Month: March 2013
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Walking the Beagle Channel
During April 8 – 9, 2005 I walked a section of the coastline along the Beagle Channel down into the town of Ushuaia, located in Tierra del Fuego in Southern Argentina. We were actually trying to cross the Beagle channel to Isla Navarino (belonging to Chile), and attempt a challenging walk called the Dientes circuit, however could not find…
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Maiden voyage of The Divorce Machine – a kayaking micro adventure from Changi to Pulau Ubin
After living for almost 15 years on this beautiful tiny little Island, Singapore yet again surprised and delighted me this morning. The story actually starts some weeks back. A wise man once said “Every man wants three things in life, beautiful woman, the company of good friends, and an inflatable kayak”. (I just made that…
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An interview with female Russian high altitude mountaineer, Liudmila Mikhanovskaia
You don’t bump into many woman climbing the worlds highest peaks without oxygen, let alone 26-year-old, tall blond ones! Hear first hand from my teammate from Everest 2012, Liudmila Mikhanovskaia about her audacious plans for 2013. Mila – you about to leave in 7 days time to attempt an audacious challenge. Please give us an overview…
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An interview with Margaret Watroba
One of the great joys I have discovered in mountaineering, has been the friendships I have struck up along the journey. I have shared tents in remote mountain ranges with people of different colors, races and religions. From different countries and from different cultures. Yet despite all these differences, I have learnt we are all…
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Passion unleashed
For me, standing on the summit of Mt Everest was the result of following a process. The process of mountaineering. I love mountaineering. I am passionate about it. I love the months of planning for an expedition, the months of sweating and training to prepare my body physically. The meticulous preparation of my equipment.…
Grant 'Axe' Rawlinson 