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Oil or Polar Bears: The $200 A Barrel Question
2008-05-12 19:13:00 We are a finicky nation. Gas prices are high. Rather than watching the traffic ahead, we look up for those highway signs that change the gas prices by the minute. Run inside the convenience store, grab a quick paper and a Gatorade, and more than likely you may be paying an added ... More About: News , Environment , Question , Alaska , Oil
Everest 2008: Lincoln Hall Rescuer Andrew Brash?s Latest Dispatch
2008-05-11 09:31:00 This is an expedition I have not touched much on, but one that has drawn a bit of media attention. In 2008, Andrew Brash has returned to Mt. Everest . Most of you should recognize his name. Back in 1996, Brash, along with Dan Mazur and Myles Osborne helped make one of the ... More About: China , Lincoln , Nepal , Hall
Everest 2008: Back to Normal, South Side Update?Alan Arnette is Back!
2008-05-11 08:32:00 This past week was definitely an exciting week. The Chinese expedition on the North, to carry the Olympic torch to the top of the world, finally came to fruition this past Wednesday (Thursday, China time). The torch run of the Chinese team was definitely interesting to watch as it was broadcast on live ... More About: Everest , Nepal , Tibet , Update
Frontline: Storm Over Everest?May 13, 2008 On PBS
2008-05-10 19:55:00 Interview With David Breashears More About: Everest , Storm , Into Thin Air , Jon Krakauer , 2008
Top 100 Family Campgrounds of 2008
2008-05-10 06:39:00 ReserveAmerica has put out it’s latest installment of the 100 Top Family Campgrounds in the United States. This is the sixth year for the list which tries to showcase some of the ‘hidden gem’ locations that many of us have perhaps never visited. The Top 100 Family Campgrounds were compiled based on user testimonials, campground ... More About: California , Indiana , Tennessee
The Adventure Blog Makes a Huge Announcement!
2008-05-10 06:06:00 Many of my readers will recognize The Adventure Blog name. We both follow along on some of the bigger adventures the world has to offer. Through this mutual interest, we have come to know each other and each of us has featured many mentions of the other’s work. Many of you know ... More About: Announcement , Huge
Pole to Pole: James Hooper and Rob Gauntlett Set World Record
2008-05-10 05:26:00 James Hooper and Rob Gauntlett, two British adventurers, have become the first two people to ever travel from the North Magnetic Pole to the South Magnetic Pole, then on to Australia , completely by man power. The two adventurers recently completed the 35,000 km journey, taking one year, one month, and one day. The beginning of ... More About: Global Warming , World , New York , Britain
Bouldering in Rocky Mountain National Park
2008-05-09 20:17:00 Climbing Narc’s Blog, one of the best blogs out there for bouldering and rock climbing information (and one of my faves) is spotlighting recent activity in Rocky Mountain National Park by sharing 35 videos of activities from the 2007 year. Climbing Narc gives a good rundown of all the action from last season in RMNP, including ... More About: Rocky Mountain
Switzerland Bans ?Catch and Release? Fishing in 2009
2008-05-09 19:48:00 PETA is going to love this one….. Switzerland is set to ban ‘catch and release’ fishing, along with the use of live bait and barbed hooks. The European Fishing Tackle Trade Association is out spreading the word on these new regulations. It seems that Switzerland feels that fish should be killed immediately upon catch. They ... More About: Release , Catch , Catch and Release
Hiker Killed By Falling Rock
2008-05-09 19:29:00 Shu Qin, 28, was hiking with her family on New Hampshire ’s Falling Waters Trail in Franconia, New Hampshire when a 5 foot boulder dislodged itself from above and tumbled 40 feet, hitting Qin in the head and killing her. She was rushed to a hospital but died from severe head injuries. News like this is ... More About: Rock , Killed , Hiker
Darin Opel Lands One BIG Fish
2008-05-09 01:38:00 I think I have only ran one previous post in regards to fishing. That post featured a world record Blue Catfish caught quite awhile ago. Darin Opel , a 40 year old fisherman from Worden, Illinois has recently landed himself a monster, as well… That monster happens to be a 92 Pound Carp the Illinois ... More About: Fish
Indoor Climbing vs. Outdoor Climbing
2008-05-09 01:00:00 There is an interesting article in the latest issue of Eugene Weekly, a local news magazine from Eugene, Oregon. The article takes an in-depth look at why some people prefer to climb in the confines of the indoors, while others prefer the nature of the outside. I know I have a few rock climbers that ... More About: Outdoor , Climbing
President Bush Designates Wild Sky Wilderness in Washington State
2008-05-09 00:24:00 President Bush signed legislation today to create a new wilderness area in Washington State. The new area, designated ‘Wild Sky Wilderness’, will become the state’s first new wilderness area created in the past 24 years. Wild Sky Wilderness will encompass 106,000 acres in Skykomish County and will be bordered by Beckler River, North Fork Skykomish ... More About: President , President Bush , George W
Everest 2008: Nepal Lifts South Everest Ban?Climbers Free To Head Up
2008-05-08 13:59:00 After lastnight’s successful Chinese summits on the north of Mt. Everest , Nepal has immediately lifted the ban on climbers pursuing the summit from the south. Climbers are free to go up! From BBC News : Mountaineers are allowed to move towards the summit from today [Thursday],” Nepal’s tourism ministry spokesman Prem Rai told the BBC. “There are 29 ... More About: China , Free
Everest 2008: CHINA SUMMITS MT. EVEREST WITH OLYMPIC TORCH
2008-05-08 03:49:00 Breaking News–Breaking News-Breaking News Reports are coming in that China has successfully summited Mt. Everest with the Olympic Torch. I will be gathering this news as it is made available. All updates will come to this post. Stay tuned for further info. EverestNews is currently running headlines. Posted 9:49 pm Eastern ... More About: Reuters , Tibet
Florida?s Everglades Getting a Make-Over?
2008-05-07 22:00:00 There’s an interesting article in the Herald-Tribune (Sarasota, FL) today about some big changes coming to Florida ’s famed Everglades . In an effort to revive one of the world’s most endangered eco-systems, Florida is in the process of creating one of the world’s largest reservoirs–the size of Manhattan. After years of flood controls that have ... More About: Make
Greenland Trek Ends For Flip Byrnes
2008-05-07 21:18:00 Flip Byrnes, who was trying to become the first Australia n woman to cross Greenland, has been rescued enroute. Byrnes was picked up by helicopter yesterday and flown to a a nearby hospital for medical treatment. Byrnes is the great-granddaughter of Australia’s most famous Antarctic photographer, Frank Hurley. She was in the middle of ... More About: Trek , Ends , Flip
Everest 2008: Another Quick Update on China?s Olympic Torch Expedition
2008-05-07 20:49:00 I think I might be doing this all day- A bit more information is coming out now about China and their planned Olympic Torch push scheduled for early Thursday morning. Remember, China does sit ahead of us on the time scale. My stepson, while stationed in Korea with the U.S. Army was approximately 13 ... More About: Everest , Update , Quick
Everest 2008: Chinese Olympic Torch Expedition?SUMMIT PUSH IS ON!
2008-05-07 19:38:00 It looks like the Chinese Olympic Torch expedition is currently heading towards the summit with top-out likely sometime after midnight tonight. ExplorersWeb first made the anouncement, but reports are now surfacing on the Official Olympic Torch relay site as well. From the Torch Relay site: “A total of 19 mountaineers have been selected to bring the ... More About: China , Reuters , Everest , Tibet
Everest 2008: Extortion and Death Threats?Guy Cotter?s Claim Unfounded? O
2008-05-07 08:13:00 On May 4th, The Adventurist featured a post concerning mountain guide Guy Cotter. The post, titled ‘Everest 2008: Extortion and Death Threats–Slowly the Truth Starts to Emerge From Nepal ,’ specifically discussed a couple of comments that Guy Cotter, who guides for New Zealand ’s Adventure Consultants company, had stated to New Zealand’s Press. These comments suggested ... More About: China , Stuff
Everest 2008: Chinese Olympic Torch Expedition?May 7, 2008?140 MPH Winds?T
2008-05-07 07:17:00 It is starting to look a bit hopeless for the Chinese expedition to be finished with their Olympic torch relay by the May 10th deadline. Most of us already know that China has closed down the North and South sides (through Nepal ) to climbers until May 10th–the date they were supposedly going to be ... More About: Everest , Tibet
Rafael Guillen Dies on Dhaulagiri
2008-05-05 19:47:00 Reports are still a bit sketchy on this incident, but reports are beginning to come out that Rafael Guillen, a Spanish climber with the Himalaya Maestrat Expedition on Dhaulagiri , has suffered a tragic fall while trying to help a teammate to safety. From ExWeb: While details are still sketchy, it seems Rafael fell to his death while ... More About: Dies
Everest 2008: Adventure Junkies? Brad Jackson Sends Update
2008-05-05 18:19:00 Hey Jason, just popped back into Namche and sending some emails. 5th May 2008 - Namche Bazaar, This is the first dispatch we have been able to make for an extended period on account of base camp restrictions on communications imposed by the government, so Brad Jackson has walked down to Namche Bazaar to send some emails. In ... More About: Adventure , Everest , Update
Everest 2008: Extortion and Death Threats?Slowly the Truth Starts to Emerg
2008-05-04 19:57:00 There has been quite a bit of news emerging as of late in regards to Mt. Everest and the subsequent lock-down that China has forced on the world’s highest peak. Adventure Tours, based out of New Zealand has released a bit more information today in regards to how the climbing expeditions are being treated ... More About: Truth , Death , Threats , Extortion
Everest 2008: Trouble Brewing on Everest?
2008-05-04 09:19:00 A couple of days ago The Adventurist, as well as a couple of other sites that follow the Mt. Everest expeditions every year, made posts concerning an attempt by the Chinese Expedition to put the Olympic torch on the summit of Mt. Everest. The news, as we reported, was that China had made a ... More About: News , Reuters , Nepal
Congratulations, Backpacker Magazine!
2008-05-03 05:48:00 BOULDER, Colo., May 2 /PRNewswire/ — Last night in New York City, the American Society of Magazine Editors named Backpacker the winner of its2008 National Magazine Award for General Excellence in the 250,000 to500,000 circulation category. The General Excellence award, which is given annually and decided by a rigorous judging process, is the highest honor ... More About: Congratulations
Steve Casimiro Interviews William Brant Holland?First Climber Booted From M
2008-05-02 19:56:00 Steve Casimiro, National Geographic : Adventure ’s West Coast Editor, has scored a monster interview with William Brant Holland–the first person booted from Mt. Everest this season for brandishing a Tibet banner. I think many of us have been wondering just what went down with this unfortunate incident, and as far as I am aware, this is Brant ... More About: Steve , Interviews
Outside Magazine?s Gear Guy Tackles Appalachian Trail Backpacks
2008-05-02 19:36:00 Here is something I have been quite curious of myself. We all hear of those huge backpacking adventures that span miles, states, and even countries. Outside Magazine ’s Gear Guy tackles probably the single most important piece of equipment that a trekker can have–the almighty Backpack. This particular piece is in regards to the Appalachian Trail , ... More About: Outside Magazine , Backpacks
Snickers & Gulliver: From Jerry and Darla Merrow?s Side
2008-05-02 18:58:00 I am writing on behalf of my sister and brother-in-law, Darla and Jerry Merrow, who after being shipwrecked on Fanning Island, had to leave behind their pets Snickers and Gulliver . The cocker spaniel dog and macaw bird have become quite famous after Jack Joslin graciously took the time and effort to adopt Snickers, saving ... More About: Side
National Parks Traveler Launches Forums
More articles from this author:2008-05-02 00:37:00 One of my favorite outdoor blogs happens to be National Parks Traveler. This seems to be the inside source for most things dealing with the United States National Park system, as well as offering up some good historical perspectives of the parks. Throughout the last year, this blog has been experiencing some nice improvements. ... More About: Forums , National Parks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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