This week is National Park Week in all of America’s National Parks, which means free entry into each of those amazing places. To remind us of all of the awe inspiring landscapes that exist within those parks, the National Park Service produced this short (just 35 seconds!) but sweet clip that will leave you longing…
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Space X is Sending Two (Rich) People to the Moon Next Year
The promise of true commercial space travel has been just out of reach and over the next horizon for a number of years now. Every time it seems like we’re getting close to making it happen, unforeseen delays, technical hurdles, and outright disasters force us to move the launch of the second space age back…
Video: Rock Climbing Norway with Magnus Midtbo (Oh! And Alex Honnold Too! Sort of!)
In this video we head to Norway to take on some of that country’s big walls with talented rock climber Magnus Midtbo. As you can imagine, the scenery is pretty epic, and Magnus gets a chance to show off his skills on some amazing rock faces. But, the headline for the video also implies that…
Video: (To)Day Dream – REI Reminds Us to Spend Some Time Outdoors
This video seems highly appropriate as we head into the weekend. It is a a short, but sweet, reminder to get outside and enjoy nature. It comes our way courtesy of REI – who obviously has a vested interest in getting us outdoors – but it is a great message nonetheless. Yes, we’re all busy…
Video: Thru Hiking the Grand Canyon – Thirst and Threats in the Godscape (Part 3)
Today we have the third – and final – video in the National Geographic series that follows photographer Pete McBride and journalist Kevin Fedarko on 650 mile (1046 km) thru-hike of the Grand Canyon, as they explore the threats that that place now faces. They’ve discovered that amongst those threats are environmental issues, climate change, encroaching…
Video: GoPro Invites Us to Meet the Karma Drone (Again!)
Yesterday was a big day for GoPro. That’s because, after a three-month delay following a recall, it’s much anticipated Karma drone has finally gone back on sale again. The Karma was unveiled last September, and then went on sale in October, only to be pulled from store shelves a few weeks later because of a…
Video: Thru-Hiking the Grand Canyon – Between River and Rim (Part 2)
Last week we had the first video in a three part series that follows photographer Pete McBride and journalist Kevin Fedarko as they make the very difficult thru-hike across the Grand Canyon in an effort to explore the challenges that the national park currently faces. In part 2 of the series, we return to the trail,…
Video: Thru-Hiking the Grand Canyon – A 650-Mile Challenge (Part 1)
Throughout 2015 and 2016, photographer Pete McBride and journalist Kevin Fedarko set off to make a sectional thru-hike of the Grand Canyon in an effort to document the threats that that National Park now faces. Along the way, they faced more challenges than they had anticipated, as the journey was more difficult and dangerous than…
How Much Does it Cost to Climb Everest? (2017 Edition)
As I already mentioned today, as 2016 grinds to an end, it is time to start looking ahead to 2017 and adventures yet to come. A bit part of that will be what happens on Everest next spring, and to get ready for the start of another season of climbing on the Big Hill, Alan…
Video: 15 Things You (Probably) Never Knew About Antarctica
Here’s a fun and informative little video that I thought many of you would like. It is a “list” of sorts, counting down 15 things you might not have known about Antarctica, the most remote and unexplored continent on our planet. Of course, I know a lot of the readers of this blog follow the…