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 [...]
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Friday, October 7, 2011
The Outdoor Adventure: Video: Climbing Kangchenjunga
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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 [...]
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
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: 2011 Put Foot Rally!
Way back in March I told you about the Put Foot Rally, a driving adventure that sent teams on a 17-day, 7000km (4350 mile) journey through seven countries in Africa. The rally was designed to not only operate as a fundraiser for the Bobs For Good Foundation, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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