News from the world of exploration and adventure
Has anyone tried this thing out yet? It’s called the Grilliput and I came across it while reading Gadling earlier. Essentially, it’s a tiny, fold away grill for camping and hiking. When you’re ready to use it, you simply set it up over your fire and through some food on it. It looks like an … Read more
Throughout this past week I’ve closely followed ExWeb’s efforts to determine who first free climbed the Second Step on Everest’s North Side after the Altitude Everest Team laid claim to that honor last week. ExWeb has been following up on the subject all week contacting such climbing historians as Miss Elizabeth Hawley and Jochen Hemmleb … Read more
We all know Dean Karnazeas, long distance runner, business owner, and author of Ultramarathon Man. He also seems to never meet a marketing gimmick he doesn’t like. For example, check out his latest stunt which has him running on a treadmill, suspended above Times Square in New York City, in an attempt to beat the … Read more
Remember Karl Busby and his Goliath Expedition? I’ve mentioned it a few times in the past, but just as a reminder, Karl is the guy who is attempting to walk around the World. Karl started in South America, back in 1998, at Ushuaia, Argentina, and made his way North, reaching Alaska last year. One of … Read more
Last week we all read the updates and watched the progress of the Altitude Everest Team which was the last team on the mountain, and were looking to summit following a free climb of the Second Step. By weeks end the team had accomplished their goal, and reached the top of Everest. At the time, … Read more
Outside Online has more information about the Altitude Everest Team which summitted yesterday in their attempt to recreate the 1924 George Mallory/Sandy Irvine climb. As was mentioned in our comments on yesterday’s article, the team completed the climb using modern gear as opposed to the vintage gear they had intended to top out in. Apparently … Read more
The Outdoor News Wire pointed the way to this article about Australian Mark Scholinz who is in the process of hiking the entire length of the Great Wall of China. That’s over 3000km for those who need the big stats. Mark is making the trek not only as a personal challenge to himself, but also … Read more
Another brief update from MountEverest.net today on Conrad Anker’s Altitude Everest Team. They reached C4 at 8300m and took the opportunity to rest up in preparation for the summit bid. As I write this, they are likely to already be on their way up, as they were setting off between 2 and 3 AM local … Read more
I first saw this while reading the Yak Blog over at Check Point Zero. It seems that Team Nike, the top ranked adventure racing team in the World, could lose another one of their stellar athletes. The Summit Daily News has posted an interview with Monique Merrill in which she hints at an impending retirement. … Read more
Check out this cool new tent from Nemo. It’s called the Morpho AR and it stands out from the pack of other tents because it requires no poles. That’s right no aluminum poles! Instead, it uses what they call inflatable “air beams” to hold the tent’s shape. Morpho claims that these air beams are twice … Read more
