There’s nothing groundbreaking here. The recipe is really simple. Just figure out what you love to do. Pick out an inspiring challenge. Then go figure out how to make it happen.
Smash & Grab - An Ascent of Burkett Needle (by Dave Burdick)
Really enjoyed last week’s Adventure Show on Dave MacLeod and Alan Cassidy, but, er, what happened to Wales?
Earlier in the year there were media reports of a guy called David Austin who’d been found dead in a ‘bothy’ on Rannoch Moor. Said to be experienced and well equipped, he’d been two weeks into a year-long sabbatical, planning to ‘live off the land like Bear Grylls.’ I’ve thought about this on and…
…Just a few minor mistakes; misjudging the situation, maybe not keeping up with weather forecasts. There but for the grace of God.
(via Quick Tip: Rig, rap, repeat « Kelly Cordes)
Good post on multipitch abesiling technique.
Good round-up and interesting comments too.
Hopes that a new voluntary scheme for making sure activity providers for children are up to the mark are dashed, as Wales opts to keep the existing scheme. Ed Douglas reports on the growing confusion.
Antarctica Ship Offload Time-Lapse 2012 (by Antzarctica)