If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! I haven’t posted an update on Jesper Olson and his World Run II expedition since January, which was when he was starting the North American leg of the journey. Now he’s nearing the end of that leg and has [...]

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Now that the weather has fallen into line, the Everest season is going according to plan and this morning we had our first successful summits of the season. As predicted throughout last week, the winds have quieted down and it looks like the current weather window will remain open through the weekend. But things look [...]

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Outside Profiles Chad Kellogg

May 19, 2012

We’re all Everest all the time around here today, but it kind of is the epicenter of the adventure world at the moment. With that in mind, Outside Online has a great profile of speed-climber Chad Kellogg as he prepares for a run at the Everest speed record. The story was written by Grayson Schaffer, who [...]

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Video: Old Man River – Chapter 6

May 19, 2012

Chapter 6 of the ongoing web series Old Man River is out and it brings yet another intriguing episode for our viewing pleasure. The crew continues its 2400 mile (3862km) journey down the length of the Mississippi River, with conditions getting both better and getting worse this week. The rains have stopped, which makes for [...]

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Video: Everest From The North

May 18, 2012

Over the past few weeks I’ve shared a number of impressive videos of the route up Everest, but they were mostly from the South Side. The video below is an animation, but it does a fantastic job of showing the route up the Northeast Ridge and includes some of the important landmarks/milestones along the way [...]

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Video: People Are Awesome

May 18, 2012

Need a little afternoon inspiration? Than check-out the video below, which features a number of amazing athletes doing some amazing things. You’ll find everything from mountain climbers and paddlers (Looks like Ueli!) to Base Jumpers and skateboarders, amongst numerous others, all pulling off some epic feats. Definitely a fun video that is well worth sharing. [...]

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Ride To Rio: A 10,000-mile Cycling Adventure

May 17, 2012

I’m always a sucker for a good long-distance cycling adventure and it seems riders Dom Smith and Andy Robinson are prepping for one of their own. The two men plan to set out in September on a 10,000 mile (16,093km) bike ride from Los Angeles to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Naturally they’ve called their little [...]

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Video: Summit Day On Everest

May 17, 2012

For the past few days you’ve heard me mention that the teams on Everest are gearing up for the summit push. I’ve even said that Friday or Saturday would likely be “Summit Day.” What exactly is it like for the climbers as they head up to the top? This excellent video, courtesy of the Peak [...]

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Video: The Nomad

May 16, 2012

My friends over at the Joy Trip Project shared this amazing video yesterday and it is so well done I wanted to pass it along today. The short film features Erik Boomer, who was one-half of the duo that circumnavigated Ellesmere Island last year by kayak and skis. In this video he talks about his [...]

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Everest 2012: Interview With Ueli Steck From Base Camp

May 15, 2012

Ueli Steck is one of the more talented and well known climbers in Everest Base Camp this spring and we all know that he is planning something special when he goes to the summit in a few days time. What exactly he has planned has yet to be seen, but all we know he is [...]

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