When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix by exploring social media and the web. Here are some of the best adventure links we’ve discovered this week.
Youngest Sailor to Complete the Vendee Globe: Violette Dorange of France has become the youngest person to complete the Vendee Globe round-the-world race. The 23-year-old finished in 23rd place, crossing the finish line after 90 days, 22 hours, and 37 minutes.
Hundreds of thousands have followed her progress on social media. Landing in her home country of France, she was overwhelmed by the crowd that turned out to celebrate her finish.
Paddling Under the Midnight Sun: Last year, Austrian adventurers Gunter Burgsteiner and Barbara Weitzenbock completed their SUP journey on the Yukon River. Over 51 days, the duo paddled 3,218km from the Teslin River to the remote Alaskan village of Emmonak.
Here, the pair details logistical difficulties before setting off, the challenging conditions, and seeing unplanned breaks as opportunities to connect with Indigenous communities.
Gunter Burgsteiner and Barbara Weitzenbock. Photo: Raw Abenteuer Reisen
On uncertain futures
Paul Theroux on Life’s Vanishing Points: Watch novelist and travel writer Paul Theroux discuss his new collection of stories, The Vanishing Point. The stories are set across the globe, but all share a theme: life’s vanishing points. Theroux explains that these are moments when all of the lines running through one’s life converge into the distance, and we are unable to see what will happen beyond that point.
When Will Lynn Hill Stop Climbing?: Lynn Hill’s memoir focuses on the first 25 years of her life as a climber. When she freed The Nose on El Cap in 1994, she became the first person to scale the wall in a day.
Since then, just 12 people have made an all-free ascent of the wall, and her life has changed immeasurably. A single mum, her ability to travel and climb became more limited. Here, she reflects on the subsequent 25 years of her life and the changing climbing landscape.
Lynn Hill on Queen-line. Photo: Kevin Capps
Hiking volcanoes
The World’s Most Hikeable Active Volcanoes: For those looking for a new, nail-biting adventure, the answer could be hiking an active volcano. From Mount Etna in Italy to Kilauea in Hawaii, every volcano has something different to offer. You just have to pick the one that suits you.
Keenan Griscom is Doing Everything Your Parents Tell You Not To Do: Every year, ice climbers flock to Colorado’s Ouray Ice Festival. Keenan Griscom took home gold in the Ouray Men’s Lead final.
Griscom has been ice climbing competitively since he was nine. At 16, he became the youngest American to win the Ouray Elite Mixed Climbing challenge. He discusses how his love of climbing started and the pivotal moments of his career.
Keenan Griscom. Photo: UIAA
Shoestring travel
Can You Travel on $75 a Day?: Blogger Nomadic Matt has been traveling for decades and for years prided himself on his $50 per day budget, sharing tips and tricks with other globetrotters. Now, he has had to increase his daily budget to $75.
Why We Keep Watching Survival Reality TV: Ever since Survivor hit our screens in 2000, we have been hooked on survival-themed reality shows.
Blair Braverman and her husband were both on Naked and Afraid, and she thinks she knows why we have fallen in love with these shows. Despite showing us niche and sometimes extreme situations, they tap into universal feelings. The joy of seeing someone succeed after struggling, or of seeing someone cocky knocked down a peg or two. They reflect our everyday struggles.
