News from the world of exploration and adventure
Registration is now open for the Blackwater Escape and Evasion Adventure Race scheduled to take place in Moyock, North Carolina on November 7th and 8th. The Blackwater E&E will be a 24-hour adventure race in which teams of 2 will compete in the usual adventure racing disciplines of trekking, mountain biking, and paddling, with a … Read more
There is a rather lengthy, and interesting article over at The Guardian today that examines the impact of adventure travel on the environments that we visit. The story first takes a look at the growing trend of “adventure tourism” that has many travelers jetting off to distant places to visit increasingly remote locations and taking … Read more
Belgian Adventurer Louis-Philippe Loncke has announced his next expedition, a solo, unsupported traverse of the Simpson Desert in Australia. The plan is to cover approximately 800 km (497 miles) over 35 days, traveling North to South, in what could well be the longest unsupported desert trek without water points for resupply ever. To over come … Read more
The 2008 Everest season has been over for more than month at this point, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t still stuff to talk about. For instance, while I was away in Montana, Alan Arnette released the fourth part of his personal experiences on the mountain. In this final portion, Alan talks about his attempt … Read more
51-year-old climber James Nasti of Naperville, IL, collapsed, and died on the summit of Denali last Friday, according to this story from the Associated Press. Nasti was climbing the mountain, which is also known as Mt. McKinley, as part of the Alpine Ascents team, and was reportedly doing well just before his collapse. This is … Read more
Just a quick note to let everyone know that I’m home, safe and sound from Primal Quest, which was an amazing experience to say the least. The athletes were incredible of course, but the team behind the event just as much so. Everyone from the PQ management team to the volunteers who helped run the … Read more
I’m off to Primal Quest. The race gets underway first thing Monday morning and I’ll be posting updates of the race at the PQ website. You’ll also find excellent coverage oft he event at Checkpoint Zero and SleepMonsters. Regular postings should resume on or around July 4th with some post race thoughts, and the usual … Read more
Remember Bernice Ende? She’s the long rider I posted about a few times last fall when she was in the middle of an epic 5000 mile long journey through most of the Western United States on horseback. Well, it seems Bernice is back in the saddle and already off on a new adventure, with a … Read more
The latest updates at WheresKarl.com indicate that Karl Meltzer continues to train for the Appalachian Assault, still scheduled to begin in early August, but his sights are firmly set on the Western States Ultra, which is now just nine days away. The Western States is one of the toughest ultramarathons around, with runners covering 100 … Read more
Now this is a really cool adventure story brought to us once again by ExWeb. It’s the tail of Tommy Eriksson from Sweden who has spent the past five years turning a 32-foot sailboat into his own personal icebreaker with the intent of sailing to Antarctica where he will eventually don skis and make his … Read more
