Be part of the adventure

By my 15th birthday, I’d sailed 25,000 nautical miles. I recently authored a memoir entitled “A Star To Sail Her By: A Five-Year Odyssey of Adventure and Growth at Sea”, chronicling my family’s adventures on the seas, using a journal I’d kept since age 8. I hope that those who read it are able to recognize the tremendous growth I experienced at sea, recognizing the shift from enthusiastic child to capable sailor and reflective young adult.

Hi there,

I was wondering if you might be interested in hooking up with Francis Tapon who you might already know. Since you also do interviews you might as weel do a review of his book? He can be an interesting guest for your readers!

Let me know if you are interested, wish you all the best and many adventures to come,

Nejc

Great site! I found you after the article about the Long Walk I wrote at ExWeb. I get loads of mails for and against now….

I was wondering if you’ve ever experienced heli-hiking. I recently interviewed a professional heli-hiker – http://hikingboots.com/blog/the-thrills-of-heli-hiking/. It’d be great to get your take!

Hello Chaps,

Have you seen what we’re up to over at The Adventurists? All sorts of adventuring gubbins, and proper stuff, no back up, no set route and absolutely no taking anything too seriously!

We’ve just scrapped our monthly email newsletter and replaced with an Adventure News Video we’re calling The Jibber, hosted by explorer Horatio Blackensmythe… Perhaps something for your blog!? Probably a little different to the standard content but hopefully in a good way. Meet Horatio in Episode 1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdazR_GwfuY

Cheers,

Dan
(from The Adventurists)

I love your blog! I applaud you for inspiring the explorer in all of us. I’ve just created a new website that will hopefully do a little bit to motivate people to get out there and explore as well. I find the reason most of us don’t reach for the stars is because, given our daily reposonsibilities, it seems too daunting a task to pick up and haul off to some far off adventure. If people would just stop to write down their plans, the impossible suddenly seems more attainable. I’ve created http://planonadventure.com to help people through the process of planning for their once-in-a-lifetime experiences. I think especially helpful is the section on financial planning – after all money is a big prohibitor to people realizing their fantasy adventures.

Please check it out and let me know what you think.

Cheers,
Jeremy

dear sir:
how are you!
I am a chinese. please tell me the E-mail of mr.Dean.Potter. i have a climbing event in chinese and i want to mr.Dean.Potter took part in.
about the climbing of chinese that I would like to know how much appearance money will be he needs.
please help me to How to contact him.
Please reply to my email
MY E-mail: meixiliu@126.com
thanks!
meixiliu 7/10/2010

I have been fortunate enough to have 3 years of great adventure, rowing across the Atlantic twice, rowing across the Indian Ocean, running across the Gobi and skiing across Greenland. I am now working in the adventure business and am looking for crew for some ocean adventures.

Rowing an ocean is an amazing experience, a raw adventure that even when equipped with all the latest safety equipment you are still a small crew, in a small boat in a big ocean. The environment is magnificent with amazing skies, dramatic seas and wildlife like whales visiting you and turtles feeding of the hull. It has been an eCrew required for one of the greatest adventures out there.

We have crew places available in 2011, 2012 and beyond on our proven, safe, record breaking boats. These self righting boats have set records including the fastest mixed crossing of the Atlantic, fastest 1000 nautical miles by an ocean rowing boat and the fastest crossing of the Indian Ocean. These three boats which have been refitted and improved upon since their earlier crossings are being joined by our latest 12 man boat enabling us to offer places on well equipped, fast boats and what is probably the cheapest way to row an ocean.

All crossings are aiming at under 40 days with the ultimate aim of the 33 day record giving crew the advantage of less time from home and work. The team behind these crossings have a combined ocean rowing experience probably greater than anyone else out there and as a result potential crew will be getting a considerable amount of advice and guidance.

Rowing an ocean is a real challenge, a true adventure and a test of the body and mind – if you are interested or would just like to find out more please contact us:

ian@adventurehub.com
lee@adventurehub.com
info@woodvale-challenge.comxperience that has really captured me.

Check out the link above. We’d love it if you kept tabs of our trip and blogged periodically about us. I can be reached by the email above. Also a book that might interest you for one of your reviews is Take A Seat, by Dominic Gill Story of a cycling journey the length of the Americas. http://www.takeaseat.org

Check out Dean’s rad new vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXT05R0WVQM

Thanks for the post! I will return the favor on day. I am planning on doing a post at some point with links to good online adventure resources. I will be sure to add your site to the list!

Hello,

I am giving away a great book that we just finished reading, “A Long Trek Home” by Erin McKittrick. The URL to the giveaway is http://www.adventureinprogress.com/a-long-trek-home

Perhaps you would consider linking to it? The giveaway ends this coming Sunday…

Thanks!

Check out Deep Survival, by Laurence Gonzales. He summarizes the story of Steve Callahan, by the way, though I’m sure Steve’s tale has juicier details. Also, have you ever heard of The Moth (www.themoth.org)? It is an organization dedicated to true stories, told live on stage. I listen to their podcasts on the way to work. This week’s podcast featured a woman named Debbie Kiley telling how she survived the sinking of the sailboat she was on, despite no water for several days, shark attacks, and the death/dementia of other crew members; I thought the outline of the story sounded familiar, and when I got home I checked Deep Survival. Sure enough, it was featured in one of the chapters.

Hi! Congratulations on your website. I saw in The Adventure Blog feed.

I’m doing something like this in my blog, but in Portuguese

Take a look: http://40milkm.blogspot.com

best,
Rodrigo

“Adrift” by Steve Callahan (i believe)…great story about a guy whose boat sank somewhere near the Canary Islands (again, i think), after which he spent some 70-some-odd days…wait for it…WAIT FOR IT…yes, “Adrift”…in a life raft, and before the North Atlantic High and the prevailing currents brought him to somewhere in Central America. great story and well told. for me anyway. it’s been some time since i read it, but it still sticks with me. especially the man-eating Hammerhead Shark parts. and Dorado fishing. and rain catchers. and potential rescue boats on the horizon…then gone. and mermaids.

ok, no mermaids in the book, that i recall. but it’s a good read.

bye.

jason