The Adventurist: A Call to All Outdoor Writers and Photographers!

I have just put the finishing touches on a new “Submit & Contact” Page here at The Adventurist.  I am hoping that this new feature will be accepted and used by all of my great readers.

This page goes into detail about a few things I am looking for here at The Adventurist–and ways you might be able to get involved.

Do you love Adventure Writing or perhaps Great Outdoors Photography?–Help me share your incredible talents with a much bigger audience!

Head on Over to the “Submit & Contact” Page, found on a tab right up above this article, and Share your Adventures with the World!

Also, if you are looking to put me to work, there is info there as well….

Cheers-

J. Alan Hendricks, Editor

First Pluto is Demoted, and now The Nile?

That is right.  The world we live in and beyond is vastly changing at a rate that not many of us are to fond of.

Pluto has been written off the planet charts (even though I agree with my daughter, most of us will still consider it a planet in our world of “underground” knowledge) by scientists, now it is just a large rock floating in the abyss..

Add to that, the recent unravelings of the World’s Longest River…The Nile, you think?

Think again.  The Amazon.  That is right.  Scientists have recently discovered that the Amazon River is approximately 176 miles longer than originally thought and now extends into the Southern reaches of Peru, making it the NEW world’s longest river.

The 176 miles of new Amazon, will place it at roughly 4, 225 miles long–making it 65 miles longer than the Nile.

Scientists sponsored by The Brazilian Institute of Science and Statistics, have placed the new Amazon beginning in the Southern Mountains of Peru.

This has to be disheartening to at least one individual–Martin Strehl–who laid claim earlier this year to completing the first swim that went the full distance of the Amazon…

This just goes to show that no one is ever happy being in second place..

It will be interesting to see how Egypt takes this news as well..Perhaps the Nile will grow soon, too…

I can slowly see Mr. Martin Strehl’s great accomplishments in the World of River Swimming being wiped off the charts..Perhaps he had swam one river to many..and p’d off the wrong folks…

Sir Edmund Hillary: Your Thoughts, Your Prayers

It is being widely reported today that Sir Edmund Hillary has been injured in a fall.  Sir Hillary was the first person, along with his climbing sherpa Tenzing Norgay, to summit Mt. Everest.  It has been noted that Hillary is not suffering “Life-Threatening” injuries and that his progress is going well.

Hillary is 87 years old and has recently taken up walking with a cane.  It is also being reported that Sir Edmund Hillary has been suffering from High Altitude Sickness for a number of years now.

In due respect for what Sir Edmund Hillary has come to mean and represent in the climbing community, I thought that it would be a good time for all of my loyal readers here at The Adventurist to wish Sir Edmund Hillary the best.  Today we keep you in all of our thoughts and prayers! 

You, the reader, may post your thoughts, prayers, and good wishes upon Sir Edmund Hillary here, as we all come together to wish him a fast recovery

The Complete Coverage! Everest 2007!

The Complete Coverage!  Everest 2007!  Click here!

As many of you might know, a couple of months back I mentioned that I would be setting up a Page on The Adventurist for the Everest 2007 Climbing season.

This page will be similar to the page covering the Mt. Hood Tragedy I covered in 2006 offering up all the links and stories as we publish them in one easily located space.

What this does is it allows all of my loyal readers an easier way to follow along with the Everest 2007 season as it happens, as well as lets you keep track of what HAS happened up to the latest story.  At the top of this site, you will now see a headline that reads “The Complete Coverage!  Everest 2007!  Click Here!”, by clicking this, you will now have access to every story concerning the 2007 Everest Climbing season.

I hope you enjoy this convenient way of staying on track with the happenings on Everest this season.  It is really shaping up to be a great season with many stories breaking daily.  You will now find them all here!

Southpole.com Hijacked?

Once in awhile I like to go through and check out some of the very nice links found here on The Adventurist.  As I was cruising around, I clicked on “Southpole.com” only to be pleasantly surprised with a site called “SpaceWeather.com” popping up.

Now I am not sure what is going on…Southpole.com was a very nice site and I hate to see it gone, but now I have another question.  Why would SpaceWeather, with a very nice site of their own, use the domain name of “Southpole.com”?

Upon typing in Spaceweather.com in my address bar, it is nice to know that it does direct you to Spaceweather.com.–

Here are the thoughts–Southpole.com probably didn’t pay for the domain name or sold it to Spaceweather.com.  Spaceweather realized that there would be many “hits” on that name and kept it as such…no redirect.

To make a long and confusing observation halfway short, I will be missing Southpole.com, and must now remove it from my blogroll as Spaceweather is not an “Adventure” site.

I guess their is a first for everything…

Got an Adventure to Tell? Tell Your Story Here!

Once in awhile I like to open up a post to let you, my readers, have a voice….I want to know YOUR Personal Adventure Story.  This is your chance to let the world know how cool you are and at the same time, maybe it will influence others to go out there and live that Adventure they have been dreaming about!

You may post ANY adventure, not just climbing…I am looking for hiking, kayaking, extreme sports, hunting, fishing,…anything outdoors that you had a great time doing and discovering… Read more

The Laneo Phenom

Editor’s Note:  I came across Laneo through another site–actually the reason I “clicked” was because of the very unique look of their ads…and since I run an “Adventure” website, well it was natural for me to check out what it was about.  Folks, this is a great company trying to do something for this World.  There is no money involved–I do not support advertising on this site–but, to me, this is not advertising as they are not selling a product.  This is one way you can help change the world without spending a dime!  Something that I think all of us have an issue with is making sure that this planet is around for quite a few more generations, and by joining this site and placing an “ad”, you too can be a part of making a difference. Now about the company. Read more

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Unarmed on Everest 2007

Norwegian Climber Cato Pedersen is planning his first attempt to summit Everest in this years upcoming climbing season–Pedersen has already climbed the likes of Cho Oyu and been on an Expedition to the South Pole–all while having no arms.

The upcoming “Everest Unarmed 2007″ Expedition will be a celebration of the achievements that Cato has made all while being disabled.

Cato lost his left and half of his right arm in a high-voltage accident in 1973 at the age of 12,  but that has never slowed him down.  Cato has previously won 11 gold medals in the disabled Olympics–1980-1984-1988..He has traversed to the South Pole in 1994 while pulling a 240 lb sled–and just last year, taught himself to climb a rope.

Everest will be the third peak that Cato has attempted, with a successful climb of Cho Oyu last year. 

His team consisting of fellow Norwegians will attempt the North Col Route.  He will be arriving in Katmandu on April 1 to begin his Expedition.

The Adventurist would like to wish him and his team the best of luck in achieving success.

You may find Cato Pederson’s personal website here, but be forwarned–it is in Norwegian.

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The Adventurist: Global Visitors Debugged

I posted a day or two ago about how I added a new feature to “The Adventurist” called Global Visitors.  What this does is it allows me to see where The Adventurist is being read by state and country.

Well, the first day I had it up–it worked smooth for about an hour, then it lost contact with my site…I had to go back through and redo everything–

The good news is that it is working great now–you may view this new feature by scrolling down the left-hand sidebar till you see “Global Visitors”.  This gives you a list of where everyone comes from that has viewed this site.

Just going on today’s stats alone, “The Adventurist” has recieved visitors from 16 different U.S. states and five foreign countries including Spain, France, India, Canada, and the UK.

Also, the same day I added this new feature to The Adventurist, I also added the “Blogtopsites” button just below the Global Visitors.  This is a ranking of the top sites in a few given catagories–”The Adventurist” being listed in the Sports catagory…at listing time, this site was raked 399th–we are now sitting at 243rd–an advancement of 156 spots in only two days.  The Adventurist is also ranked 5th in the “Adventure” catagory overall.

This site is starting to get the following and become pretty well known for being the best adventure blog on the net.  Thanks to all of you readers for helping me try to achieve my goals with this site.  Hope you will enjoy your stay–checkout the archives if you like–and possibly learn something you didn’t know before stopping by.

Cheers-

J. Alan Hendricks, Editor “The Adventurist”

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DailyLit: Adventure Books by Email–A New Concept?

 

One of my good blogging friends–ISUALum–recently made a post about a website that he had ran across called DailyLit.

This site is a good idea for all those casual readers out there that find it impossibly hard to either 1) find the time to read a full length book or, 2) can’t seem to tear yourself away from the computer for a given length of time.

DailyLit now let’s you read that book you have had on the backburner for some time now–through email–and the best part about it is that it is completely free.

After reading ISUALum’s post on his site “Me, Myself, and Who?” I decided to check it out for myself.

What DailyLit does is it breaks down a book–I will go on the one I have taken up reading–Let’s say “Moby Dick”–DailyLit breaks this book down to 242 emails and delivers one a day into your email box at a specified time that you designate.

There are a ton of catagories to choose from, everything from my personal favorite “Adventure” to “Poetry” and “Classics”..there is something there for everyone.

I did recieve the first email of “Moby Dick” today and enjoyed it–not to long..not to short–could be read in 5-10 minutes time, and it made me actually feel like I was getting something done.  I will be looking forward to that next installment–

If you decide to check this site out, leave a comment here about your thoughts.  I would also be interested in if you signed up and what book you are reading.

As for my good friend Alex, or rather “ISUALum“–he started reading “The Adventurist” and commenting, quite possibly the day I came online 5 months ago–he has a running joke with me about wanting to stay “original” by putting the link up to this site as “The Hendricks Report”–my first concept which eventually lead me to “The Adventurist”–He is a great guy, a training tri-athlete–and a very big family man.  I hope you will all stop by his place and enjoy his witty, yet down to earth posts.  Thanks Alex.

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