News from the world of exploration and adventure
EverestNews.com is reporting that the team from Thailand attempting a Fall summit, has turned back at 8500m, and is now on their way back to Kathmandu. The team was climbing in celebration of the 80th birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, a much beloved figure in Thailand. They were climbing via the South Col route, and … Read more
The Miami Hearld, of all places, recently published a story on hiking the Lost Coast Trail in Northern California, a trek that is known to be both beautiful and remote. The article, written by Greg Johnston, who hiked the trail with two friends does a great job of not only introducing the reader to the … Read more
British legend Sir Ranulph Fiennes will be returning to Everest in the Spring to attempt to become the oldest Brit to top out on the mountain. According to this story over at MountEverest.net, Sir Ran will be once again looking to raise money for the Marie Curie Cancer Care Foundation. Dubbed the “World’s Greatest Living … Read more
This story was published in the Anchorage Daily News recently and it was sent to me by Azzfan. The gist of the article is that the writer, Craig Medred, believes that Into The Wild, both the book and the movie, fail to tellChris McCandless’ true story because they ignore the fact that he may have … Read more
Backcountry.com has plenty of great gear. We all know that. But now they also have this great t-shirt for those of us who just can’t seem to resist pulling out the credit card every time we wander by their website. It seems to sum things up quite nicely. I spotted this while browsing the Backcountry … Read more
Yesterday I made a post about a tiny video camera that you could wear while skiing/hiking/climbing/whatever to capture your m ore adventurous moments. Today, Rick over at the Hike Half Dome Blog sends word of an alternative camera that does the same thing for less. The camera is called the Digital Hero 3 from GoPro … Read more
Adventure Logue, which is part of the BootsnAll Travel Network posted a very cool article written by reader Chris Turner, who recently completed the Continental Divide Trail by mountain bike. The CDT has become one of the epic hikes in the United States, right up their with the Appalachian Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail … Read more
The Discovery Channel launched Season 2 of Everest: Beyond The Limit tonight, with the first episode entitled Dream Chasers. Early in the episode we’re introduced to the team that we’ll be following this season, withs ome familiar faces returning. First and foremost, we have Russell Brice, the expedition leader and owner of HiMex, one of … Read more
Ok, this is very cool. The New York Times has posted an excellent interactive Kilimanjaro climb to their website that is a really great way to experience what climbing Kili is all about. The interactive climb is a companion to this article written by Tom Bissell about his Kilimanjaro climb. The article is a long … Read more
Continuing the trend of “Best of” and “Top [insert number here]” lists, I’ve got a pair of really good ones today from National Geographic Adventure Magazine. First up, we have the annual list of the Top 25 New Trips for 2008. The list is decidedly for adventure travelers, and is broken down by continent, with … Read more
