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Bear attacks are frightening and unexpected. This author shares her bear encounter with the hiking community. by Anne O’Regan | 2015-10-14As thru-hikers and backpackers, we think about bears. At one time or another we study them, or at least learn their habits. Years ago when I lived in Yosemite, I got an up-front…
The guide team monitored weather conditions throughout the night, only to find snow and poor visibility each time we looked out of our tent.
The days blend into each other in the High Arctic, where working nights under the 2 a.m. sun or working days is guided not by an internal clock or by the necessary stillness that comes with darkness, but by the cycles of the whales, which seem to be guided by the tides.
Designed for remote lakes and streams, the PackLite Kayak is well-suited for those environments and is a lightweight complement to your backpacking adventures. by Eric Vann | 2015-10-14My friend Scott and I tested the PackLite Kayak on the Gallatin River in Southwest Montana. The stretch we paddled was about 3.5 miles long and dominated by Class II whitewater with a few rapids rated at Class III-. It took us about two hours…
Flickr/David Kernan By Sid Lipsey for Yahoo! Travel Few things are more self-defeating than taking extreme measures to catch a flight. An Italian man learned that lesson the hard way. According to the Daily Mail and the Italian newspaper La Stampa, a 46-year-old passenger was running late for his Alitalia flight from Turin to Rome. So he did what any harried passenger…
The Expedition Skills Seminar – Muir, led by Casey Grom and Elias de Andres Martos, reached the summit of Mount Rainier!
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New snow in the Fisher Chimneys made it prudent to wear our crampons all the way down to the talus field below the Chimneys.
As we’ve readied the Ocean Endeavour for its upcoming sailings, our Operations team members have put a great deal of work into purchasing, testing, and stocking everything you’ll need to participate in a variety of exciting Adventure Options throughout your guided Antarctic cruise.
The quickest way to ruin a road trip is to get stuck in traffic. (Photo: Thinkstock) By Brittany Jones-Cooper for Yahoo! Travel You finally did it. You used vacation days, packed up the car, and set off on that cross-country road trip you always dreamed of taking. You’ve programmed your GPS, but what you couldn’t predict was the painful gridlock waiting for you in the next city. Maybe next time you’ll…
A Greek island vacation usually means enjoying small island life, hanging out on the beach, taking a walk through a village, and perhaps renting a scooter for a day. But Crete is a bit different from the small islands of the Cyclades. Crete is big! Crete is Greece’s largest island and is almost the size of Hawaii’s Big Island, taking about five hours to drive across east to west and an hour and a…
We had a good day of technical training yesterday on the Sulphide Glacier, with mostly sunny skies.
You could say Sarah Hrdlicka is living the good life.
It rained hard all night last night, and we are currently in a very humid cloud with intermittent showers.
After a rewarding day in the Antarctic landscape, passengers onboard the newly refurbished Ocean Endeavour have a myriad of opportunities to unwind, relax and rejuvenate in the small expedition ship’s bright, spacious new spa. Photo Credit: Hitomi Soga
A lightweight kettle with a wide base. by Roger Caffin | 2015-09-16It’s a hard anodized aluminum kettle, 0.8 L capacity and 144 g in weight as delivered. It looks like the standard Trangia 200244 kettle, but the Trangia kettle holds 1.0 L and is 195 g in weight, on its home web site in Sweden, although some USA web sites list it as 0.9 L. The Trangia kettle is shiny aluminum rather than the …
When we were almost to the pumice ridge the clouds grew darker and precipitation in the form of rain began.
A number of Quark expeditions, including those in Greenland and Canada’s High Arctic, provide an opportunity to spend time in the cozy and friendly town of Kangerlussuaq. Offering easy access to the Greenland Ice Cap, Kangerlussuaq provides a relaxing landscape of breathtaking scenery, over 300 days of clear sky every year, and a stunning start or finale to any Greenland cruise. If you are looking for ways to make the most
An interview with backpacker Douglas Malott who is passionate about the outdoors, and ensuring we are out there for the right reasons. by Jonathan Davis and Eric Vann | 2015-09-22I grew up in Spokane, Washington but I am currently living in Kent Washington. I started exploring the outdoors when I was old enough to go out into the backyard alone, with my parents, my siblings, or friends. I grew up without T…
The Four Day Summit Climb led by RMI Guide Leon Davis reached the top of Disappointment Cleaver on Mt. Rainier before route conditions forced the team to descend.
For many, embarking on a polar expedition is the trip of a lifetime. Whether it’s a top bucket list trip, or your polar passion drives you to explore new Arctic and Antarctic regions every chance you get, a lot of planning and preparation will go into your epic adventure.
The author presents a method to make your own ultralight, carbon fiber trekking poles. by Dave Hoyer | 2015-10-06*A couple of experimental ultralight trekking poles were made using carbon fiber tubes. These examples are for shorter trekkers, but can be changed to accommodate taller walkers. The “minimalist” is a fixed length trekking pole with a carbon fiber shaft, a tungsten tip, and an EVA foam hand grip. The “minimalist” is 39 in (1 m) in length, weighs 2.1 oz (60 g), and cost about $…
After an adventurous summit on Lonquimay, the last couple days have been focused on simply ski touring in the beautiful terrain this region offers.
