from The Adventure Blog
Last Friday, the Maxi Banque Populaire V sailing ship completed a circumnavigation of the globe and set a new speed record in the process . The ship, which featured a British captain and a mostly French crew, beat the previous speed record by nearly three days, and claimed the Jules Verne Trophy in the process. The crew of 14, which was led by Captain Brian Thompson, managed to circle the globe in just 45 days, 13 hours, 42 minutes, and 53 seconds. (The previous record, was 48 days, 7 hours, 44 minutes,
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The Drake Passage is one of the most notoriously treacherous bodies of water in the world. Sitting between the southern tip of South America and the Shetland Islands of Antarctica, it is a dividing line of sorts between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Because of its unique geographical location, it has been known to see some incredibly bad weather, which can make sailing through those waters a precarious affair. Recently, ski guide Kent McBride experienced this first hand when he was returning from an ...
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from 2010 Mountaineering Season
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from The Adventure Blog
Yesterday I posted a review of the Survival Medic from Adventure Medical Kits . This great little pack includes all kinds of useful items to help you survive in the backcountry, such as a space blanket, safety whistle, basic medical supplies, and items to help start a fire. Best of all, it is compact, weighs just 4.8 ounces, and quite literally could save your life. Thanks to the fine folks over at AMK, I have three of the Survival Medics to give away, and as usual with Adventure Blog gear giveaways, I ...
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The 2011-2012 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race will get underway this Friday, when six teams will hit the high seas on a round the world yacht race that pits some of the best racers in the world against one another. The event takes place once every three years and is a test of both stamina and skill. This latest edition will require approximately nine months to complete, with the ships covering 72,000km (39,000 nautical miles). At the moment, the crew of the six ships are hurriedly putting the final touches
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from The Adventure Blog
With the professional cycling season coming to an end for another year, fans of the sport are already looking ahead to 2012, when new teams, riders jumping ship to different squads, and a full schedule of races should keep things interesting. With that in mind, Outside magazine has a couple of interesting articles for us to think about. First up, we get a nice first look at the just announced routes for both the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France . Both races will offer very different course from this
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A team of adventurers is planning an epic expedition to the Antarctic in 2014 as they celebrate the 100th anniversary of Ernest Shackleton's attempt to cross the frozen continent. They intend to follow the same route that Shackleton had planned before his ship, the Endurance , became locked in the Antarctic ice, preventing the expedition from ever getting underway. The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Centenary Expedition 2014 doesn't expect to have that problem however, as they'll set out from the Falkland ...
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Speaking of the Antarctic, it appears that there could be some roadblocks ahead for those living and working at McMurdo Station, the U.S. research base on the world's southernmost continent. According to this memo , sent out by the U.S. Office of Polar Programs, the Swedish government has chosen to not provide it's icebreaker ship Oden for joint operations in and around Antarctica this year. The ship was to be used to help keep an open channel to McMurdo which would aid in the delivery of supplies, but now
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from Arc'teryx Latest News
North Vancouver, BC, Canada Arc'teryx is an energetic and exceptionally innovative company, with over 400 employees. Our ongoing success stems from an uncompromising passion to continuously challenge, and radically improve, the status quo. At the foundation of our organization is a dynamic team of exceptionally talented, fun, and active people. Our modern head office is located on Vancouver's picturesque North Shore, near the Second Narrows Bridge. We promote a casual and fun work environment that supports
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from The Alpinist - newswire
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Petzl is recalling 40,000 GRIGRI 2s, after it was discovered that when high force is exerted on the handle, one of its components can break, jamming the GRIGRI 2 in the open position. Petzl has been able to replicate this malfunction in-house and by hand. While no injuries have been reported, Petzl reports that seven units have failed during use in the field. This recall only effects GRIGRI 2s whose serial numbers begin with numbers between between 10326 and 11136. In all 40,000 units are affected ...
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