Alastair Humphreys is back in the UK, returned from his last-minute expedition. Here’s a short update: he’s working on a full video from his two man crossing of The Empty Quarter.
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The Empty Quarter
“I knew instinctively that it was the very hardness of life in the desert which drew me back there – it was the same pull which takes men back to the polar ice, to high mountains, and to the sea.”
– Wilfred Thesiger
From Alastair Humphreys, member of The Scott Expedition
October 26, 2012
Following the recent frustrating news that our South Pole trip had to be postponed, I went through the usual range of responses and emotions. I went to the pub at lunchtime. I mooched around, got annoyed, kicked the cat, went running, ate toast, tidied my desk, and generally faffed around feeling sorry for myself. Not only was I now without an expedition, I didn’t have any paid work scheduled until March 2013!
Therefore I was faced with two options. One was to try to find some work. The other was to look on the bright side of having an empty diary and go on an expedition instead. I chose Plan 2.
And so I have cobbled together an expedition as fast as I possibly could. It had to be simple and it had to be cheap. But both those things are assets to any adventure, not hindrances to sneer at. And so here it is, my next project.
We leave next week.
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He’s there now. Read his entire blog post HERE.
The Scott Expedition
The SCOTT 2012 Expedition, led by Ben Saunders, has been postponed. Besides an initial letdown, the decision is best left unquestioned. The good news? The Scott Expedition will begin October, 2013 and it’s members will still be attempting the same difficult passage, renamed.
At 4 months and 1,800 miles I don’t blame them preparing for one year more.
Here is one good result of the postponement: The Empty Quarter Expedition
Less is More
We like these. Less is more, but wear responsibly.
Step Into Minimalism – Dr. Jack Daniels (Part 1)
Step Into Minimalism – Dr. Jack Daniels (Part 2)
Anton Krupicka, team New Balance
Just in case you though New Balance were the only ones: VIVOBAREFOOT
Rainier 20 Twelve – Climbing Documentary
August 13, 2012: A group of 5 entrepreneurs, creatives and adventure-enthusiasts set out to summit Mount Rainier to raise funds for Margaret’s husband and two children, and for Nick Hall’s family. For 4 of the climbers, Ryan, Paul, Bradley and Jeff, this was their “first ascent”.
For Old Warriors Only
IKER AND ENEKO REPEAT THE ROUTE FIRST OPENED BY CLIMBING LEGEND MANOLO IN 2006: “Solo per vecchi guerrieri” (for old warriors only), an 8c / 150m climb.
This gets my climbing blood boiling!
HERE ARE SOME KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THEIR CLIMB:
Filmed and edited by STORY.teller COLLECTIVE | Damiano Levati
Produced by STORY.teller COLLECTIVE | Matteo Vettorel
Sojourn Explorers 