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Thanks Dave Adlard. This freaks me out.
Cliff walk El Camino del Rey (King’s pathway) in Spain.

Originally built in 1901, this walkway now serves as an approach to makinodromo, the famous climbing sector of El Chorro.

… The walkway has now gone many years without maintenance, and is in a highly deteriorated and dangerous state. It […]

Plight Of Missing Hikers Will Make Great Movie

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Truly one of the best hikes in the world. Of many possible options, the best way to hike the cliff edge of the Nā Pali Coast in Kauai is on this loop.

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Distance: 12.2mi (9.8 without walking the road)
Elevation gain: 3,000ft (914m)
You could start with breakfast at Kokee Lodge in Koke’e State Park. The trailhead is […]

Timex is sponsoring a contest where you and I can share our stories about why we love the outdoors.
I like the concept: Return to the Outdoors. It flies in the face of statistics I keep hearing about decreasing numbers in the outdoors.
A couple of celebrities inspire:
Conrad Anker is a world renowned mountaineer, big […]

From the movie.
Simpsons DVD / Alaska

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Shout out to my old friend Greg Kolodziejzyk.
He made a fortune in the early days of the internet selling fonts to Adobe. Went on to more successful business ventures.
But these days Greg’s passion is extreme adventure. He wants “To conquer the world by human power.”
He has several sites including these two:
Adventures of Greg
Pedal […]

I attended the Banff Mountain Film Festival in November and gave it a mixed review.
It took until February before they posted the trailer for the current Radical Reels World Tour.
But, it was worth the wait. Very well edited … even if it is partly a commercial for the sponsors.
Click PLAY or watch […]

I thought the world’s smartest bears were in the Sierra Nevada, California.
But check out these bear auto-wreckers:
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via Get Outdoors blog)

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The Adventure Blogger went to Kilimanjaro, inspired by the 2002 IMAX film by David Breashears.

Kilimanjaro - To the Roof of Africa (Large Format)
I finally saw the film myself.
Fantastic.
When can I go?
There’s a terrific, funny review of the film on Amazon posted by Archimedes Tritium:
… The narrator (mountain guide Jacob Kyungai) intones that climbers of […]

Kraig posted a link to the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival in England on The Adventure Blog.
He must have been too busy (for some reason) to look for the trailer on YouTube.

I’ve got your back, buddy.

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