from The Adventure Blog
An Italian design firm called LEAPfactory has unveiled a new conceptual design for a portable pod that would give high altitude mountaineers a more robust structure to live in while on long expeditions. The so called LEAP Pod would reportedly provide all the comforts of home, while also going easy on the environment. According to the designers, the pod would be delivered to base camp on a mountain via helicopter, and would offer living quarters, a sleeping space, bathrooms, and plenty of storage for gear.
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from The Adventure Blog
I wrote about this yesterday at Gadling as well, but thought some would find it interested here too. The company behind the Galactic Suite Space Resort says that the orbiting hotel is set to begin operations in 2012 after receiving some much needed venture capital in the form of a $3 billion investment from an anonymous billionaire who is described as a "space enthusiast". The company says that it has already had more than 200 inquiries for potential guests, and that they already have 43 reservations in
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from The Adventure Blog
Opening up the Virgin Global Row webpage is always a bit of a scary prospect. I click on the link and hold my breath until the Google map loads up displaying Olly's position and the path he has taken to get there. Early on, over the course of the first few days, that was a nice progressive line, showing him, and his row boat the Flying Carrot , making good progress through the Southern Ocean, starting off from Hobart in Tasmania. But a few days in, the high winds and crashing waves picked up, and Olly was
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from Pod Climber Podcasts
LarryB streams live from the POD with an interview with rock climber Ethan Pringle. Listen in as Ethan talkes about working Dream Catcher and how he stays motivated for climbing. File Download (0:04 min / 0.1 MB)
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from Pod Climber Podcasts
This time LarryB is on the phone with Steph Davis and Dean Potter and in the POD with Chris Lindner, Sean Patrick, Eric Scully, Steph Manzo and Scotty Glasberg. The topic this time is Life and Realities of a Sponsored Climber. Thanks everyone! Tite Grip :: The exclusive distributor of TiteGrip to the climbing world. Climb 4 Life Smith Rock :: Check for event info here. Pod Safe Music Network :: Music by... plus some more from David Bowers and Blackstrap Chris Lindners page. :: Cool Stuff! File Download ...
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from Pod Climber Podcasts
LarryB and a POD full of rock climbers talk tech, bouldering, climbing history and much more. Are you a podcaster at heart? We need your content. Email larryb@podclimber.com for details.
Tite Grip :: The place to get the best drying agent on the market!
Pod Safe Audio :: The music..
Mirv :: Thanks for the tunes.....
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