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Antarctica 2011: More Delays To Start Of The Season

from The Adventure Blog

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flight, Delays, season, ALE, anniversary, runway, today, start, teams, Ice expedition

Yesterday I mentioned that there were delays to the start of the 2011 Antarctic season, but ALE was hoping to get their first plane out to the ice today. Turns out there won't be any flights today either, as weather is continuing to cause problems for the teams hoping to head south soon. Earlier today, James Castrission and Justin Jones tweeted an update from Punta Arenas, where they are preparing to set out on the Crossing The Ice expedition. The two Aussie lads were expecting to head out to Patriot Hills

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Antarctica 2011: Calm Before The Storm

from The Adventure Blog

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Antarctic, anniversary, Amundsen, Pole, Jones, start, South Pole, explorers, Cas, Punta Arenas

With the fall Himalaya season finally winding down (There were a few late summits on Manaslu ), the adventure community will next turn its eyes to the Antarctic, where things are just now starting to ramp up. Over the course of the next few weeks, explorers, both solo and in teams, will descend on Punta Arenas, Chile, where they'll take care of all of their last minute preparations beforehopping a flight aboard an ALE plane to the frozen continent. Some of those explorers will be headed to the South Pole

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Links We Like: June 20, 2011

from Climber's Blog

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Christian, Americas best ski-mountaineering routes, ski-mountaineering routes, BILL BRIGGSS HISTORIC, Dan Nordstrom, Hans Johnstone, Adventure Journal Martin Volken, Briggs steps, Christian Beckwith, ANNIVERSARY

ON THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF BILL BRIGGSS HISTORIC first ski descent of the Grand Teton, friends of Adventure Journal Martin Volken, Dan Nordstrom, Christian Beckwith, and Hans Johnstone retraced Briggs steps and dropped one of Americas best ski-mountaineering routes. Christian filed a lengthy, excellent report thatll make you feel like you were there for every [...]

published: 11 months ago | downloaded: 11 months ago | 58 views

Want To Go To Join The Scott Centenary Expedition?

from The Adventure Blog

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Scott, final resting spot, Scott Centenary Expedition, U.K, expedition, Robert Falcon Scott, Amundsen, men, feat, adventure

With the 2011 Antarctic season barely underway, there are already plans afoot for next year. In 2012, an expedition will head out to the ice to visit the final resting spot of Robert Falcon Scott and his loyal crew, and if you're up for the challenge, you might just get to go along for the adventure. As most of you know, back in 1911 Scott was locked in a race with his Norwegian rival, Roald Amundsen to see who would become the first person to reach the South Pole. Many explorers had tried to achieve that

published: about 1 year ago | downloaded: about 1 year ago | 98 views

Moel Famau's Jubilee Tower set for Bicentenary celebrations

from Liverpool Echo - Ain't No Mountain High Enough

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Jubilee, Moel Famau, tower, anniversary of the Jubilee, frozen tumble down tower, top of Moel Famau, Bicentenary celebrations, feature in the area, frozen tumble, Clwydian range

The frozen tumble down tower that sits on top of Moel Famau in the Clwydian range will turn 200. It's the highest man made feature in the area and the council is planning to celebrate the anniversary of the Jubilee...

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Crossing Antarctica By Kite Buggy

from The Adventure Blog

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Kite Buggy, South Pole, Jacob Slooff, National Geographic Junior magazine, October of 2011, 11 miles, Antarctica By Kite Buggy, buggy design, stress levels, 16,000 foot peak

ExWeb has news of a new expedition planned for the 2011-2012 Antarctic Season, during which time Dutch adventurers Hans Wijnand and Jacob Slooff will attempt to traverse Antarctica through the use of kite buggies. According to the story, the expedition will be made to celebrate the 100 anniversary of Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott's epic race to the South Pole, which ended with Amundsen victorious, and Scott dying in a tent, 11 miles from his next supply depot. The duo will set out in October of

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Himalaya 2010: Tibet Closed as Spring Season Begins!

from The Adventure Blog

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Tibet, Annapurna, Joao, final 8000 meter peak, season, Kathmandu, rest, Himalaya, meter peak, eight-thousanders without supplementary oxyge

I've been mentioning it for weeks, and now it is upon us. The 2010 Himalaya season has begun, with the first teams already arriving in Kathmandu and setting out for the various peaks that they will challenge this spring. Meanwhile, as has become all to common in recent years, it seems that Tibet is once again closed to outside visitors. ExWeb cited reports from climbers yesterday that the borders into Tibet are once again closed , with no set date for when they'll reopen again. Rumors are suggesting that

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20th Anniversary of the Trans-Antarctica Expedition

from The Adventure Blog

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20th anniversary, anniversary, men, expedition, Jon, end, Antarctica, explorers, journey, year

Twenty years ago yesterday one of the most amazing and ambitious expeditions to Antarctica, or just about anywhere else for that matter, came to an end, when a team of six explorers, from six different countries, completed a 3741 mile journey across that continent. To commemorate that anniversary, Jon Bowermaster posted an interesting article on the expedition. Jon co-authored a book about the journey with polar explorer Will Steger , who was a part of the team. The book is called Crossing Antarctica , and

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Bonington Going Back To Annapurna!

from The Adventure Blog

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Bonington, Annapurna, IV, Sir Chris, Wide World, Massif, mountain, trekking, peak, South Face

British mountaineering legend Sir Chris Bonington is heading back to Annapurna, the mountain that arguably cemented his reputation as one of the preeminent high altitude climbers of his generation. He'll go back in 2010, a year of anniversaries for the mountain. According to this story over at Wide World , which has just relaunched with a new snappy new site design, Bonington will be trekking the Annapurna Circuit with his son Joe. This will be his first trip back since 1970, when he was the expedition ...

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Tibet Borders Closed Again

from The Adventure Blog

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Tibet, protests, country, Communist, government, year, closing, Beijing, borders, Tibetans

In what seems to be a reoccurring story over the past two years, China has once again shut down the borders of Tibet to foreign visitors ahead of the October 1st celebration of 60 years of Communist rule. According to this story from the AP , the travel ban began on Tuesday and will last through the 8th of October, and it doesn't effect travelers already in the country. The article says that further security measures have also been taken across all of China, but Tibet in particular to ensure that violent

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