http://xtremeadventurer.com Thu, 25 Dec 2008 23:41:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_79" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Mt. Kilimanjaro Photo: Peak Freaks"][/caption] The Peak Freaks expedition company will be heading to Tanzania for their yearly New Year's Mt. Kilimanjaro climb.  The team will be lead by Tim Rippel and will be taking off on December 27th.  The Mt. Kilimanjaro expedition ... http://xtremeadventurer.com/2008/12/25/xtreme-peaks-peak-freaks-take-on-mt-kilimanjaro-for-new-years/ [caption id="attachment_74" align="alignleft" width="190" caption="Fred Beckey photo by Rod Mar NYT 2008"][/caption] Fred Beckey is one of climbing's greatest warriors.  Some people won't recognize his name.  Most of his greatness came before many of us were born.  Some of his greatness came before many of our parents were ... http://xtremeadventurer.com/2008/12/18/xtreme-profiles-fred-beckey-the-lone-rebel/ This is the trailer for the documentary "Verticle Frontier".  Verticle Frontier takes a look at the history of climbing in Yosemite National Park.  I am told that this movie is available thorugh Netflix if you would have an interest in seeing it. http://xtremeadventurer.com/2008/12/15/xtreme-video-the-verticle-frontier/ Bhutan is one of those countries that you don't hear that often about.  Bhutan lies between India and China, which may factor in to why this nation is often overlooked on people's vacation planners.  That may be why Bhutan could also be one of the world's best kept secrets. Bhutan is ... http://xtremeadventurer.com/2008/12/13/xtreme-geography-bhutan-land-of-the-thunder-dragon/ Xtreme conditions call for Xtreme gear.  Whether your running an ultra-marathon in the Sahara, or taking a nice jaunt up Mt. Rainier, one of the toughest elements to face is usually the sun.  Oakley sunglasses have been around for nearly 20 years.  In that time, they have established themselves as ... http://xtremeadventurer.com/2008/12/11/xtreme-gear-oakley-classics-radar-range-w-vr28-black-lens-60-off/ Simon Dumont has broken the world record for achieving the most air on a quarterpipe.  His magnificent feat was witnessed by Guinness Book of World Records representatives, as well as a representative from Fédération Internationale de Ski, one of the world's leading ski organizations.  Simon Dumont's record breaking attempt occurred ... http://xtremeadventurer.com/2008/12/11/xtreme-sports-simon-dumont-breaks-highest-air-quarterpipe-record-an-expn-flashback/ Xtreme Expeditions generally takes a look at some of the current expeditions taking place around the world.  The first installment looked at Jon Bowermaster and his return to the Antarctic continent.  The second installment will be taking a look at an adventure that YOU still have the opportunity to join. If ... http://xtremeadventurer.com/2008/12/10/xtreme-expeditions-dog-sledging-the-can-american-border/ The 2nd Annual Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge will be kicking off on Friday.  This adventure race will be pitting coed teams of four against a six stage, desert romp that features six different disciplines (including the very interesting 'camel hiking').  The winning team will take home a share of a ... http://xtremeadventurer.com/2008/12/09/xtreme-endurance-abu-dhabi-adventure-challenge/ The fall climbing season in the Himalayas and Pakistan has just about ended.  Teams are now going through their gear, packing it up, and moving on.  After a couple of nice summits during the fall climbing season, the attention now falls on winter.  Xtreme Adventurer.com posted an article a week ... http://xtremeadventurer.com/2008/12/05/xtreme-peaks-2008-winter-himalayankarakorum-expedition-list/ Reinhold Messner has played many roles in life.  World famous mountain climber, Arctic and Antarctic Explorer, desert trekker, speaker, politician, and even museum curator.  Messner's epic climbs will forever be remembered as some of the most grueling, horrifying, and glorious moments ever achieved by a true adventurer and a true ... http://xtremeadventurer.com/2008/12/04/xtreme-profiles-reinhold-messner-the-worlds-greatest-climber/