News from the world of exploration and adventure
The Hardwear Sessions Blog keeps providing good material today, this time in the form of a report on Mountain Hardwear sponsored athlete David Horton who is his attempting to run the entire length of the Continental Divide Trail. Updates on his run will be posted to Clark Zealand’s Eco-X website on a regular basis, including … Read more
The Everest season has officially wound down, and as the monsoon approaches, the focus switches away from the Himalaya for a few months, and onto the Karakorum, where ExWeb is reporting that teams are already starting to arrive on K2. In fact, K2Climb.net has updated their expedition list to reflect the climbers that will be … Read more
I came across this story while reading the National Parks Traveler Blog earlier. It seems that a man climbing solo on Denali had to be rescued by Rangers after he plunged more than 2000 feet down the side of the mountain. The 44 year-old man has been identified as Claude Ratté of Montreal, Canada. He … Read more
Here’s a very interesting story from CNN that’s been making the rounds today. It seems that even in the 21st Century not every corner of the globe has been reached. In a very remote region of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, researches have spotted a tribe of jungle dwellers who they claim have not had … Read more
Both The Sun and The Mirror are reporting that Celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsay is planning on climbing Everest next year. Best known in the U.S. as the host of Fox’s Hell’s Kitchen, back in his native U.K., Ramsay is an even bigger celebrity. He owns several restaurants there and appears on television even more frequently. … Read more
Now that the mass rush for the summit is about over, and teams are turning their sites on home, we’ve begun to hear some stories about what it’s been like on Everest this year, and what teams encountered on their climbs. For instance, the Peak Freaks, who have been very diligent in updating their dispatches … Read more
Regular reader Carl send me a link to this story from CNN that has details on Min Bahadur Sherchan, the 76 year old Sherpa who reached the summit of Everest yesterday, setting a new record in the process for the oldest person to ever do so. He is said to be in good health and … Read more
A month or so back I posted about the Return To The Outdoors initiative that Timex Expedition and The Conservation Alliance were sponsoring. The idea is to get us all to “return to the outdoors” and reconnect with nature and outside activities. When the site launched they hosted a couple of cool videos, one from … Read more
It’s been widely reported on ExWeb, The Adventurist, and even the AP, that climbing legend Apa Sherpa has reached the summit of Everest once again, making it the 18th time he has stood on top of the world’s highest peak. Apa reached the summit at 5:45 AM local time this morning. Apa continues to amaze. … Read more
It’s been tough waiting for updates on what is happening on Annapurna as Iñaki sits in Camp 4 waiting for help to arrive. Finally we have an update today, courtesy of Everest News who is reporting that Ueli Steck, and presumably Simon Anthamatten, have reached Camp 4 and are with Iñaki now. The new broke … Read more
