Archive for March, 2010
British bicycle racer Alan Bate, 45, will set out at midnight on March 31st on a mission to circle the globe in a mere 99 days. The current record is 165 days, held by fellow Brit Julian Sayarer, who’s half Bate’s age.
Bate’s ride will begin in Bangkok, Thailand and… Read the rest
A photograph of an incredibly rare all-black penguin has been making the rounds on media outlets over the course of the last few weeks, thanks to Andrew Evans, contributing editor for National Geographic. Evans was able to get the fantastic shot after traveling 10,000 miles from Washington D.C. to Antarctica,… Read the rest
The Pucon River Festival in Pucon, Chile features kayak and raft films for people of all ages to view. The clip above is from a film featured, which showed the 2009 Rio Palguin Extreme Kayak Race in Chile. Check it out to see some crazy Chilean kayaking at its best.… Read the rest
The winner of this week’s Adventure to Dominica contest is Rodrigo Meurer, who submitted this photo of his wife, Gisele Battistelli, at Cerro de la Via Crucis, Uspallata in Argentina. Rodrigo, you win a pair of Ahnu shoes! And in addition, you are now eligible to win a trip for… Read the rest
A couple months ago, we told you about the Arizona State Parks Board’s plan to close 13 state parks by June 3. According to the LA Times… Read the rest, the decision came after steep budget cuts, with funding having dropped 80 percent since 2007.
This month, Arizona saw an additional $3.9
Music Monday this week is exploring a band from Bucharest, Romania who call themselves The Amsterdams. They describe their sounds as “nice music.” By listening to their songs, one might say they border on a electro pop and some indie genre. In my, a bit less than expert, musical opinion,… Read the rest
Mount Orford ski resort in Quebec is for sale, for just $1 dollar up front. OK, the $1 dollar may just be a symbolic down payment, as the potential buyer must be able to put a $4 million dollar deposit to back up his purchase. In addition, he must be… Read the rest
This weekend, a new world record was set. On Saturday, Franck Cammas and his 9-man-crew finished their around-the-world-sail in just 48 days, 7 hours, 44 minutes and 55 seconds–the fastest time ever. Cammas’ group broke the 2005 record by over two days, and in doing so, happily accepted the Jules… Read the rest
Police are investigating a three-car crash involving one of Britain’s most decorated and long-named polar explorers, Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes after the sixty-six year old’s Jaguar collided with a Nissan then a Ford Focus on a highway in Stockport. Fiennes, who Guinness World Records once dubbed the “World’s Greatest Living Explorer,”… Read the rest
The 9th annual Teva Mountain Games, the nation’s largest outdoor adventure event, is returning to Vail, Colorado June 3-6 2010. After last year’s record attendance, adventure athletes are anticipating yet another great turnout with an awesome lineup of events. These games are a series where both professional and amateur adventure… Read the rest
If you’ve ever ridden in an urban setting, you’ve undoubtedly come across irate drivers who speed by you, threatening to knock you down, whether they realize… Read the rest it or not. This is what cyclist Phil Gaimon is capitalizing on; the lack of attention that many drivers pay to bikers. Gaimon recently
The winner of this week’s Adventure to Dominica contest is Erin Romanuk, who submitted this photo of herself jumping off the Kawarau Bridge in Queenstown, New Zealand. Congratulations, Erin, you win a pair of Ahnu shoes! And in addition, you are now eligible to win a trip for two to… Read the rest
A group of mountain bikers from British Columbia decided to start filming their biking antics, and came up with this blog. The above video is a sampling of their mountain biking style, as well as the fun that they have living the lives of “bike bums.”
[Via: the adventure life]… Read the rest
