A massive granite rock slide in Yosemite National Park has injured three people and completely destroyed at least five cabins in a camping and retail area known as Curry Village. 1,005 people have been evacuated.
Considering the devastation and the time of day (the slide occurred at 7am), it’s incredible more people weren’t hurt. Park officials estimated the volume of cascading rock to be at about 180 - 200 truck loads.
After determining that exercise cuts the risk of heart attacks and stroke by at least 20 percent, reduces the chance of early death, helps people avoid high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, colon and breast cancer, fractures from age-weakened bones AND depression, the National Health and Human Services Department has set official exercise guidelines.
The new exercise guidelines state, quite simply, that adults need to get at least 2 hours of exercise a week to maintain good health.
This is a cool contest with an even cooler prize - National Geographic Adventure, in partnership with South African Airways and South African Tourism, is giving away a trip to South Africa to the author of the best adventure essay.
To enter, you need to submit a personal essay of between 250 - 500 words, along with your best photo of the adventure. Essays will be read and judged by Andrew Skurka, 2007’s Adventurer of the Year, and a panel of judges from Adventure magazine.
This week on Adventure Edge Radio Episode 10 we’ve got news about a new world record in the marathon, an adventure race in South Dakota, and another fast Appalachian Trail run.
We’re also talking about a racy and controversial new snowboard design, an animal adventure tail, er tale, and a bank robbery with an adventure twist. We’ll also touch on last week’s big story about the discovery of adventurer Steve Fossett’s pilot’s license, plane and, possibly, remains.
Our feature interview is with ultrarunning legend David Horton, who set the record for the fastest run of the Pacific Crest Trail, from Canada to Mexico.
Our gear highlight will be on snowshoes, and the Last Word will examine a quest to run a legendary race. Download and listen in…
Thanks to smart phones and laptops, it has become increasingly difficult to unplug from the grid while on vacation. Your email and cell phone follow you everywhere.
The only way to get away from it all these days, is to truly get away… from it ALL.
According to this article on MSNBC, these 10 treks and trails are the world’s best if you’re looking to get out into the wild, camp beneath the stars, and be sure your Blackberry or iPhone won’t get the faintest of signals.
