from The Adventure Blog
Are you looking for a great stocking stuffer for the outdoor adventurer on your list? Then look no further than the Survival Medic from Adventure Medical Kits . Like any other product from AMK, this little med kit is packed full of useful goodies that could come in handy when dealing with emergencies on the trail. The Survival Medic tips the scales at just 4.8 ounces (136 grams), which means you can throw it in your daypack and barely notice that it is even there. But don't let its diminutive size fool ...
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One of my favorite stories to follow over the past year or so has been Alan Arnette's ongoing quest to scale the Seven Summits . Alan has always done an excellent job of writing about his adventures and his ability to convey a good story has allowed us all to feel like we've joined him on those mountains. Now, with seven of the eight peaks behind him, and only the elusive Denali off his list, Alan has settled down to talk about his efforts to not only climb the tallest mountain on each continent, but also
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from The Adventure Blog
Here's a scary video to start the day. It features a paraglider floating above the Indian Himalaya, when he collides with a vulture, who becomes entangled in the glider's netting. Fortunately, the man is able to deploy his emergency parachute, allowing him to land semi-safely, at which time he still has to deal with the bird. The paraglider is Russian but the video includes subtitles. Some of which will leave you laughing. I'm just glad that everyone was able to walk away in one piece. Thanks to Gadling
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from Dave MacLeod Climbing
I’m back home from a couple of good days with the Mountain Equipment team in Manchester. I was speaking in lecture at the ME store talking about trying to arrive at a confident state for heading back up to Orkney again for sessions on my project. To help with that I finally got a nice day to head out with Anna and do some tradding. This is the difficulty in Scotland sometimes - Although I feel quite fit now from Steall and board sessions, there’s no substitute for going out and leading a lot of long
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from The Adventure Blog
Swedish explorer Johan Ernst Nilson is about to embark on an epic and ambitious expedition that will see him travel from the North to the South Pole in under 12 months. If that wasn't challenging enough, he'll also be doing it in a carbon neutral manner, making the entire journey without the use of fossil fuels. The projected is called the Pole2Pole Expedition and it is being sponsored by Audi . The journey officially gets underway today, with Nilson being dropped off at the North Pole, where he'll make
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from Climber's Blog
Maddie Joyce puts more charm and whimsy in one piece of art than most of us express in an entire season of paddleouts, whether its a longhair surfing in his tighty whities or a bikini gal doing headstands on her board. And she casts her sparkling twinkle of ocean-minded levity across a multitude of mediums, [...]
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from The Adventure Blog
After having limited Internet access for the past day and a half, I'm finally getting back online and starting to get caught up on everything that has been going down in the world of adventure. Updates may continue to be on the slow side for the next day or two, but things are progressing and improving. One of the expeditions that I've been watching closely has been the winter climb of Denali in Alaska. Artur Testov and Christine Feret had been attempting that very difficult mountaineering feat, and when
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As I mentioned yesterday , the climbers on K2 are in the midst of a big summit push and according to various reports, they are now into Camp 4, at the Shoulder, high on the mountain. If everything stays according to plan, they'll make their final climb to the top beginning early Friday morning, starting at around 1 AM local time. The Field Touring Alpine Blog has been updated with more news today, and they are reporting that their leader, Fabrizio Zangrilli, has called in from 8000 meters with an update on
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from The Adventure Blog
A quick update on Abby Sunderland, who I posted earlier is feared lost at sea. The ABC News story that I linked to earlier has been updated with a bit more info, with word from Abby's brother Zac. Apparently, Abby's boat has an beacon that will go off if it sinks more than 15 feet below the surface. That alarm, fortunately, has not gone off yet, which gives us hope that she's lost communications, and the boat may be stalled out, but still in one piece. The story also says that there are rescue ships ...
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from Splitter Choss
I have a love/hate relationship with specialized gear. The simple part of me wants one piece of equipment for a given task, something that works well in all conditions. The realist, however, knows that what's good in one situation doesn't work well in another. Sometimes I need a pack that can carry everything but the kitchen sink, and sometimes I just need a little guy for some local sport cragging. And that's where the Black Diamond Demon comes in.
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