News from the world of exploration and adventure
Polar Explorers Børge Ousland and Thomas Ulrich are up to their old tricks, launching a very ambitious expedition today. According to ThePoles.com the boys have teamed up once more for another epic journey that won’t end at the North Pole, but will just begin. Both men were guding teams to the North Pole at late … Read more
MountEverest.net has posted a report that Sir Edmund Hillary has been hospitalized in New Zealand after falling in a recent visit to Nepal. The 87 year old climbing legend, the first man to summit Everest (along with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay) if you’re tuning in for the first time, was meeting with the SuperSherpas and Miss … Read more
Backpacker Magazine has a reputation of throughly “field testing” their gear before they make recommendations on it’s quality. Any gear that makes their “Gear of the Year” list usally comes highly recommended and ends up being duralbe, functional, and well worth the money. GoBlog has published the complete list of winners of this years Editor’s … Read more
This news is a week old now, but sue me, I’ve been busy. 😉 Martin Strel has completed his 5,265km swim down the length of the Amazon River according to the Globe and Mail. I first reported on his attempt a few months back, and now he’s done it. The swim began in Peru and … Read more
ExWeb has posted updates on both Everest itself and the Himalaya in general today as the climbing season continues. Over on Everest, it seems that the Khumbu Icefall continues to be a source of irritation with traffic jams reported in the area, which is the most deadly section of the mountain. At least on the … Read more
Remember Mike Curiak? He was the guy that was going to peddle the entire length of the Iditarod Trail, all 1100 miles of it, unsupported, with just his bike and a specially designed trailer to carry his gear. He was first interviewed by The Gear Junkie who has tracked him down for a follow-up report. … Read more
I haven’t seen a good article on Canyoneering in awhile, but The Backcountry Blog more than makes up for it today with this cool article on technical canyonneering in Utah. Like the article says, most people think of canyonneering as rappelling down a canyon wall, then hiking along the floor, but some canyons require a … Read more
ThePoles.com has a fresh Polar Update for us today as we head into the weekend. The first, big news, is that Conrad and Hilary Dickinson have successfully completed their Lake Baikal Expedition resulting in them becoming the first people to ever cross that enormous lake in the Winter. Their website was updated with news that … Read more
If you are a regular viewer of The Rest of Everest you probably heard Jon’s announcement a few weeks back that he is returning to the North Side of Everest this year. In just a few days actually, as he departs on Sunday, April 1st. He has more details of the trip in this week’s … Read more
I’ve bemoaned the recent state of affairs in Adventure Racing a number of times on this blog, and even mentioned how things have been changing in the sport, especially with the big races at the top like The Raid and Primal Quest. The most recent news on PQ was that it was being put on … Read more
