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Richard Bangs Adventure on Yahoo
Slap me with a fish. I'm dying here. Once
again Richard Bangs nailed one of the best assignments
around. Way back, I posted about Bangs' series for MSNBC.com, a multimedia project called
Great Escapes that took Bangs too Papua New Guinea where
he provided video, photos and such…real online adventure. Original Web content. Love it. Let's see more and more of
this stuff.
Well Yahoo, which got into the original content game big-time with Kevin Sites Hot Zones, now has upped the ante with an adventure program based on Bangs travels. Called Richard Bangs Adventures, the online series will take us desk jockeys to remote places around the world, offering a taste of adventure without leaving your desk for lunch.
I sampled the first series, which includes the story of a climber who died on the Eiger (remember the great movie with Clint Eastwood about the Eiger?) as well as some interviews with climbers. It's pretty decent so far. The video stuttered for me and I found the interface clunky, but once the video got started I found it a fairly enjoyable viewing experience. Could have been better, but still good. I'll be keeping my eyes open for the next parts of the series.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Carl Dec 18th 2005 5:08PM
I worked with John Harlin III at Backpacker Magazine. He is a real nice guy, excellent climber, and a good writer. I will certainly check out the IMAX movie that is being produced about his return to the mountain that took the life of his father 40 years ago.
We went climbing at a rock gym in Pennsylvania and it was pretty funny to see the reaction of the gym employees when they found out that John was the son of THE John Harlin II that was killed on the Eiger.