News from the world of exploration and adventure
Outside Online has posted their 2007 Essential Skills list to, and I quote: “travel smarter, go faster, dress better, eat right, work less, and play more. Presenting a handy manual of bold schemes for the 21st-century adventurer.” You’ll find suggestions on how to “Show Off Like A Pro”, “Maxmize That Weekend Escape”, or “Sneak In … Read more
This post comes to us from talk2myshirt.com (Yeah, I haven’t heard of them either), where they have the skinny on a new Camelbak hyration pack that is, to say the least, a little different. The company that practically invented the hydration pack, or at least marketed it to death, has teamed up with Skullcandy, who … Read more
I couldn’t help but get a laugh while reading this article at some website called eHow.com. It’s a very simplistic view of climbing Everest in ten easy steps. You’ll find such wonderful tips as: “Step 4: Plan A May Expedition” and “Step 6″ Get yourself to Kathmandu”. I’m sure you’ll get a laugh or two … Read more
Last week I mentioned the Rescue On Everest Trust and how they planned to raise funds to conduct high mountain rescue attempts in an effort to save climbers like David Sharp. The group is headed up by Mark Inglis and Peter Hillary and has some serious financial backing. Today, technology blog Engadget has pictures and … Read more
Yesterday I told you how Escape to Patagonia and today I’m back with more suggestions on how to escape the Winter cold. National Geographic Adventure has compiled a list of 24 great beach vacations to help you make it through February and hold on until Spring. Personally, I’m not much of a beach guy. I … Read more
The Via Alpina Trail is a 1500 mile long monster trail that winds its way through the Alps, crossing Monaco, France, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria, and Slovenia billed as the high alpine answer to the Appalachian Trail. In this latest dispatch, hikers Alex Crevar and Carly Calhoun send images and information from the Via … Read more
The Backcountry Blog has posted a very nice report on the Ouray Ice Festival that took place last weekend in Ouray, Colorado. The post gives a little history on the festival, what it was like to climb the ice there, as well as thoughts on the clinics and competitions that took place over the five … Read more
On May 29, 1953 Edmun Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, became the first men to reach the summit of Mount Everest. It was a time of exploration and mountaineering was seen as something for a nation to take pride in. In fact, teams of climbers from different nations practically raced to be the first to find … Read more
Last night the Discovery Channel aired the sixth, and final episode of, Everest: Beyond The Limit and in many ways, it was the most powerful episode of them all. When last weeks episode ended, Tim Medvetz and Gerard Bourrat were determined to go to the summit despite the fact that team leader Russell Brice had … Read more
I saw this story while surfing through MountEverest.net earlier and found it to be a surprising report. Spanish Climber Francisco Ortiz has voiced his displeasure with the climbing techniques being used on Elbrus, calling it “pathetic.” It seems he was surprised to have visited the mountain recently and found that the trip up to 3700m … Read more