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9 Mountain Climber For Beginners
9 Mountain Climber For Beginners
Mountain climbing is an activity favored by some, because there are interesting methods that can be applied in addition to other sights will find an eye out for who is known for. And mountain [...]
Friday, October 7, 2011
The Outdoor Adventure: Video: Climbing Kangchenjunga
At 8586 meters (28,169 ft) in height, Kangchenjunga is the third highest peak in the world, and yet it few people know about the challenges of climbing the mountain. While the mainstream audience and press focuses on Everest, and others keep an eye on [...]
The Outdoor Adventure: One Man Epic: On An Egyptian Adventure
In 2010, we followed Australian adventurer Tom Smitheringale on a solo attempt to reach the North Pole, a journey during which he suffered frostbite while struggling with the grueling demands of the arctic. Now, Tom has [...]
The Outdoor Adventure: BelgiKayak Update: Reaching The North Sea
Belgian adventure Louis-Philippe Loncke has completed his BelgiKayak expedition, which sent him on a 600km (373 mile) journey around his home country, exploring its waterways and measuring their health, while filming the [...]
Thursday, October 6, 2011
The Outdoor Adventure: Video: First Ski Descent Of Denali
This past spring, mountaineer/skier Andreas Fransson made the first ski descent of Denali's South Face, an epic challenge that has been considered for some time, but hadn't been tried yet. A few days ago he released video [...]
The Outdoor Adventure: Himalaya Fall 2011: Summit Bids Begin Today!
Earlier in the week I posted an update on the 2011 fall Himalaya season in which I noted that many teams were now in their respective base camps, resting, and keeping an eye on the weather. Most had completed their acclimatization [...]
The Outdoor Adventure: CheapTents Interview: Adventurer Leon McCarron
The gang over at CheapTents.com have posted another one of their excellent interviews today, this time with adventurer Leon McCarron. If that name sounds familiar to you, it may be because he is one of the two men who are [...]
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
The Outdoor Adventure: Best Hike Takes On The GR 20 Hiking Trail InCorsica
The GR 20 is a 180km (110 mile) trail in Corsica that is considered by many to be one of the toughest trekking routes in all of Europe. The route wanders north-to-south for nearly the entire length of the Mediterranean island, [...]
The Outdoor Adventure: Video: Fun In Chamonix
How's this for a fun – not to mention busy– day. The video below was shot in Chamonix, France, which is considered one of the truly great outdoor playgrounds in Europe, if not the world. In the video, climber Colin Haley manages to not only hit the slopes [...]
The Outdoor Adventure: Video: Through The Khumbu Icefall
If you ask any climber on the South Side of Everest what the scariest part of the mountain is, most will invariably say that it is the Khumbu Icefall. Ironically enough, this portion of the climb is actually located at relatively low altitude, sitting [...]
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
The Outdoor Adventure: Video: Jeb Corliss Flies Wingsuit Through A Cave
This past weekend, BASE jumper Jeb Corliss was in China where he leapt from a hovering helicopter then used his wingsuit to successfully navigate his way through a large cave, and then eventually land safely on the other side. When I first [...]
The Outdoor Adventure: Train For A Polar Adventure With Ice Warrior
The 2011 Antarctic season is just a few weeks away, and soon we'll see a number of intrepid explorers setting out for the South Pole or other locations on the frozen continent. If you have your own dreams of visiting polar [...]
Monday, October 3, 2011
The Outdoor Adventure: Battle of the Paddle California Results
As I've mentioned before, stand-up paddling continues to grow in popularity, with more and more outdoor enthusiasts joining in on the action all the time. The sport has grown to the point that there are now major SUP competitions [...]
The Outdoor Adventure: Himalaya Fall 2011: Snow Stopped, Teams Plan ForNext Summit Bid
Yesterday I posted a rather dire update from the Himalaya, in which nearly every team had retreated to their respective Base Camps after a massive storm dumped snow across the entire region. Today we get news that the weather [...]
The Outdoor Adventure: Might Journey: Another Stand-Up PaddleboarderCompletes The Mississippi
And yet another stand-up paddleboarding story today.
A few weeks back, Dave Cornthwaite completed his SUP journey down the Mississippi River. Turns out he wasn't the only one attempting that feat this summer. On June 8 [...]
Sunday, October 2, 2011
The Outdoor Adventure: Kayaking Video: Rider of the Year
We seem to have a bit of an aquatic theme going today, but the kayakers amongst us will be happy to see this one. Below is a video of the winners of "Rider of the Year" awards courtesy of Tribe, a company that specializes in making active clothing for [...]
The Outdoor Adventure: Nat Geo Adventure Interviews Kayaker Jesse Coombs
National Geographic has posted an interview with kayaker Jesse Combs on their Adventure Blog today, in which he talks about making huge drops off waterfalls, such as 96-foot Abiqua Falls, which he went over in [...]
Saturday, October 1, 2011
The Outdoor Adventure: A Pair Of Adventure Interviews
We have a couple of good interviews this morning of two very interesting adventurers who have spent a lot of time on mountains and in very cold places.
First up, my friends at CheapTents.com are making it a habit of posting [...]
The Outdoor Adventure: Ocean Rowing: Roz Nears The Finish Line
Today marks the 150th day on the Indian Ocean for Roz Savage, who set out from Australia in April and at long last is closing in on Mauritius, her finish line for yet another epic ocean row. She is expected to make [...]
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