from The Adventure Blog
A century after he made his historic run, the shadow of Roald Amundsen looms large this week in the Antarctic, where many of the South Pole skiers are no doubt thinking about the Norwegian explorer who went before them. Wednesday marks the 100th anniversary of Amundsen's arrival at the South Pole, where a ceremony is planned to honor his achievement. That ceremony will kick off a month of remembrance for the triumph and tragedy that was the Amundsen-Scott battle for the Pole. One team that hopes to be in
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from The Adventure Blog
The 2012 edition of the Sahara Race is scheduled to get underway this Sunday, when 160 runners from 40 different countries will set off on a week-long race through the hottest desert on Earth. The course, which is 250km (155 miles) in length, will take them directly into the heart of the Sahara in Egypt, where daytime temperatures are expected to hit roughly50°C / 122°F. This is the seventh running of the event, which is part of the 4 Deserts series of ultra-runs. The format for this race is well ...
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from Arc'teryx Latest News
A story by Ines Papert (Tessin, Valle Bavona) redpoint/clean 8a/8a+ "Super Cirill is one of the most beautiful routes I have ever climbed" 200m, 7a+, 7a+, 7b+, 7c+/8a, 8a/8a+, 6c+, 6c, 6a+ Graded 8a/8a+ the 9 pitch route Super Cirill on Parete di Sonlerto is the hardest free climbing multi pitch route in Tessin. Many cracks interrupted by dihedrals and exposed traverses provide for a technically challenging climbing experience. Impressions by Ines Papert Retrospect The double crack, hard as bone and just
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from The Adventure Blog
As widely reported last week, Tyler Hamilton was on the CBS news show 60 Minutes over the weekend, where he recounted tales of performance enhancing drug use by Lance Armstrong and other members of the U.S. Postal Team which dominated the Tour de France a decade ago. If you missed the report, and want to catch-up, a transcript and several videos are available by clicking here . During the interview, Hamilton talked about the use of EPO, testosterone, and even blood transfusions that he, and his teammates,
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from The Adventure Blog
In an interview for 60 Minutes that is set to air on Sunday, retired professional cyclist Tyler Hamilton says that he witnessed seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong use EPO to preparation for the race in 1999, the year that Armstrong won his first Tour. Hamilton further alleges that the doping continued for the next two seasons as well, which was the length of his contract on the U.S. Postal Team. According to this story at ESPN.com , Hamilton is quoted as saying:"I saw (EPO) in his ...
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from Dynamove
Week 3 passed without too much trouble. I wouldn't say it was a coast, but I got to the end of the week 3 training plan on column 3, and was feeling confident about attacking Week 4. No such luck. After 2 failed attempts to complete Week 4 Column 3, I was still falling 10 short on the last set. With others catching up fast , I had to admit defeat, swallow my pride, and drop down to column 2 or be stuck there for another week. This was much better. I was finally making progress again , and the last set of
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from Climb with kids
Photo from GS Website. (Saturday March 19) is one of a limited number of "open climb" days at Governor Stable - a local bouldering area in the shadows of TMI (Three Mile Island) in Northwest Lancaster County Pennsylvania. The area, like many of PA's best climbing, has experienced access issues over the years. In recent months, the group "Friends of Governor Stable" has succeeded in negotiating access for members of the organization. The GS area has a high concentration of boulders in a wide range of ...
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from Climber's Blog
Dario Bonetto presents his photo journey between the light and shadow and minor details of nature in the Orsiera Rocciavré Natural Park in Piedmont, Italy, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2010.
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from The Adventure Blog
As I mentioned last week, one of the toughest adventure races around is currently underway in Chile, where the Wenger Patagonia Expedition Race is near its conclusion. With the top teams currently on their bikes, and racing towards the finish line, it seems that this year's event lived up to its billing and has been challenging the athletes at every turn. This year's course was more focused on the northern regions of Patagonia, with the start taking place in the shadow of the Torres del Paine mountains,
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from The Adventure Blog
I'm still working on catching up on news from when I was away, and one of the big stories is the start of the Wenger Patagonia Expedition Race , which got underway on Tuesday of this week. The race, which has become the unofficial kick-off to the big international adventure racing season in recent years, pits coed teams of four against one another in one of the most beautiful, yet extreme, environments on the planet. When the race began, there were 15 teams in the field, including defending champs Adidas
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