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Trailer of the 2008/2009 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour. The “highlights” of the original festival held in the FAll of 2008.
Much of it is an advertisement for the sponsors. But a thrilling advertisement.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Sadly I missed the World Tour this year.
(via The Adventure Channel)
… When Les Stroud announced his retirement from “Survivorman” last year, wilderness-TV fans shed some tears, but we all hoped he’d be back. We’re happy to report the time has come: Les Stroud returns to Canadian TV this week with “Survive This,” in which eight teenagers with varying levels of outdoor skill are thrust into the Northern Ontario woods to survive with no tools outside of their clothes. …
Daily Dirt – SURVIVORMAN RETURNS—THIS TIME, FOR THE KIDS
I’ve got some teenagers I want to nominate for next year’s series.
YTV – Survive This
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The Pulse blog’s Steve Howe will be watching any TV show related to wilderness safety. Check his recent post: EASTER VANISHINGS AND RESURRECTIONS – A quick survey of the missing, the found, and the lucky
The highly touted Therm-a-Rest NeoAir is now available.
Backpacker 2009 Editors’ Choice Winner: Therm-a-Rest NeoAir review on YouTube.
I just added this item to my Amazon.com Shopping Basket for the coming season. Details on Amazon.
For now I’ll abandon my heavier Exped air mattresses. Both I’ve bought have leaked from the valve insertions.
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Trailer for the 2009 Sheffield Film Festival held 27th Feb – 1st March in the U.K.
Excellent editing.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
(via The Adventure Channel)
Sandra Friend has updated her already excellent site to make it easier for us to find the best hike we want.
Outside reports:
In celebration of its 40th anniversary, Mountain Travel Sobek is doling out 40 free adventures. Travelers who book a trip by Apr. 17 can bring a friend for free. Destinations include: Machu Picchu, Morocco, the Swiss Alps, and more.
home page – Mountain Travel Sobek
There are some good deals out there for guided hikes. Shop around.
Leave a comment if you’ve seen any good value deals on treks.
“Ray Jardine revisits and rethinks his classic ultralight backpacking text…”
Overview
Ray Jardine, arguably the founding father of ultralight backpacking as we know it, wrote a book entitled Beyond Backpacking and, within its pages, presented to a backpacking community with weary backs and knees tips and techniques by which they could lighten their loads and travel easier. The book was a sellout success, and copies nowadays (if you can find one at all) fetch dozens if not hundreds of dollars on eBay and Craigslist.
Jardine is back with a revised and revamped book in which he revisits many of the principles in Beyond Backpacking and touches on new information as well. His latest installment is entitled Trail Life: Ray Jardine’s Lightweight Backpacking; 25,000 Miles of Trail-Tested Know-How.
With chapter titles such as Packweight, Equipment, Wilderness Skills, Trail Biology, and Long Distance Hiking, one can begin to see Jardine has a diversity of knowledge to impart to his readership. Jardine continues to preach some of the tenets of ultralight backpacking such as tarp vs. tent and lightweight shoes vs. boots. …
It was just announced that World 24 hour Mountain Bike Champion Rebecca Rusch and Furnace 508 Champion Michael Emde will compete at Adventure Sports Week 2009.
“We’re thrilled to have stars the caliber of Rebecca and Michael racing with us,” said organizer Dave Adlard.
Rebecca, nicknamed “the Queen of Pain,” will be competing in multiple events, including the Mad Dash 8 hour mountain bike ride, the “It’s Only a Fleshwound” orienteering event, and the Crux and the Crucible Adventure race.
Michael Emde, the defending champion of the Furnace 508 bike race will also be riding in the Mad Dash. The Furnace 508 is widely acclaimed as the world’s toughest single day event, as the racers ride 508 miles through Death Valley in the summer, with over 30,000 feet of elevation.
Adventure Sports Week is a 10 day long festival of 24 outdoor races, contests, clinics and social events taking place at Farragut State Park, 30 miles north of Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, June 5—14, 2009.
official website – Adventure Sports Week
The latest update on my Adventure Racing Team’s BIG event for 2009.
Adventure Sports Week is a 10 day long festival of 24 outdoor races, contests, clinics and social events taking place at Farragut State Park, 30 miles north of Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, June 5—14, 2009.
The motto of this year’s event is “10 Days, 24 Races, 1 Big Party!” and the organizers and the surrounding communities are working hard to make that a reality. …
larger original – flickr
Local hospitality is only one of the things racers should expect at ASW 2009:
“We’re actually pretty pleased with how the many races are shaping up,” said event director Dave Adlard. “The
courses have all been set, and we’ve had marvelous response from celebrity and pro athletes including Ian Adamson, Mike Kloser, Rebecca Rusch, Robyn Benincasa and even Ultramarathon Man Dean Karnazes. I think between the festive atmosphere, great awards and gear and the amazing scenery, this is going to be one of the highlight events on the national racing calendar.”Adventure Sports Week was also recognized in the recent National Geographic “Adventure” Magazine as one of the
top racing events in the US.Online registration is now open at www.adventuresportsweek.com for all races.
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