Adventure in 60 Seconds: Last Week in Exploration

Main Navigation

July 03, 2010

Adventure in 60 Seconds: Last Week in Exploration

By Tetsuhiko Endo

The villagers of a small mountain town in Peru, called Licapa, are hoping that they can save their home and reverse the loss of Andean glaciers, reports the BBC. The plan is to simply whitewash large sections of rocky peaks that used to contain important, water-giving glaciers that sustained the water needs of mountain towns all over the Andes before global warming made them disappear. In theory, the white will reflect solar energy instead of absorbing it thereby cooling the area in question and creating a cold microclimate that will be conducive to glacier growth. The plan is the brain child of the 55-year-old Peruvian inventor, Eduardo Gold, and despite having detractors, has received a $200,000 grant from the World Bank.

One guy who had a lot more trouble getting funding for his idea was Reid Stowe, the man who sailed into New York on two weeks ago after shattering the record for the longest sea voyage in history reports the New York Times. This might be because his trip of 1,152 days tracing a giant heart in the Atlantic Ocean had very little motive, except as an excuse for Stowe to get away from things, meditate, and prove that it could be done. Which is enough of an excuse for us. Stowe actually set out on the the trip with a first mate, one Soanya Ahmad. However, she ended up getting pregnant with Stowe's baby ten months in and had to leave the voyage to give birth. So when Stowe reached land this week, not only had he not seen people in a few years, he also had a 23-month-old son whom he had never met. As one adventure ends, so another begins....

There is more news of records and children coming from the Himalaya this week, and its not necessarily good news. "I believe all Everest records should remain among the Nepalese people--including the youngest summiteer," said speed climber Pemba Dorje Sherpa on Explorersweb. He was referring to 13-year-old Jordan Romero's May ascent of Everest which brought that particular record to the United States. So how is the full-grown Sherpa planning to beat a 13-year-old? By guiding his 10-year-old son up the world's highest mountain. Despite Nepali age restrictions on climbing the mountain, Pemba Dorje Sherpa is confident that they will make an exception when national pride is involved.

The eco-pirates of Sea Shepherd were at it again this week. This time they showed up in the Mediterranean, just north of Libya, to free bluefin tuna that they believed had been caught illegally, reports the Guardian. Bluefin tuna are among the most valuable and most endangered fish in the Med. Fishermen are only allowed to catch certain numbers of them two weeks a year, and even so, they are expected to die out in a few years. Although details remain hazy because only the notoriously bombastic leader of Sea Shepherd, Paul Watson, has been interviewed regarding the incident, it appears that Watson and his crew cut the nets of a holding pen because they believed Italian and Libyan fisherman had caught the fish illegally. Whatever the case, there are now a few more free bluefin, and a few more broke fishermen in Italy and North Africa.

In order to not leave you, dear reader, on a down note, we would like to provide a videos for your viewing pleasure. While not exactly new this week, it is a wonderful examples of sea going derring-do by the large-lunged Frenchman, Guillaume Nery. You have to see it to believe it: Watch the video.

Posted at 11:29 AM in Adventure in 60 Seconds, Adventure Travel, Exploration | Permalink

Comments

Very useful article for me, there is more information I have is very important. Thank you! I'm glad you could get out of it to share with us.

Posted by: north face denali | October 29, 2011 at 05:36 AM

So, in a panic, I called BossLady today to discuss this with her. She not only reminded me that we'd been to several weddings where the couples had met online but she also alerted me to the fact that times had changed and I should embrace technology and the world of online dating. She even gave me a ton of advice about which dating sites to avoid. Awesome!
Here's the problem.
As my buddy James has reminded me, I have a somewhat offbeat safdsense of humor. If I'm going to date online, I might as well cut to the chase. As James said, "Listen, bro. They're going to find out sooner or later. You might as well float it out there." Good advice.

Posted by: Supra Shoes For Girls | May 30, 2011 at 05:02 AM

Ever since the world found out that Prince William was in love, people's fascination with Kate Middleton went beyond her common status. With her printed pencil skirts, elaborate hats and tailored coats, the 29-year-old bride-to-be has been crowned as a bona fide fashionista.

Posted by: cheap christian louboutin shoes | May 12, 2011 at 09:37 AM