News from the world of exploration and adventure
While we were away for the holiday break (and busy launching a new website!) a lot happened in the Antarctic. In case you missed the previous updates, both Colin O’Brady and Lou Rudd finished up their independent traverses of the frozen continent, writing their names in the history books as a result. O’Brady finished a … Read more
Welcome to the new home for The Adventure Blog! After nearly 12 years on Blogspot I’ve finally made the move to a new domain, website host, and an updated, modern design. It was long overdue. Blogspot has been the home for my little corner of the Internet since the beginning, and while I will miss … Read more
Just two days after Colin O’Brady became the first person to ski solo and unassisted across Antarctica, the American has been joined in that exclusive club by British polar explorer Lou Rudd. Today, Rudd completed his own traverse of the frozen continent, wrapping up his journey just a few hours ago. The details of Rudd’s … Read more
While the rest of us have been enjoying some down time with the holidays the Antarctic skiers have continued to toil away, often in poor weather conditions. That’s been the norm of the frozen continent this year, which has seen a number of the people attempting to ski to the South Pole abandon those attempts … Read more
With Christmas arriving next week and the New Year just around the corner, I wanted to take this opportunity to with readers happy holidays for 2018 and the best of luck in all your adventures in 2019. We’ll be taking most of next week off, in part to enjoy time with friends and family, but … Read more
If you want to get an idea of why bikepacking has become one of the fastest and most popular new forms of outdoor adventure, look no further than the video below. It takes us to the mountains of Peru where we join four riders who set out to traverse the Peru Divide, encountering some of … Read more
I don’t normally write a lot about brands and athletes partnering with one another, but when two of my favorites come together its hard to resist. In this case, I’m talking about Alex Honnold becoming a new brand ambassador for Rivian, the electric vehicle start-up that I covered for Popular Mechanics a few weeks back … Read more
Today is December 21, the first official day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere –– at least by most people’s reckoning. That means it’s time for the winter climbing season to get underway as expedition teams are now gearing up for some significant challenges in the weeks ahead. As the rest of prepare for winter … Read more
Okay, so if you haven’t checked the calendar recently you may not have noticed that we are now just five days away from Christmas. That means your time for finding the perfect gift is quickly running out, although there is still some time to find the right gift for the outdoor enthusiast on your list. … Read more
A few weeks back I posted a story about an adventurous hiker by the name of Roland Banas who was preparing to attempt a solo, unsupported crossing of Death Valley. At the time, the plan was for Banas to set out on December 14 with the hopes of completing the entire trek in just 8 … Read more
