from The Adventure Blog
I think it is safe to say that over the past few years, one of the biggest innovations in outdoor adventure has been the introduction of the helmet cam. Sure, we've had the ability to record our adventures in the past, but it was usually with bulky, heavy equipment that wasn't a lot of fun to use. But now days, rugged, inexpensive, lightweight video cameras have become the norm, and as a result, we now get amazing video, captured by professional and amateur filmmakers alike, with astounding regularity. As
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from Matthew Dieumegard-Thornton
The Amphu Lapcha A quick and cold fair well was given to Baruntse base camp as we got underway for Chukhung. This was expected to be a 12 hour day which would be a shock to the system after trekking for 6 hours at most on the walk in. Walking most of the way with Debbie and Gordon, we all doubted our ability to get over the Amphu Lapcha; however the prospect of failing wasn’t too great as the Amphu Lapcha was the only reasonable way out of the valley other than a helicopter… our time would come for ...
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from The Adventure Blog
Like me, I know that a lot of you are aspiring photographers who love to take photos of your outdoor and travel adventures. Over the years I've come to appreciate well shot images of some of the amazing places that I've either been to personally or hope to visit in my travels at some point, and many of them end up gracing the screens of my various devices, such as laptops, iPad, smartphone, and so on. Now, you have the opportunity to get some of your best photos on the screens of millions of others, thanks
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from V12 Outdoor - Climbing news
Ian Lloyd-Jones and Sion McGuiness have taken the theme of multi pitch sport routes in Twll Mawr to its logical conclusion with a huge line up the right side of the magnificent Quarryman Wall.
The Rock Bottom Line F6b, F7a, F6b, F7b+/c, F7b/+ is one of the biggest sport routes in the UK, second only to [...]
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from Hot Aches Productions
I've just spent two weeks shooting stills and video for the Gore Tex Experiace Tour - Norway. The 'tour' gave two winner of a competition, Julia Snihur and Helena Robinson, the chance to climb and explore Arctic Norway with Dave MacLeod. Dave MacLeod, Helena Robinson, Julia Snihur below Blamman We were based at Ersfjorden (or as I like to call it Erik's Fjord) just 15min drive from Norway's northern city of Tromso. Tromso reminds me of a little of Inverness, its population is comparable, it's in the far
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from UKClimbing.com News
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On consecutive days French alpinists Yann Borgnet and Robin Revest linked three great north faces above the Glacier Noir in the Ecrins, the theme being to celebrate the achievements of one of the massif's most famous partnerships.
The Glacier Noir has a wild ambience: there are no huts, few people, no mobile phone reception, the routes are hard and committing, and the descents long and far from straightforward.
The south side of the...
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from The Adventure Blog
Kenny Broad (Photo by Rebecca Hale) Last night, National Geographic held their first ever "Evening of Exploration" during which they announced the winners of their inaugural Explorers of the Year awards.During the event, three individuals and a corporation received recognition for their efforts in a variety of fields. The 2011 Explorers of the Year award went to environmental anthropologist Kenny Broad and underwater photographer Wes Skiles, for their efforts in exploring and documenting the Blue Holes of
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from The MountainWorld™ Blog
As many of you know, I'm down here in Telluride for MountainFilm, which this year is focused on the theme of Awareness Into Action. This afternoon, I attended a symposium on "Do It Yourselfers" who have turned their personal awareness...
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from Petzl Blog
Posted By Liv Sansoz the 2011-05-12 A few days ago, I met up with the Mountain Academy team for a wonderful climbing trip in the Vercors, a beautiful massif South of Grenoble. The Mountain Academy has been set up by Jerome Blanc-Gras and Mountain Hardwear. The idea was to gathered passionated climbers from all over Europe who wants to share their passion and learn more about climbing, ice climbing and mountaineering. Among all the climbers who submitted, nine were selected to be in part of the team. And
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from The Adventure Blog
This Saturday is the annual Explorers Club Dinner in New York City, which is expected to be attended by hundreds of explorers, adventurers, and scientists who are on the cutting edge of exploration around the globe. Before that event takes place however, National Geographic Adventure had a chance to interview EC President Lorie Karnath, and posted the QA on their blog . In the interview, Karnath briefly talks about the role explorers play in world events such as the unfolding disaster in Japan, before ...
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