Jun 16th, 2013 at 5:00PM: Lauren Irons, Flickr
Ever set foot on an active volcano? There are about 1500 known active volcanoes around the world, and if you're up for it, you are able to climb many of them.
Mount Bromo in East Java is one of those active volcanoes, and in this photo by Lauren Irons we get a good feel for what it's like to be standing atop a volcano and looking into the center. The still puffing volcano ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Photo Of The Day: Climbing Active Volcano Mount Bromo
Jun 16th, 2013 at 5:00PM: Lauren Irons, Flickr
Ever set foot on an active volcano? There are about 1500 known active volcanoes around the world, and if you're up for it, you are able to climb many of them.
Mount Bromo in East Java is one of those active volcanoes, and in this photo by Lauren Irons we get a good feel for what it's like to be standing atop a volcano and looking into the center. The still puffing volcano ...Climbing The Mountain Of God, The World's Weirdest Volcano
May 27th, 2013 at 11:00AM: huguesn, Flickr
In the northern Arusha region of Tanzania near the border with Kenya, a geological oddity pokes its nose out of the rift valley floor. It's Ol Doinyo Lengai, the only volcano in the world that erupts with natrocarbonatite lava.
Natrocarbonatite is half the temperature of the glowing silicate lava you see oozing out of Hawaiian volcanoes and it flows many times faster. It spills ...Raha Moharrak Becomes First Saudi Woman To Climb Mt. Everest
May 19th, 2013 at 2:00PM: Raha Moharrak
Raha Moharrak has become the first woman from Saudi Arabia to climb Mt. Everest when she made it to the summit yesterday after a grueling climb.
The 25-year-old climber first had to convince her family to allow her to make the attempt, and then had to undergo rigorous training to climb the world's tallest peak. She was part of a four-person team called Arabs on Top of the World. ...International Adventure Guide 2013: La Paz And Southwest Bolivia
Apr 17th, 2013 at 11:00AM:
Bolivia is the least expensive destination in South America, yet it has an increasingly efficient tourism infrastructure. Going now, especially to the remote southwestern part of the country, means faster, easier, more comfortable travel than in the past (although you'll still have to be prepared for your share of bus rides on rutted out, unpaved roads, depending upon where you're headed). In ...The Flying Drummer [VIDEO]
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Mar 31st, 2013 at 4:00PM:
At Gadling we know a thing or two about flying.
We've seen flying spiders in the sky over Brazil, flying people in New York City, flying rhinos in South Africa, even a flying fire-breathing dragon over Disney World. We've talked about flying to Mars, being afraid of flying, flying drunk and flying when you're a person of size.
We know how to travel around the world without flying, where ...Mount Kilimanjaro Defeats Jordanian Princess
Mar 12th, 2013 at 12:00PM:
It looks like money and privilege can't buy everything.
Princess Sarah Princess Sara bint Al Faisal of Jordan, niece of King Abdullah II, failed to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, the Tanzania Daily News reports.
The 18-year-old princess tried to scale the famous mountain last weekend with a large entourage of assistants and Jordanian international students. She reached the Kibo point at 4,700 ...Video Of The Day: Transmongolian And Transsiberian Train Trip
Mar 11th, 2013 at 6:00PM:
Filmmakers Rubén Sánchez and Cristina Fernandez from creative studio Factoria shot this fantastic video during a transmongolian and transsiberian train trip. The pair traveled about 7,500 kilometers (4,460 miles) on a journey from Beijing, China, to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and then from Irkusk, Russia, to Moscow. The second leg of that journey alone is more than 5,000 kilometers ...
Accident On The Trail? Science, Nature To The Rescue
Jan 9th, 2013 at 2:00PM: On the trail, adventure travelers know the importance of basic first-aid skills when thousands of feet up on a climb, camped miles from nowhere or hiking off the beaten path where a call to 911 brings help. When an emergency happens, knowing what to do can mean the difference between life and death.
New research done at the University of Michigan, Harvard University and the City University of ...Climber Falls And Swings From El Capitan
Dec 1st, 2012 at 12:00PM:
The last time you probably heard about El Capitan was when you read about Alex Honnold, the crazy free climber who summited the wall in Yosemite Valley without a rope. There's also a rope missing in the above video, but for a different reason. Anchored on two ropes, LiveLeak user tomservo set up a massive swing on the face of the wall by dropping to the end of one rope and then swinging across ...
10 Minutes Of Terror On Vacation In Iraq
Nov 19th, 2012 at 10:00AM:
I'm in Samarra, in the heart of the Sunni Triangle, the birthplace of the insurgency and a hotspot for sectarian tension in war-torn Iraq. My heart is racing and my mouth is dry. This is the most frightened I've been in months.
But I'm not scared of the Sunnis, I'm scared of plummeting to my death.
I'm climbing one of the famous spiral minarets of Samarra, a pair of towers with a narrow ...Photo Of The Day: Eye Of The Beholder
Nov 3rd, 2012 at 5:00PM:
This Photo of the Day, taken in Arches National Park, Utah is titled "Eye of the Beholder" and comes from Gadling Flickr pool member Terra_Tripper
Arches National Park has over 2,000 natural stone arches, pinnacles, fins and giant balanced rocks. Located just outside of Moab, Utah, the 76,679 acre red rock wonderland was originally a National Monument then redesignated as a National ...Mountain Climbing Course Brings Skills From Experts
Sep 27th, 2012 at 3:00PM:
Just after completing the second ascent of Kilimanjaro's Breach Icicle 25 years ago, Scott Fischer and Wes Krause realized that they were hooked on adventure. Since then they have faced grizzly bears, walked among lions, rode avalanches and made first ascents, founding Mountain Madness to provide the highest quality experience for beginner and advanced mountaineers and trekkers alike.
Coming ...9 Climbers Killed In Nepal
Sep 24th, 2012 at 9:00AM:
Nine climbers are dead after an avalanche on one of Nepal's tallest mountains, the Guardian reports. At least five climbers were injured and have been evacuated to Kathmandu.
The avalanche hit the climbers' camps at 7,000 meters (22,966 feet) on Mount Manaslu, a 8,163-meter (26,781-foot) peak and the eighth tallest in the world. More than 200 climbers and guides were on the mountain, but not ...Video: Beautiful Bhutan Footage
Jul 16th, 2012 at 3:00PM:
"Bhutan - A Journey Through The Land of Thunder Dragon" from info@drukasia.com on Vimeo.
It's not every day that I find myself liking promotional videos, but this video seems to be an exception. Sponsored by Bhutan's board of tourism, this video pairs dramatic music and beautiful Bhutan footage. The end result is a gorgeous video featuring hiking, rafting and wildlife that makes me want to ...
Video: 'Wild Love' And The Adventure Stories We Rarely Share
Jun 30th, 2012 at 1:00PM:
Here at Gadling, we often tell stories of adventure: of traveling to far-off lands and meeting fascinating locals and sampling unpronounceable foods and returning home with bug bites and slipper tans and tales to be told over cocktails at dinner parties.
But the stories we less often share are the stories of what we sacrifice for those adventures: the patterns we disrupt, the worries we ...
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 ...
