Archive for December, 2009
Artist, naturalist, writer, poet, leader, “Grandfather of the Slow Food Movement”. If you’ve never heard Wendell Berry speak, you need to check this out!
I know Wend isn’t named for the great man–but maybe he could be the mascot. ;)
Enjoy! And have a Wend-y New Year!… Read the rest
Green energy spending creates jobs for all types, even rock climbers.
There is an interesting article in the New York Times about how rope companies — which have historically taken such cool niche jobs as inspecting big dams, cleaning Mount Rushmore, repairing offshore oil platforms and trimming massive trees —… Read the rest
A new breed of fish has been developed by Japanese scientists in order to create a humane alternative to dissection. The transparent goldfish has scales and skin that are completely pigment-less, so that its internal organs are visible — heart, brain and all.
[Via: NY Daily News]
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It’s one of the biggest monsters in all of surfing. Check out the wipeout just past two minutes. Scary.… Read the rest
Austria’s anti-doping goons have provisionally suspended 2002 Olympic cross-country ski champion Christian Hoffman for alleged blood doping.
There is a certain irony to the accusations. In the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City Hoffman was awarded the gold medal in the 30 km freestyle mass start event despite coming… Read the rest
In 2008 seventy-six-year-old Nepalese man Min Bahadur Sherchan reached the peak of Mount Everest, making him the oldest person to ever climb the 29,028 foot mountain all the way to the top. But when the 2009 Guinness Book of World Records came out he saw that the title had been… Read the rest
According to scientists, the magnetic north pole is careening towards Russia at a pace of 34-37 miles a year. The predicted cause for the pole’s increase in movement is a rapidly fluctuating magnetic region on the core’s surface created by a plume of magnetism developing deep within the core.
While… Read the rest
The service at one Roman Catholic Church in Quebec is about to get a lot less boring. The church, which has been on the real estate market for two years, was recently purchased by a developer who is going to gut the building and convert it to a rock climbing… Read the rest
For biologists studying wolves, the North Pole is a challenging place to do research – especially during the arctic winters when temperatures reach 70 degrees below zero and the sun doesn’t show its face for months at a time. But with a new development in technology plus a little help… Read the rest
Earlier this year we wrote about the Best Job In The World Contest where the lucky winner would become caretaker of a tropical island for the period of six months and get paid $103,000 (AUS) to do it. Yeah, it sounds like the perfect job, but it was also one… Read the rest
Do you remember way back when in the olden days when there was a show on ABC called Wide World Of Sports. It had a catchy tagline: The Thrill of Victory, and The Agony Of Defeat. Well, do you remember the agony of defeat guy? The ski jumper who eats… Read the rest
Is your local crag currently snowed in or rain-soaked? Then it’s time to fly south, tie in and send some sunny limestone in Mexico. On January 2-3, the El Potrero Chico climbing school is hosting a climbing festival. Transportation to and from the airport is provided and single and multi-pitch… Read the rest
Sarah Outen, 24, holds three world records after her incredible 124 day, 4000 mile 2009 journey from Australia to Mauritius. Outen is not only the first woman and youngest person to solo the Indian Ocean, she is also the youngest woman to row across an ocean altogether. Because of her
