If you’re someone who enjoys travel—especially international travel—2020 was probably a very challenging year for you. Thanks to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, most of us were forced to stay close to home for months at a time. And if you did manage to travel, chances are it was to a destination within driving … Read more
If you follow the mountaineering scene closely you probably already know that commercial climbing teams have found a great deal of success on K2 in recent years. A peak that was once the domain of only the best alpinists in the world has been summited dozens of times in 2017 and 2018, calling into question … Read more
Trash Removed From Everest: Efforts to clean up Mt. Everest from the Nepali side of the mountain have yielded an impressive amount of waste this year. According to The Himalayan Times, more than 32,000 kg (70,547 pounds) of garbage was collected and removed from the mountain since the end of the spring climbing season, as … Read more
Himalaya Spring 2017: It was an incredibly busy weekend on the world’s tallest mountain, as the first summits of the season were notched on both the North and South Sides of Everest. Rope fixing efforts are now complete, paving the way for a very busy climax to the spring climbing season in the days ahead. … Read more
World travelers listen up! If you’re looking for a place to visit with your significant other, National Geographic is here to help. Just in time for Valentine’s Day (Yes, that’s today fellas’!) the experts at Nat Geo have given us a list of the 17 most romantic destinations on Earth. As you can imagine, the … Read more
Best Outdoor Towns Looking for a great town to serve as base camp for your next outdoor adventure? Thinking about relocating to a place that offers more opportunities to pursue the things you love? Why not let National Geographic help with their picks for the world’s best towns for outdoor thrills.Some of the places earning … Read more
One of the biggest draws in all of Egypt is without a doubt the Great Pyramid at Giza. This spectacular monument that overlooks Cairo is one of the most famous destinations on the entire planet, and the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that is still standing. It is an iconic … Read more
Great African Expedition: Explorer and adventurer Julian Monroe Fisher has announced his next expedition, and it is an ambitious one to say the least. Last year we followed Julian as he walked across Africa, and now he has plans to return to that continent, where he’ll undertake a multi-year, multi-expedition adventure that will take him … Read more
I caught this story this morning while catching up on the latest news over at Explorers Web. It seems the brother-sister team of Eric and Sarah McNair-Landry are gearing up for yet another epic arctic expedition, this time planning to kite-ski across the Northwest Passage, a journey that will cover more than 3000km (1864 miles). … Read more
It’s pop quiz time here at The Adventure Blog. Take out your number 2 pencils and a fresh sheet of paper, then head over to InfoPlease.com to take their Explorers & Adventurers quiz. It’s just a short little ten question test to see if you’re up on your adventure knowledge. I took it and scored … Read more