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Adrian Hayes: K2 – The Tragedy and the Triumph September 9th | Royal Geographical Society British record-breaking polar explorer and adventurer Adrian Hayes recounts 60 years of the Savage Mountain; the tragic events of his unsuccessful 2013 attempt; and his successful return to summit the world’s second highest mountain in July this year. Visit worldexpeditions.com for information and tickets Royal Geographical Society : Everest’s Deadliest Day: A Panel Discussion October 9th | Royal Geographical Society...
Adventure News – A Week In Review
Mike Horn is at it again. The 48 year old will embark on a motorless circumnavigation of the earth via the two poles this September. The first leg will see him sail from Monaco to South Africa before heading to Antarctica where he will ski 3,600 miles across the continent, and get collected on the other side by his boat, the Pangaea. He will repeat this process by sailing to Alaska’s Bering Strait, then sail,...
Adventure News – A Week In Review
Congratulations are in order to the first Nepali women ever to climb K2. The 2014 seven summit international K2 EXPD team successfully summited Mount K2 with 19 climbers. Also to Claire Oziem who has became the first woman to run from John O’Groat’s to Lands End unsupported, pushing her trolley/buggy over 1000 miles. A quick update from an expedition currently in progress is that of runner Kevin Carr who set off from England in July...
The International Ocean Film Festival
UK audiences will be able to immerse themselves in the wonders of the ocean without getting their feet wet as the International Ocean Film Festival comes to theatres for the first time this Autumn. The festival, which originates in Australia, will feature a selection of the world’s most captivating ocean-themed short films and will be shown in 17 towns and cities across the UK. The International Ocean Film Festival showcases more than two hours of...
Adventure News – A Week In Review
Tragic news has reached us from the field. 17-year-old adventurer Haris Suleman has died while attempting to circumnavigate the world in a single-engine plane in just 30 days. Haris was coming to the end of his expedition when his plane went down in the Pacific Ocean. His body was recovered from the waters, but that of his father, 58-year-old Babar Suleman has yet to be found. Haris was in pursuit of the record for the...
Adventure News – A Week In Review
The explorers out there have been busy breaking records these past few weeks. Fabien Cousteau has beaten his grandfather, oceanographer Jacques Cousteau’s record for the amount of time someone has spent submerged under water. He has beaten this record by a single day. The team of three spent 31 consecutive days in the Aquarius undersea station. Mission 31’s aim was to explore marine life, collect data and promote conservation efforts, whilst also honouring the 50th...
Adventure News – A Week In Review
After over 690 days Filipe Masetti Leite is reaching the end of his incredible journey. The youth has ridden a horse from Calgary, Canada back home to Brazil, covering a distance of approximately 8700 miles. Although he has reached the Brazilian border, he still has over 1200 miles to go to get to his home town in São Paulo. He is momentarily at a standstill whilst his three horses pass through quarantine. Tom Allen has...
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