The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Sir Philip Craven believes that the word 'disabled' could disappear from the sporting lexicon after the 2008 Games.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | yesterday
PERTH adventurer Mark Sheen says he has no immediate desire to re-attempt conquering the world's most deadly peak.
John W. Little - Ubuntu Powered (Free subscription) | yesterday
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
MysoreA chance to explore Eastern Ghats The expedition aims at exposing students to greater adventureIt will be held from October 1 to 11MYSORE: The International Academy of Mountaineering and Allied Sports (IAMAS) and Rotary Mysore Midtown Adventure Foundation are taking a team to the National Eastern Ghats Trekking Expedition to Araku valley and Borra caves in Eastern Ghats from October 1 to 11.A...
Repman (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
I'll bet three-quarters of my fellow NJ Transit riders are doing exactly what I'm doing: reading a book or newspaper, listening to tunes on their iPod and periodically scanning their blackberries. We're an A.D.D.-addled society that seems to absolutely revel...
Confessions of a Monkey (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
VOC mountaineering camp was held over Labour Day long weekend by Meager Creek in Pemberton... Sat We left Vancouver at 5:30AM. After a quick pit stop at Timmy's in Squamish we made it to the 4WD section of the logging road around 10 AM. The logging road was quite overgrown and there were tons of water bars. Evan pushed his 4 runners quite hard but decided to park the car about 3 km or so from the trail...
Yosemite Blog (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Instead of the boring ol’ bachelorette party in Las Vegas where you’re liable to drink way too much, do things you wouldn’t want anyone else to find out, and possibly wind up with a really bad tattoo you wouldn’t wnat to show your husband or boyfriend head up to Yosemite and get in a little [...]
SeaKayakPhoto.com (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Fladda is one of the Slate Islands in the Sound of Luing. It is a considerable hazard to navigation as it sits right in the middle of the fairway and is surrounded by swirling tides. The lighthouse was built by David and Thomas Stevenson in 1860. The light flashes every 9 seconds. To the east the light flashes white but is unlit to the west. 30/08/2008
ES&T Online News (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Walter Giger is an adventurous and ambitious analytical chemist who goes beyond what most people are willing to try, in the outdoors and in the lab. His skill and care yield excellent results in both arenas.
AktoMan (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Robin across at BlogPackingLight pointed me to the Mountaineering Council of Scotland's recent position statement on the Alladale Project ( pdf link ). They conclude that: The member organisations of this group find this unofficial, but well-publicised project, as unacceptable as stated. We call for a recognition that the unnatural density, probable artificial feeding and commercial nature shows that...
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
Alaska Cruise Tour from Fairbanks, AK to Vancouver, BC
SeaKayakPhoto.com (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
We went for a pleasant bimble round the coast at the weekend. Salt and adrenaline is a heady and addictive mixture. 30/08/2008
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
Calcutta, Aug. 30: It was the day of the chief guest at the 12th edition of The Telegraph School Awards for Excellence. On paper, there was none. In reality, there were more than you could ever count.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
K2, the world's second highest peak, has taken more than 70 lives - 11 of them on one day last month. Across the world, there was a backlash against the values of modern mountaineering. But what really happened in those hours when the Himalayan giant killed so many?
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
This being Labor Day weekend, another ski season has begun. At least it has in retail stores and on resort Web sites, where sales of equipment, apparel and season passes are in full swing - continuing a holiday tradition of stoking enthusiasm early for another winter of carving
