the unique and truly different, eschewing the typical choices for mountains and … Read more
Excellent news from ExWeb today on Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer, the two climbers who were stranded high on the mountain following the death of their partner, Karl Unterkircher, who fell down a crevasse last week. Today, it’s being reported that the pair were able to descend, by way of skis, to 5700m, where they … Read more
Explorer Jon Bowermaster, who recently kayaked Antarctica to record the impact of global climate change, is back on the water again, but this time in warmer climes. Jon and his team are now off to Africa where they’ll be paddling the North-West coast of that continent, where for two weeks they’ll be exploring small islands, … Read more
Forbes Traveler has posted another fun article today taking a look at the Top Ten Most Beautiful Skydives in the World. Making the list are Mt. Everest/Nepal which kind of speaks for itself. I can only imagine skydiving over the Himalaya, and the sites you’d see from 8000 feet up. Lido Lakes, Indonesia gets a … Read more
Backpacker Magazine has posted a cool series of articles online about Hiking in the Digital Age which take a good look at all the technological tools that are at our disposal when planning and preparing for a hike these days. Their stages for preparing and going on a hike included Planning, in which you can … Read more
The Shared Summits Team, who were on K2 last year and had their climb documented by NBC’s Jeep World of Adventure Sports, is back in the Karaorum again this year, climbing on Nanga Parbat. The team is blogging about the experience here with several dispatches from the mountain already, and a nice online photo gallery … Read more
Sad news in the latest Karakorum update from ExWeb today, where it is being reported that Italian climber Karl Unterkircher has died on Nanga Parbat after falling into a crevasse. Karl was reportedly climbing with Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer and attempting to open a new route on the Rakhiot face. According to the story, … Read more
Just wanted to give everyone a heads up on another cool outdoor related website. Checkout HardCoreOutdoor.com for some good reviews, news, and information about the outdoors and outdoor gear. Regular readers of the site know that I love my gear, so I was happy to find another site offering up comprehensive reviews on new stuff. … Read more
