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TV survivalist Bear Grylls named chief Scout

I’ve criticized Bear Grylls in the past.

Photograph: Sarah Lee
Photograph: Sarah Lee

But it’s with mixed feelings that I link to this mocking News article:

The Scout law begins with a solemn declaration that ‘A Scout is to be trusted’.

So one might expect the figurehead of Britain’s 450,000 Scouts to be one of the most trustworthy men in the country.

But the woggle of Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of the youth movement, must be spinning in his grave at the news that his latest successor as Chief Scout is TV presenter Bear Grylls – whose survival programmes were rumbled for containing faked scenes. …

Mail Online – Scouts pick TV’s action man faker Bear Grylls as their chief

In the real world, Grylls is likely to inspire the Scouts. And build that wonderful program.

I wish him luck.

… Perhaps Ray Mears would have been a better choice, though.

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do you understand Cap and Trade?

Not exactly hiking, but an important issue for all of us who want protection for the great outdoors.

Hank Green, the EcoGeek explains Cap and Trade in 3:30sec.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

( via Treehugger – Cap and Trade Explained in Under Four Minutes (Video)

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4646km through China on foot

A brilliant time lapse video of what happens to a trekker in China … who does not shave.

Christoph Rehage from Hanover, Germany, is a cinematographer and student of China Studies.

Click PLAY or watch his China video on YouTube.

November 9th 2007 – November 13th 2008

one year on foot – 4646km through China

unlimited beard & hair growth

– All of the distance from Beijing to Ürümqi has been completed solely on foot, straight good old walking. There are instances where you can see me in the video sitting on a plane or riding a boat, but those are during breaks I had to take from walking, either to sort out bureaucracy issues or to take care of some personal things. …

– The songs I used in the video are 1) Zhu Fengbo – “Olive Tree” and 2) The Kingpins – “L’aventurier” – visit the Kingpins website if you want to know more, they are very cool I think.

– This is not a strict “1 pic a day” video, because I wanted to make it a bit more alive by adding some additional movement. Sometimes during the film you would follow me turn around, or something would happen in the background. I tried to capture these moments to make the video more interesting.

more information on his website – The Longest Way

(via vagabondish on Twitter)

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Ibn Battuta, greatest explorer ever?

I watched the first two episodes of a British TV documentary series where Tim Mackintosh-Smith retraces the footsteps of 14th Century Moroccan scholar Ibn Battuta, who covered 75,000 miles, 40 countries and three continents in a 30-year odyssey. He was islam’s and perhaps the world’s greates traveller.

Excellent!

Click PLAY or watch an introduction on YouTube.

Leave a comment if you find those full episodes posted online.

Next I’d like to see this movie.

Journey to Mecca is an IMAX® dramatic and documentary feature that tells the amazing story of Ibn Battuta, the greatest explorer of the Old World, following his first pilgrimage between 1325 and 1326 from Tangier to Mecca.

Narrated by Ben Kingsley.

Click PLAY or watch the movie trailer on YouTube.

official home page – Journey to Mecca Giant Screen

What a story!

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Earth – the movie

Happy Earth Day.

The Walt Disney Studios will celebrate Earth Day 2009 (April 22nd) with the debut of “Earth,” the first feature-length nature documentary from its new production banner, Disneynature. …

Follows the epic migratory journeys of four animal families as well as the earth’s journey around the sun and the massive influence it has on all life on the planet, from the Arctic spring to the Antarctic winter.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

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Banff Film Festival World Tour video

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)

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iPhone Apps hit the trail


One of Backpacker Magazine’s blogs, The Daily Dirt, has been my favourite in recent weeks.

Here’s another interesting post:

… In a new 30-second spot, the familiar hands demonstrate apps to replace a compass, identify bird species, and spot poison ivy. Add those apps to the already impressive list including the Google Earth and GPS systems and you’ve got a handheld, do-just-about-anything, outdoor genius machine. …

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Daily Dirt – IPHONE APPS HIT THE TRAIL

Still, I’ll be taking my iTouch on the trail with me this season. Mainly for listening to Audiocasts and Audiobooks during the long nights in the tent.

Where I hike there’s no free WiFi. So many of the apps will not work since the Touch has not phone service.

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Survivorman is back – Survive This

… 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

teenagers

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

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Trail on Kilimanjaro – part 2

Entertaining!

Its day three of Trail Magazine’s attempt on Mt Kilimanjaro via the Machame route, and things are starting to get tough. The mountain is getting seriously spectacular but the air is getting thin and exhaustion is kicking in. As midnight on the last day approaches, will it be a glorious dawn on Africas Highest mountain or a whopper of a disappointment? Join Trail Magazines Simon Ingram to find out…

Click PLAY or watch Part 2 on YouTube.


official website of TRAIL and Country Walking magazines – Live for the Outdoors

To see a 6min highlights clip of Day 1 and Day 2 of the Machame Route, click through to The Adventure Blog.

best hike – Kilimanjaro information page