You are here: Home » Blog » news

Archives For news

This 69 year old Vietnam vet was stung 300 times while hiking a local mountain. Was he mad about it? Nope. “I’m not mad at the bees, I like bees,” he said. Is he going to go back? Yup. I have nothing but respect for this man.

Continue Reading...

That’s right, they took the whole thing.

Continue Reading...

Sorry, but armageddon has been called off on account of scientific evidence (and common sense).

Continue Reading...

When cheetahs started mauling Archibald D’Mello’s wife Violet in Kragga Kamma Game Park, South Africa, he just stood there and kept taking pictures. He did get some good shots, I have to admit. But really, Archie?

Continue Reading...

The new drinking game in New Zealand is called Possum. Basically, students climb into trees and then drink until they fall out. I did some pretty stupid things as a teenager. Lets be honest, were you really any better?

Continue Reading...

A massive avalanche tore across the route between camps one and two on Mount Everest, which can have more than 50 climbers on it at certain times of day.

Continue Reading...

In 1963 Will Unsoeld and Tom Hornbein’s made a historic traverse of Mount Everest, the first traverse (climbing and descending by different routes) of any Himalayan peak. To do this they had to ascend Everest’s treacherous West Ridge. This year Conrad Anker and Corey Williams plan to recreate that expedition.  In this video Mark Jenkins, climber and award-winning author, gives the pair a “50:50 and chance of summiting or dying”.

Continue Reading...