January 2010

Exploration and adventures are happening all over the planet—right now. Where in the world do you want to go? Have a virtual adventure through our links to adventure blogs and real-time reports from far-flung adventurers.
Some of our favorites right now:

If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to be an “extreme” explorer, watch this short clip about Canadian husband and wife team Colin and Julie Angus. Colin circumnavigated the globe via bike and boat; and Julie joined him for the row across the Atlantic. (Both have published books about their adventures, which we’ll review on this site soon.)YouTube Preview Image

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Girls are getting into the global expedition game in a big way. We recently read in adventureblog.com about a 16-year-old Australian teen, Jessica Watson, who is weathering rogue waves on her sailboat in the Atlantic as she attempts to become the youngest person to sail alone and unassisted around the world. Jessica’s blog brings her great adventure alive with candid descriptions and photos documenting her solo journey. Check it out!

Meanwhile, American Abby Sunderland (16), started her own bid to become the youngest solo circumnavigator this weekend. Abby set off from Southern California on Saturday, headed toward Mexico. Keep up with Abby’s progress here. Abby’s got a deluxe website with a cool mapping feature that lets you track her journey online.

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Update: A Haitian Story

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Our friend Mishawn was scheduled to leave for Haiti with a group of other nurses this Sunday. Supplies of food and medicine have been pouring in and the nurses have been packing and repacking their bags. Sadly, their trip was postposed at the last minute because American Airlines cancelled all flights into Haiti after a [...]

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Book of the Month—Four Against the Wilderness

Ocean adventure

Being shipwrecked stinks. A lot of ocean survival literature is about shipwrecks, but there is a certain sameness to most stories. “I was sailing along happily. Suddenly there was a boom or crash or water filling the cabin. I had to hit the eject button. Then I bobbed around in the sea for __ days [...]

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Book Review—Ice

Polar adventure

True adventure is generally not great literature. As long as the writing doesn’t get in the way of the story, I’m happy—because it’s the story I care about. But once in a while a book comes along and blindsides me with a rare combination of excellent writing and gripping adventure. Ice is one such book. [...]

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Book Review—Shadow Divers

Ocean adventure
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Book Review—Annapurna

Mountain climbing

Annapurna: A Woman’s Place

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Antarctica

Polar adventure

There is something magical and otherworldly about Antarctica. It’s cold on a scale most of us will never experience. It’s rugged and vast and pretty much unpopulated by humans (except for international researchers and the people who keep their communities humming). The wildlife is mind-blowingly cool. For example, Antarctica has leopard seals—huge pinnipeds that regularly [...]

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A Haitian Story

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Our good friend Mishawn has been preparing for months to head to Haiti with a group of other nurses to provide free medical care and medicine to people there. Through Mishawn we’ve learned how difficult it is to travel in Haiti under normal circumstances: the poorest nation in the Western hemisphere, Haiti is an environmental [...]

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Epicocity

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We recently read about the Epicocity Project, a group of extreme kayakers who are trying to build public support for wild rivers by making environmental films about their kayaking adventures. The Portland, Ore.-based  dudes were in a National Geographic TV special last summer (“Monster Fish of the Congo”); another special is lined up for this [...]

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