Last weeks of summer
Guides have been used by explorers since the beginning of time but what happens when people adventure only in the company of escorts? Do they actually learn skills and survival at all? Moreover, shepherded adventures “for a cause” are overtaking media: how will these examples inspire human progress? Check out Pythom’s editorial “Explorers vs Payloads” lending lessons from human Space travel.
One last brave but botched attempt for a new route on G1 finalized Karakoram summer, ending at a meager twenty-one 8000er summits despite mostly commercial support. Himalaya fall season is about to kick off, more on that next week.
And finally, no one ever achieved greatness by playing it safe, but is it worth it when lives are cut short? Does humanity even have a choice?
We lost several great base jumpers in short order and much too soon last week. Following up on Honnold’s MRIs, this week we dug up a study trying to explain the mind behind fearlessness.
News
Explorers vs Payloads: The Difference and Why it Matters tina
New! Explorershouse Software Development tina
Summer 2016 Wrap Up: Summarizing Karakoram Season raheel
Rerun/Risking it all: Basejump/Climbing Study by Forensic Psychiatrist Dr Erik Monasterio pythom
Picture of Your Dream tina
Lost Wing: Alex Polli Wanted to Be a Mountaineer pythom
Market: Trips, New and Used Gear and Books
Treks Himalaya Pvt. Ltd. trekshimalaya
Expedition Dispatches
Mission Accomplished! Sebastian Copeland & Mark George/Simpson Desert
Simpson Desert Trek 2 epilogue Loncke Simpson Desert
day 8 on nansen’s footsteps… Borge Ousland Polar Exploration/i>
Pizzo d’Intermesoli, Gran Sasso’s forgotten sister Mark Horrell
Success at Devon Island Vagabond
Astronauts Relaxing Before Pair of Spaceships Leave Space Station
News from Around the World
Le nouveau business des sensations fortes Un Monde D’Aventures (French)
Czech Traveler Survives for a Month in the New Zealand Wilderness After Partner Dies The Adventure Blog
Un altro incidente: alpinista cade e muore sul versante svizzero del Castore Montagna.tv (Italian)
Monte Rosa: morti due alpinisti sul Passo di Verra Montagna.tv (Italian)
Rock Master Festival 2016: Adam Ondra and Katharina Saurwein win the KO Boulder Contest Planet Mountain
Tre alpinisti svizzeri muoiono precipitando per 800 metri sul Monte Rosa Montagna.tv (Italian)
Ultra Trail Du Mont Blanc: formidabile! Montagna.tv (Italian)
Postulez pour participer au projet ADAPTATION 4 x 30 jours dans les milieux les plus extrêmes de la planète en 2017 Un Monde D’Aventures (French)
Ask Eddy: Caught on Film? Canoe & Kayak
What is a rip current? Most surfers know. All surfers should. Surfnewsnetwork
Speed, age barriers broken on Tetons’ Grand Traverse Alpinist
Himalaya Fall 2016: Busy Season Ahead in Nepal The Adventure Blog
Estudian el cerebo de Alex Honnold: “No experimenta miedo como nostoros” Desnivel (Spain)
Ball Nuts and Big Bros: Conquering No-Fall First Ascents in the Desert Climbing
The highest ski school in the world Abenteuer Sport with Stefan Nestler
What the Hell Happened to the Man Who Mapped the Amazon? Adventure Journal
Autism at Height: Young Paraclimbers Attempt Matterhorn UKClimbing
I really wanted to ski badly….Skiing the North Face of Aiguille du Midi Berghaus Community
Dalle Alpi all’Himalaya: Ueli Steck non conosce l’aggettivo “impossibile” Montagna.tv (Italian)
Sport climber Halenke: “Olympics as a door opener” Abenteuer Sport with Stefan Nestler
German authorities take over investigation into murder of yachtsman in St Vincent Yachting & Boating World
Families Who Adventure Together: First, Faster, Further Adventure Kayak Magazine
What’s Lost When We Photograph Life Instead of Living It? Adventure Journal
BMC and Climb Britain: next steps The BMC
New interactive game launches at international science meeting British Antarctic Survey
Three Germans crushed to death after mast breaks Yachting & Boating World
Ian Walker gives advice on how to get into sailing Yachting & Boating World
Spedizioni commerciali, rispondendo ad Hervé Barmasse Montagna.tv (Italian)
Rescued yachtsman: Dover RNLI “saved my marriage” Yachting & Boating World
Dog Paddling: Amy Besunder and Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Canoe & Kayak
Great Wide Open: The Rockstar—Alex Honnold Climbing
Tuta alare, nuovo incidente mortale: perde la vita Alexander Polli Montagna.tv (Italian)
Great Wide Open: The Dirtbag—Renan Ozturk Climbing
Poll: Is Backpacking a Sport? Adventure Journal
