2006 November - The Adventurist - Mt. Everest to The Poles: Exploring Adventure One Trip At a Time

Archive for November, 2006

The Adventurist: New “Page” Added


If everyone will look directly to the top of the screen, you will now find a title called “Rare Wildlife Encounters: Your Story”.  Click on this and now you will have a place to continually post your Animal Encounter Adventures.

I have done this for a couple of reasons.  Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on 30th November 2006
Under: Adventure, Adventure Blogs, Adventurist Books, Ama Dablam, Animals, Antarctic Sun, Antarctica, Apa Sherpa, Asian Trekking, Bhudism, Bible Scriptures, Biology, Blogger, Blogroll, British, British East India Company, Cairo, Canada, Censorship, China, Christians, Christie's, Christmas, Civil Rights, Colorado, Discovery Channel, Dolly Parton, Ecology, Egypt, Elton John, Environment, Environmental Issues, Ethiopia, Everest 1996, Everest Double-Traverse, Everest Expedition Companies, Firefighters, Fox, Fox News, Funny, Gay Marriage, Gearge W. Bush, George W. Bush, HIMEX, Hillary Clinton, Hurricane Katrina, India, Internet, Iraq, Kanchenjunga, Katrina, Kilimanjaro, Liza Minnelli, Madonna, McDonald's, McDonald's Corporation, Mecca, Michael Bane, Michael Jackson, Moby Dick, Mountain Tragedy, Mt. Aconcagua, Mt. Elbrus, Mt. Everest, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Vinson, Music, Muslim, Muslims, Nanga Parbat, Nation, National Geographic:Adventure, National Tragedy, Nature, New York, News, News Broadcasters, Newspaper Editors, Nintendo, Nintendo Wii, North Korea, North Pole, Norwegian, Nuclear Energy, Outside Magazine, Painting, Paintings, Playstation, Playstation 3, Police, Police Station, Politics, President, President Bush, President Clinton, Religion, Restraunt, Restraunts, Rob hall, Scott Fischer, Search and Rescue, Sony Playstation, Sotheby's, South America, South Pole, SuperSherpas, TV, Technology, The Adventure Blog, The Adventurist, The Eiger, The Everest Chronicles, USA, Uncategorized, Video games, Vietnam, Vietnam War, WWII, War in Iraq, Warhol Foundation, Websites, Wildlife, World, World Trade Center, World War Two, blog, climbers, climbing community, death, extreme sports, family, firefighter, fishing, food, halal, headlines, hiking, hope, humor, jail, leadership, meditation, mountaineering, sex, soldier, soldiers, swimming, taxpayers, violence, war | No Comments »

What is the highest Peak in South America?


There is a raging debate going on right now about what the highest peak in South America is.  This could very well have some bad aftershocks–since 7 people claim to have climbed the highest peak on all seven continents at this time. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on 30th November 2006
Under: Adventure, Adventure Blogs, Adventurist Books, Ama Dablam, Antarctic Sun, Antarctica, Apa Sherpa, Asian Trekking, Bhudism, Bible Scriptures, Blogger, Blogroll, British, British East India Company, Cairo, Canada, Censorship, China, Christians, Christie's, Christmas, Civil Rights, Colorado, Discovery Channel, Egypt, Elton John, Environmental Issues, Ethiopia, Everest 1996, Everest Double-Traverse, Everest Expedition Companies, Fox, Fox News, Funny, Gearge W. Bush, George W. Bush, HIMEX, Hillary Clinton, Hurricane Katrina, India, Internet, Iraq, Katrina, Kilimanjaro, Liza Minnelli, Madonna, McDonald's, Mecca, Moby Dick, Mt. Aconcagua, Mt. Everest, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Vinson, Muslim, Muslims, Nanga Parbat, Nation, National Geographic:Adventure, National Tragedy, Nature, New York, News, News Broadcasters, Newspaper Editors, Nintendo Wii, North Korea, North Pole, Norwegian, Nuclear Energy, Outside Magazine, Painting, Playstation, Police, Police Station, Politics, President, President Bush, President Clinton, Religion, Restraunt, Restraunts, Scott Fischer, Sony Playstation, Sotheby's, South America, South Pole, SuperSherpas, TV, Technology, The Adventure Blog, The Eiger, USA, Uncategorized, Vietnam, Vietnam War, WWII, War in Iraq, Warhol Foundation, Websites, World, World Trade Center, World War Two, blog, death, extreme sports, family, fishing, food, halal, headlines, hiking, hope, humor, jail, leadership, meditation, soldier, soldiers, swimming, violence, war | No Comments »

After Ama Dablam Tragedy, First Team Summits


My readers to The Adventurist will remember a few days ago when I was reporting on the tragedy at Ama Dablam where three climbers and three Sherpas were killed following an unexpected avalanche at the Camp3 site.

www.everestnews.com is reporting today that Ama Dablam has been summited a mere 13 days after this tragedy. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on 30th November 2006
Under: Adventure, Adventure Blogs, Adventurist Books, Ama Dablam, Antarctic Sun, Antarctica, Apa Sherpa, Asian Trekking, Bhudism, Bible Scriptures, Blogger, British, British East India Company, Cairo, Canada, Censorship, China, Christians, Christie's, Christmas, Civil Rights, Colorado, Discovery Channel, Dolly Parton, Egypt, Elton John, Environmental Issues, Ethiopia, Everest 1996, Everest Double-Traverse, Everest Expedition Companies, Firefighters, Fox, Fox News, Funny, Gay Marriage, Gearge W. Bush, George W. Bush, HIMEX, Hillary Clinton, Hurricane Katrina, India, Internet, Iraq, Katrina, Kilimanjaro, Liza Minnelli, Madonna, McDonald's, McDonald's Corporation, Mecca, Michael Jackson, Moby Dick, Mountain Tragedy, Mt. Aconcagua, Mt. Everest, Mt. Rainier, Muslim, Muslims, Nanga Parbat, Nation, National Tragedy, Nature, New York, News, News Broadcasters, Newspaper Editors, Nintendo, Nintendo Wii, North Korea, North Pole, Norwegian, Nuclear Energy, Outside Magazine, Painting, Paintings, Playstation, Playstation 3, Police, Police Station, Politics, President, President Bush, President Clinton, Religion, Restraunt, Restraunts, Scott Fischer, Search and Rescue, Sony Playstation, Sotheby's, South America, South Pole, SuperSherpas, TV, Technology, The Adventure Blog, The Adventurist, The Eiger, USA, Uncategorized, Video games, Vietnam, Vietnam War, WWII, War in Iraq, Warhol Foundation, Websites, World, World Trade Center, World War Two, blog, climbers, climbing community, death, extreme sports, family, firefighter, fishing, food, halal, headlines, hiking, hope, humor, jail, leadership, meditation, mountaineering, sex, soldier, soldiers, swimming, taxpayers, violence, war | No Comments »

The Adventurist: One Thousand Strong and Growing


On November 27, I told everyone that The Adventurist had recorded it’s first 500 hits.  Well, three days later, November 30, I am very proud to say that we have reached the 1,000 hit plataeu.   It is really kind of remarkable.

This whole thing started out as a small project.  I wanted to try to reach 500 people in 1 month.  This took a mere 11 days to accomplish. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on 30th November 2006
Under: Adventure, Adventure Blogs, Adventurist Books, Antarctic Sun, Antarctica, Apa Sherpa, Asian Trekking, Bhudism, Bible Scriptures, Blogger, Blogroll, British, British East India Company, Cairo, Canada, Censorship, China, Christians, Christie's, Christmas, Civil Rights, Colorado, Discovery Channel, Dolly Parton, Egypt, Elton John, Environmental Issues, Ethiopia, Everest 1996, Everest Double-Traverse, Everest Expedition Companies, Firefighters, Fox, Fox News, Funny, Gay Marriage, Gearge W. Bush, George W. Bush, HIMEX, Hillary Clinton, Hurricane Katrina, India, Internet, Iraq, Katrina, Kilimanjaro, Liza Minnelli, Madonna, McDonald's, McDonald's Corporation, Mecca, Michael Jackson, Moby Dick, Mountain Tragedy, Mt. Aconcagua, Mt. Everest, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Vinson, Muslim, Muslims, Nanga Parbat, Nation, National Tragedy, Nature, New York, News, News Broadcasters, Newspaper Editors, Nintendo, Nintendo Wii, North Korea, North Pole, Norwegian, Nuclear Energy, Painting, Paintings, Playstation, Playstation 3, Police, Police Station, Politics, President, President Bush, President Clinton, Religion, Restraunt, Restraunts, Scott Fischer, Search and Rescue, Sony Playstation, Sotheby's, South America, South Pole, SuperSherpas, TV, Technology, The Adventure Blog, The Adventurist, The Eiger, USA, Uncategorized, Video games, Vietnam, Vietnam War, WWII, War in Iraq, Warhol Foundation, Websites, World, World Trade Center, World War Two, blog, climbers, climbing community, death, extreme sports, family, firefighter, fishing, food, halal, headlines, hiking, hope, humor, jail, leadership, meditation, mountaineering, sex, soldier, soldiers, swimming, taxpayers, violence, war | 2 Comments »

Finding Water in Antarctica


It is hard to imagine Water being hard to find in Antarctica.  This place is surrounded by Ocean and made of ice.  I guess I have just never really thought about it.

Antarctica is made of ice, but for the most part it is ice made from the Ocean  Salt Water.  And well the Ocean, of course, is full of salt as well.  So what do you do when you have things to wash, baths to take, or would just like to enjoy a nice refreshing glass of water in the Antarctic? Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on 30th November 2006
Under: Adventure, Adventure Blogs, Adventurist Books, Antarctic Sun, Antarctica, Apa Sherpa, Asian Trekking, Bhudism, Bible Scriptures, Blogger, British, British East India Company, Cairo, Canada, Censorship, China, Christians, Christie's, Christmas, Civil Rights, Colorado, Discovery Channel, Dolly Parton, Egypt, Elton John, Environmental Issues, Ethiopia, Everest 1996, Everest Double-Traverse, Everest Expedition Companies, Firefighters, Fox, Fox News, Funny, Gay Marriage, Gearge W. Bush, George W. Bush, HIMEX, Hillary Clinton, Hurricane Katrina, India, Internet, Iraq, Katrina, Kilimanjaro, Liza Minnelli, Madonna, McDonald's, McDonald's Corporation, Mecca, Michael Jackson, Moby Dick, Mountain Tragedy, Mt. Aconcagua, Mt. Everest, Mt. Rainier, Muslim, Muslims, Nanga Parbat, Nation, National Tragedy, Nature, New York, News, News Broadcasters, Newspaper Editors, Nintendo, Nintendo Wii, North Korea, North Pole, Norwegian, Nuclear Energy, Painting, Paintings, Playstation, Playstation 3, Police, Police Station, Politics, President, President Bush, President Clinton, Religion, Restraunt, Restraunts, Scott Fischer, Search and Rescue, Sony Playstation, Sotheby's, South America, South Pole, SuperSherpas, TV, Technology, The Adventure Blog, The Adventurist, The Eiger, USA, Uncategorized, Video games, Vietnam, Vietnam War, WWII, War in Iraq, Warhol Foundation, Websites, World, World Trade Center, World War Two, blog, climbers, climbing community, death, extreme sports, family, firefighter, fishing, food, halal, headlines, hiking,