Mississippi Canoeing Adventure

The Mississippi river at Lake Itaska
(Photo: Christine Karim/Wikipedia)

Englishman Kevin Brady has just finished an unusual fund raiser: Paddling down the mighty Mississippi river for 2,000 miles (about 3,219 km).

The 30 year old started the 146 day canoeing trip in Lake Itasca (northern Minnesota) on September 15th and finished not far from Venice (Louisiana) in the Gulf of Mexico on February 8th.

Man triumphs in Mississippi paddle « Shropshire Star
http://www.shropshirestar.com Sun, 09 Feb 2014 09:30:17 GMT
A British adventurer has finished a mammoth charity canoe after paddling more than 2,000 miles solo down the Mississippi River. Kevin Brady had only one weekend on the River Wye to prepare for his epic paddle. Tweet.
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A very detailed diary about Kevins adventure can be found here:
http://kevcanoeing.blogspot.com.

Here's a list of further resources about canoeing the Mississippi river:

The First Hundred Miles are the Longest

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Author:John Shaffer Binding:Paperback Manufacturer:River Dog Publishing

In the summer of 2002, John Shaffer, his dog Shoba, and his father Terry set out in two canoes to paddle the length of the Mississippi River. The trio paddled through intense weather conditions, met all sorts of interesting river people, and learned ...
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Down the Mississippi

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Author:Neal Moore,Cindy Lovell Format:Kindle eBook Binding:Kindle Edition Manufacturer:Mark Twain Museum Press

When CNN citizen journalist Neal Moore slid his canoe into the headwaters of the Mississippi River to begin a 2,300-mile odyssey across the midsection of the United States, he was acutely aware of another American who filled his tales with what he sa ...
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Canoeing Mississippi

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Author:Ernest Herndon Binding:Paperback Manufacturer:University Press of Mississippi

Offering lively currents, big woods, abundant wildlife, and plenty of solitude, the great number and variety of Mississippi's waterways debunk the stereotype of muddy, stagnant sloughs harboring clouds of mosquitoes and swarms of snakes. Outsiders-an ...
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Snowshoeing - boost your winter workout

  (Photo credit: Denali National Park and Preserve [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons)

Winter time is snowshoeing time. With all the cold weather and plenty of snow it's time to head out in the woods. You never tried snowshoeing before? Well, read this...

5 reasons to try snowshoeing – Cottage Life
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Yes, getting outside can be a bit intimidating—especially with the bone-chilling temperatures we've been experiencing this season—but snowshoeing is probably the easiest way to get out and have fun. Sure it won't get you into the Sochi ...
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Really? Is snowshoeing the Holy Grail of winter Activities? Find out here...

The Holy Grail of Winter Activities, Snowshoeing - PilotGirl - Blogs
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Rather than find this pair of mountain sheep atop Hadley, they were wandering the icy roads below as if they needed a lift. Snowshoeing Hadley Mountain. Sunday was much too nice to work inside so six of us escaped to the ...
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Boost your winter workout and burn 1000 calories per hour!

Get Fit Snowshoeing This Winter | Tubbs Snowshoes
http://news.tubbssnowshoes.com Tue, 14 Jan 2014 21:56:24 GMT
Did you know snowshoeing burns 420-1000 calories per hour? Build cardio, strength, agility, and endurance all at once when you snowshoe in the cool fresh air. BOOST YOUR WINTER WORKOUT. Buddy Up & Burn
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Need some tips? Here's the Snowshoeing 101:

Resources:

• The Snowshoe Experience: A Beginner's Guide to Gearin Up & Enjoying Winter Fitness (Get Out & Do It! Guide)
• Basic Illustrated Snowshoeing (Basic Illustrated Series) 

Have you tried snowshoeing this winter? Let me know in the comments below.

Wingsuite Flying

Wingsuite flying is one extrem sport that caught my attention lately.
So what exactly is wingsuite flying? Let's have a look at Wikipedia first:

Wingsuit flying
Wingsuit flying or wingsuiting is the sport of flying the human body through the air using a special jumpsuit, called awingsuit, which adds surface area to the human body to enable a significant increase in lift.
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Like in most extreme sports, athletes try to push the envelope to the max. Look at Brian Drake's proximity flight from the ENSA Couloir down the gully.

Is this the Closest a Wingsuit Pilot Has Ever Flown to the Ground?
http://www.epictv.com Just when you thought proximity flying couldn't get any crazier... Brian Drake (shown) and two other wingsuit pilots Ellen Brennan and ...

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Here's another one. Luke Hively and 'The Barn Line':

BASE proximity wingsuit flying through Italy
Click to watch the Soul Flyers moonlight BASE jump: http://win.gs/19B8W3n Feeling adventurous? Click here: http://win.gs/1graqDm Watch as the Red Bull Soul F...

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What do you think? Is this something you'd like to try? Or is wingsuite flying just for the 'crazy dudes'?

Freeclimbing Mountain Goats don't give a Dam

Ever thought about who invented sport climbing and/or free climbing?

Well, you can read about it in Wikipedias 'History of Rock Climbing'.

However, the original 'free climbers' are a the mountain goats, chamois and ibexes.

Check out this video, were you see a group of goats climbing around the almost vertical wall of a dam in Gran Paradiso National Park in Northern Italy.

Alpine Ibexes Scale Near Vertical Dam In Gran Paradiso Nat'l Park Italy

It's familiar territory for the wild alpine goats who live in steep rocky terrain at high altitudes. Fortunately for us some people caught the moment when a ...

Mountaineering Death on K2

Mountaineering death on K2 are not exactly something new.

Based in northern Pakistan, the K2 is the second largest mountain on earth after Mount Everest.

K2 is notorious for being dangerous and more difficult to climb than Everest. The mountain is also notorious for claiming the lives of many climbers trying to reach the summit.

This climbing season was the worst so far and claimed more lives of mountaineers than ever before. More in the video below.

--- Unfortunately, the video mentioned above has been removed by the respective creator. As a replacement I've posted an interesting documentation about K2! ---