May 22nd, 2012 at 7:00PM:
Most travel photography fans are familiar with the striking, sun-dappled images of Arizona's famed Antelope Canyon popularized on computer desktop backgrounds around the world. But few people are acquainted with Zebra Canyon, its less popular, less crowded but equally fetching neighbor in Utah, captured excellently in today's Photo of the Day from Flickr user oilfighter. Named because of its ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Photo Of The Day: Zebra Canyon
May 22nd, 2012 at 7:00PM:
Most travel photography fans are familiar with the striking, sun-dappled images of Arizona's famed Antelope Canyon popularized on computer desktop backgrounds around the world. But few people are acquainted with Zebra Canyon, its less popular, less crowded but equally fetching neighbor in Utah, captured excellently in today's Photo of the Day from Flickr user oilfighter. Named because of its ...2012 Summit Day Begins On Everest
May 19th, 2012 at 8:00AM: It will be a very busy day today at the top of the world. After months of planning and weeks of preparation, today is the day that the climbers on Everest will begin heading up to the summit en masse. For most it will be the culmination of a lifelong dream to climb the highest mountain on Earth, for others it will simply be the latest climb in their pursuit of mountaineering greatness.
The road ...Video: Climbing In Thailand
Apr 22nd, 2012 at 1:00PM:
Unbeknownst to me prior to today, Eddie Bauer has a Vimeo channel complete with impressive adventure videos – including climbing shots. I happened upon the above video, which features climbers scaling walls in Thailand. The rock is jagged, steep and bolts out of the ocean. Oceanside climbing seems to be a bonus for these climbers, though. Part of this video shows the climbers falling, ...
The Teva Winter Mountain Games begin today
Feb 10th, 2012 at 8:00AM: The first-ever Teva Winter Mountain Games get underway today in Vail, Colorado, where some of the top pro and amateur outdoor athletes have gathered to compete in a variety of sports. The event, which lasts through the weekend, will also feature a number of concerts, gear giveaways, clinics, and more.
Some of the sports that the athletes will be competing in including ice climbing, Nordic and ...Climbing and trekking your way through Czechia
Feb 8th, 2012 at 1:30PM: Czechia, also known as the Czech Republic, is a country located in Central Europe that was formed in 1993. While most visitors go to explore the architecture, history, and nightlife of the capital city of Prague, there are actually many outdoor and natural experiences to be had in the region, as well.
For those who love a challenging trek there is Mount Snezka, the highest mountain in the Czech ...REI Adventures offers winter weekend getaways
Feb 8th, 2012 at 8:00AM: Looking to add a little activity and adventure back into your weekends now that the football season is officially over? Then REI Adventures may have exactly what you need. The company, which is the travel arm of the REI gear stores, has introduced several new winter weekend getaways that will get you out playing in the snow this February and March.
These excursions are short – most are ...America's baddest badlands
Jan 17th, 2012 at 10:30AM:
One of the greatest things about the United States is its environmental diversity. From towering forests of pine to sun-hammered deserts, from snowy peaks to steaming swamps, this nation has it all.
Some of the most compelling places are also the harshest. Take this view of the sand dunes of Death Valley, taken by talented photographer John Bruckman. This is the worst part of the Mojave ...Italian climber first to scale "Second Seven Summits"
Jan 14th, 2012 at 8:00AM: An Italian climber by the name of Hans Kammerlander has become the first person to climb the "Second Seven Summits" after topping out on Mt. Tyree in Antarctica last week. This unique distinction was earned by climbing the second highest peaks on each of the seven continents – a feat that most mountaineers feel is far more difficult than the traditional Seven Summits.
In addition to Mt. ...Adventure Vacation Guide 2012: Belize
Jan 4th, 2012 at 9:30AM:
Belize is the only country in Central America with English as the official language. The small country, measuring 180 miles long and 68 miles wide, is a popular vacation destination for tourists whose native language is English. But Belize is good for much more than just lounging in white sand while watching the shimmering teal waves roll in and out while drinks, ordered in English, are ...Dry-tooling, an exciting yet controversial adventure sport
Dec 31st, 2011 at 3:00PM:
I'll admit that when I first heard the name dry-tooling I thought it was some kind of maintenance and repairs technique. In reality, it is a type of rock climbing that involves using ice axes and crampons to traverse areas without any snow or ice. Apparently, the techniques for dry-tooling were developed on winter routes in Canada where "sections of rock had to be crossed in order to link ...
Video of the Day: Russian heights
Dec 26th, 2011 at 6:30PM:
Many travelers enjoy pushing their limits while abroad. They'll try bungy jumping, skydiving or hangliding for the first time because the thrill of traveling helps them escape their comfort zone. In Russia, however, those extreme sports are not enough of a thrill. How else can you explain these teenagers climbing a tower (or perhaps it's an uncompleted building?), walking to the edge of a beam ...
Go ice climbing in Cody, Wyoming
Dec 21st, 2011 at 8:00AM: For the first time ever, the National Forest Service has issued permits for commercially guided ice climbing expeditions into the Shoshone National Forest, located near Cody, Wyoming. Those permits open up the spectacularly scenic region to adventurous travelers looking for a winter-time challenge unlike anything they've ever experienced before.
For the current ice climbing season, just two ...Video: Canyoning in the Pyrenees, Spain
Oct 12th, 2011 at 4:00PM: Thrill seekers will love the unique and adventurous sport of canyoning. This activity, which involves traversing throughout a canyon, combines different techniques within the experience, including hiking, swimming, abseiling, scrambling, climbing, and more. The ideal canyons used for canyoning often include narrow gorges, flowing water, and various drops that must be navigated.
Want to see for ...
Video of the Day - On Assignment in Yosemite
Oct 11th, 2011 at 5:00PM:
We've all done it. Nestled up on a nice warm couch, leafing (or scrolling) through a National Geographic magazine, you suddenly notice a beautiful photograph and wonder "how did they get that shot?". Then, without pause for a second thought, you turn the page and continue browsing - for the most part taking all of the hard work that went into producing those images for granted.
If ...
Great Himalaya Trail now open in Nepal in southern Asia
Oct 10th, 2011 at 4:00PM: The Great Himalaya Trail is officially open for visitors in Nepal in southern Asia. This trail, which stretches from Taplejung in the east to Humla in the west near the border of Tibet, is one of the longest and highest hiking routes in the world.
The goal of creating this trail is to boost tourism in Nepal and portray the country as the perfect destination for adventure seekers. During the ...Young climber falls to his death in the Adirondacks
Oct 6th, 2011 at 8:00AM: A young climber by the name of Matthew Potel was leading a group of college classmates on a hike through the Adirondacks last week when he slipped and fell to his death. Potel, who was the co-president of his university's outdoors club, was assisting two other hikers past a waterfall when he lost his footing on slick rocks.
The seven-person group, all from Binghamton University in New York, ...Yosemite climber rescued after losing his thumb
Oct 1st, 2011 at 8:00AM:
Earlier this week, search and rescue teams in Yosemite National Park were called into action, when a rock climber on El Capitan became stranded on the mountain after severing his thumb. Following the freak accident, the unnamed climber from Austria was unable to finish his ascent, and had to be removed from the rock face in a difficult helicopter rescue.
The man, and his partner, were ...First woman to climb world's 14 major peaks without backup oxygen
Sep 29th, 2011 at 8:30AM: Another record has been set in the world of extreme sports as Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, a 40-year-old Austrian woman from Germany, summited 14 of the world's 8,000-meter peaks without carrying backup oxygen.
Supported by grants from the National Geographic Society, Kaltenbrunner was one of four climbers who reached the summit of K2, the world's second highest mountain at 8,611 meters high. The ...Was this strange stone a prehistoric calendar?
Sep 26th, 2011 at 2:00PM:
This odd stone may look like an unusual product of nature, but it's actually a monument from about 4,000 years ago called a menhir. Archaeologists have long debated what menhirs were for, perhaps boundary markers or gravestones or something else. Now experts are saying this one, at Gardom's Edge in the Derbyshire Peak District, England, may be a prehistoric calendar.
Archaeoastronomers, who ...Ukranian teens capture illegal bridge climbing on video
Sep 13th, 2011 at 1:30PM: I've seen some crazy urban climbing videos in my time, but this one takes the cake. It was captured on a helmet cam and follows four teenagers as they scramble up the Moskovskyi (Moscow) Bridge in Kiev, while traffic rushes by below. After a brief conversation in Russian at the beginning of the video, the teens simply begin scaling the steel cables that hold the bridge in place, without the use of ...
