News from the world of exploration and adventure
It’s been a cold, rainy couple of days at the Adventure Racing World Championship with teams battling the course, the weather, and each other. Yesterday was highlighted by a swimming/paddling section in which two team members swam across Loch Ness, while the other two padled on sit-on-top kayaks. To my knowledge, there were no monster … Read more
Wetdawg.com is reporting that a 15 year-old British boy has kayaked the length of the Grand Canyon. Dan Murpy, the young man in question, paddled in average of 20 miles a day and camped along the shores of the Colorado River at night, as part of a 20 person team who spent 15 days on … Read more
Things on Everest have finally calmed down, although we’re not quite done with the summit attempts just yet. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t other things to report, as there is still plenty of action on other Himalayan peaks. MountEverest.net has posted another update from Everest which indicates that most teams have now left the … Read more
I’ve posted on the book An Eye At The Top Of The World several times before, but I’ve finaly had a chance to sit down with the book, read it and organize my thoughts. For those who haven’t heard of the book before, it chronicles the tale of a secret CIA program organzied in the … Read more
As I mentioned earlier in the week, the Adventure Racing World Championship is getting underway tomorrow in Lochaber, Scottland. The teams have arrived and have gone through gear check and skills orientation, so now we’re waiting for the race to get underway. The course hasn’t been revealed on the website at this time, but we … Read more
I posted my own little rant on the ethics of climbing on Everest a few days back, and it seems that Jake Norton over at the MountWorld Blog also has a few thoughts on the subject. Jake is climber and has been a guide on Everest on more than one occasion, so he is able … Read more
I haven’t posted an update on the North Pole teams in awhile, but we’ve got a good update today from ThePoles.com where they are reporting that Alain and Dixie are steaming towards the finish line. You’ll recall that these two started off in Sibera, and have traversed over the Pole to reach Greeland. They are … Read more
The great weather that teams have experienced on Everest for the past week or so seems like it’s nearing an end. Alan Arnette is reporting that winds have already begun to pick up on the North Side, and that teams have already aborted their summit bids and are turning back due to high winds. In … Read more
MountEverest.net has all the latest news from the mountain where there weather remains very good, and summits continue today. The Alpine Ascents Team reached the summit this morning and according to their website all the members are down safely. The SummitClimb Team put five climbers on top as well, as did the French Jomolangma team. … Read more
Have you ever wondered how people actually can get away to climb Everest? Forget about the $20,000+ (bare minimum) that you would need to make the climb for the moment, and just think about the two and half months you would need off work to give it a go. Well, if you’ve got the money, … Read more
