Here at ExWeb, when we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix by exploring social media and the wider interweb. Sometimes we’re a little too plugged in, and browsing interesting stories turns from minutes into hours. To nourish your own adventure fix, here’s some of the best links we’ve discovered this week…
Pacific Epic: A fascinating article on Ed Gillet’s never-repeated, 64-day solo kayak journey from California to Hawaii. Unsupported, out of touch for the last portions, out of food… one of those true epics that never happens any more in this era of satphones and Spot devices.
From Young Gun to Elder Statesman: An insight into the life of U.S. climber Conrad Anker as he approaches his 60s.
Water, Water, Everywhere: Melting sea ice and icecaps have become commonplace in the summer Arctic, but as climate change speeds up, the melt in Greenland has occurred even earlier this year.
The Long March: Paul Salopek’s New Yorker article about his 30,000km trek in the footsteps of Stone Age humans. For those interested in learning more about the journalist’s marathon project after our recent story on him.
Where’s Sherlock Holmes When You Need Him?: A Victorian mystery: Did climber Edward Whymper, of Matterhorn fame, also make the first ascent of a little-known Ecuadorian volcano?
Straight From the Hip: A remarkably open interview with adventurer Alastair Humphreys on influences, suffering, travel and especially trying to make a living at it.
The Grateful Dead: An opinion piece on dealing with the dead bodies that litter Everest.
