from The Adventure Blog
Earlier today, National Geographic announced the launch of its new Global Exploration Fund. The initiative is designed to research funding for conservation and exploration efforts in regional centers around the planet. The first of those regional programs will be in Stockholm, Sweden, where an advisory board consisting of a group of explorers and scientists will review projects to receive possible funding. The new Stockholm office will be led by Executive DirectorStefan Nerpin, who, along with his team,
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from Matthew Dieumegard-Thornton
21-year old tackles Baruntse and Everest for clean water and climate change Article featured on Climb For Change: http://www.climbforchange.com/blog/2011-10-02/21-year-old-tackles-baruntse-and-everest-clean-water-and-climate-change While many 21-year old guys are in the process of figuring out where they’re going in life, here’s a young man who has figured out his direction – up! Matthew Dieumegard-Thornton, is aiming to become one of the youngest Britons to climb the highest mountain on earth. And
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from UKClimbing.com News
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Nepal in October,
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Well known British climbers Mick Fowler and Dave Turnbull are off to the remote far west of Nepal in October to attempt an unclimbed 6,000m peak.
Fowler - president of the Alpine Club - works for HM Revenue and Customs in the United Kingdom and manages to fit his expeditions around a full time job. He will be using over half of his annual leave entitlement for this trip.
Dave Turnbull is the British Mountaineering Council's (
) chief executive.
Fowler commented on their...
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from The Adventure Blog
The 2009 Antarctic Season is just about to get underway, and teams are already traveling south to their staging areas, where they are busily getting all of their gear organized and arranging for transportation to the frozen continent. In fact, that is exactly what the Kaspersky Commonwealth Team has been dealing with as they have arrived in Punta Arenas, Chile and are now sorting through all of the vital equipment that will be accompanying them on their journey. This team consists of 7 women who will be
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