Just a quick post to update the standings on the Iditarod. At this writing, approximately 11 AM CST on Wednesday, March 8th, four time champ Doug Swingley still leads the pack. He is into Takotna, and holds a 35 minute lead over second place musher Jeff King. In a race of this length, 35 minutes…
Tragedy on Mulhacen
Mountainzone.com is reporting, via the the Guardian, that three British Climbers have died on Mulhacen, the highest peak in Spain. The climbers were caught in a nasty snow storm, and while one of their party went for help, three stayed behind in a snowhole that they dug on the side of the mountain. By the…
Outside Magazine’s Best Trips of 2006
Outside Magazine , one of the best sources of news, stories, and information on adventure in all forms, has posted it’s wonderful Wanderlist 2006 which consists of the best trips for the coming year. The story is broken down by region, and offers some excellent ideas for the world traveler who wants to get away…
The Raid comes to Idaho!
Checkpointzero.com is reporting that one of the world’s premiere adventure races, The Raid World Cup will be holding a championship qualifier in Idaho this year. From June 9th to the 11th, more than 50 teams will compete for the chance to move on to the championship race, which is expedition length and will be held…
Racing The Iditarod Blind
The mainstream press doesn’t cover a lot of the stories that I enjoy reading. For example, you rarely see any news stories on adventure racing or mountain climbing, except in the case of when something has gone terribly wrong. However, the Iditarod has gotten pretty good coverage over the years, which has helped the average…
The Iditarod Begins!
The Last Great Race, also known as the Iditarod, got underway yesterday. The 1,149 mile dog sled race from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska has been run since 1973, and now offers up a $600,000 purse. The event has become one big party for Alaskans, who will follow the race over the next week and a…
New Finds in Egypt!
I saw two articles today of some interesting new finds in Egypt. First up is this story which gives the details of a huge crater found in the Sahara Desert. The crater is 19 miles wide, which is twice the size of any similar crater found in the Sahara in the past. The article also…
Being Ed Viesturs
I found this excellent little article while poking around over at the Hooked On The Outdoors Magazine’s website. It’s an insightful, if a little old, piece on how Ed Viesturs manages to collect sponsors for his high altitude expeditions, and what those sponsors expect of him in return. It’s an inside look of the athlete-sponsor…
More on Everest Peace Project
I posted about this a few weeks back, but since it’s such a cool project/expedition, I thought I’d point out another source for more info. MountainZone.com as this article up about the Everest Peace Project . You’ll recall, that this is the climbing team made of of people from several different countries and religions, who…
Urban Adventures!
Gadling came through with another great article today. The Guardian has posted on 20 Urban Adventures that pretty much anyone can do in great cities all over the world. The ones that get me going include: Ice Climbing in London, Caving in Budapest, and Adventure Racing in Edinbrugh. There is pretty much something on the…