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Southern Ocean
World's First Manned Expedition to Explore The 5 Deepest Places On Earth Is The Ultimate Adventure
Forbes - Bill Springer
When I heard about the world’s first expedition to visit the five deepest places on earth in a two-man submersible, I had a feeling EYOS Expeditions Co-Founder Rob McCallum was going to be involved. He’s
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Hiking Trail
Adidas Outdoor Expands Apparel Offerings Blending Sustainability And Performance From Street-Trail
Forbes - Joseph DeAcetis
Trail Running Sneaker: Trail running is a sport and activity which combines running and hiking on any unpaved surface. Nevertheless, trail running usually takes place on good paths, or tracks which are
Pubs
English Pub Offers Up The Holiday Feast Challenge
iheart.com - Kenny Young
via metro.co.uk As it turns out, it's not just gluttonous Americans offering up "Food Challenges". The George Pub and Grill in Stockton-on-Tees, …
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Kowloon
Hong Kong: Purported Bitcoin Millionaire Reportedly Arrested After Making It ‘Rain Cash’
cointelegraph.com - Adrian Zmudzinski
A supposed Bitcoin (BTC) millionaire has been arrested in Hong Kong after “making it rain cash” on the streets, local English-language news outlet …
Shane Leschasinadded this to Mountain Biking Miscellaneous
Outdoors Gear
Best Crested Butte MTB Ride: Record-Setting Local Describes Her Favorite
gearjunkie.com - Julie Kailus
This year, Brittany Konsella became the first person to mountain bike every mile of unique singletrack trail around Crested Butte, Colorado. So, …
Leeds
Yorkshire A&E nurse to fulfil mother’s dream with round-the-word yacht race
yorkshirepost.co.uk - www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
York nurse Eve Ashforth is leaving behind the emergency room for an around-the-world yacht adventure that her mother has dreamed of. Laura Drysdale …
South China Morning Post added this to Outdoor & Extreme
Mountaineering
Hongkonger’s book looks at how to tackle Mount Everest
scmp.com
Hongkonger Michael Tomordy’s first climb to a Mount Everest base camp ended in tragedy. The 47-year-old engineer, who works for a risk and technology …
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Southern Ocean
Golden Globe Race - Day 169: Jean-Luc Van Den Heede's lead cut by further 154 miles
sail-world.com
Dutchman Mark Slats has taken a further 154 miles out French Race leader Jean-Luc Van Den Heede over the past seven days, reducing the gap to 794 …
Los Cabos
Last Minute Stocking Stuffer Gift Ideas
joesdaily.com - by Joe Miragliotta Dec 17, 2018
I love when I’m able to find small gifts that work well for a number of people around the holidays. I’m specifically talking about stocking stuffer …
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Ho Chi Minh City
Hector hits the road again: From Kathmandu to Kung Fu nuns
independent.ie - Mark Evans
Hector Ó hEochagáin’s latest series following his travels across Asia has proved a hit — and he’s now working on his next trip, he tells Mark …
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New Zealand News
Obituary: William Smith, New Zealand war hero who served in Royal Navy midget submarines
nzherald.co.nz - Martin Johnston
William Smith was one of four men on a midget submarine that parked on the enemy seabed underneath a moored Japanese warship to blow it up. Smith, who …
Asia Travel
Explore the deep sea with the world's first submarine tour
travelwireasia.com
#LUXE Explore the deep sea with the world’s first submarine tour By Lainey Loh | 18 December, 2018 | OFTEN, submarine expeditions are limited to marine …
News (China)
Popular Chinese drone CH-4 to upgrade engine
globaltimes.cn - By Liu Xuanzun
A CH-4 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), characterized by its long battery life of 40 hours, is displayed at the 10th China International Aviation & …
Family Vacations
What Climbing a Mountain Taught Me About Setting Big Goals
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Brian Dickinson was roughly 1,000 feet from the top of the world when he almost turned around. Bathed in the soft glow of a full moon, he felt tired …
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Science
Despite Concerns, Space Junk Continues to Clutter Earth Orbit
discovermagazine.com
Humans have a tendency to litter wherever we go. Whether it's the local park, a music festival, or Mt. Everest, we're just not good at cleaning up …
Michael Madded this to Running Long
Trail Running
This Guy Just Ran Every Single Street in San Francisco
kqed.org - Jeremy Siegel
Days: 46. Miles: 1,303. Those are the (intimidating) numbers behind ultrarunner Rickey Gates' latest project, "Every Single Street," which, well, is …
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James Matthews
Pippa Middleton hits the shops with baby Arthur
newidea.com.au - Faye James
Pippa Middleton was recently spotted doing a spot of shopping at popular British store M&S on King’s Road in London with her newborn in tow. Pippa, …
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James Matthews
Pippa Middleton is back on her bike after baby
newidea.com.au - Zoe Burrell
Pippa Middleton proved that having a baby isn’t going to slow her down! Yep just weeks after giving birth, the Duchess of Cambridge’s little sister …
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Employment
Meet the woman who tells bedtime stories to adults to put them to sleep
MarketWatch - By Jeanette Settembre
Putting millions of people to sleep became a dream job for this British writer. Phoebe Smith -- a U.K.-based award-winning travel writer and author -- …
Sport (New Zealand)
Athletics: Kiwi Quinn Gardiner-Hall dreams of race-walking success
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Many of New Zealand's best young athletes will flock to Hamilton and Dunedin early next month for the annual Colgate Games. One of the most talented …
Professor Futon Spooninadded this to Guitar, Bass, And Music/Audio Production
Traveler Guitar Travelcaster Deluxe review
musicradar.com - Dave Burrluck, Guitarist
You’d be forgiven for thinking it was April, but, no - this Traveler Guitar Travelcaster Deluxe is not something conceived in Photoshop. It’s a full …
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Lifestyle
Some days it’s just harder to run—here’s why that’s totally normal
Well+Good - by Rachel Lapidos
As a runner, some days I’m able to happily gallop across a field (okay, the street) or on the treadmill as though it’s the easiest thing in the world …
Men's Journaladded this to News & Features
Matthew McConaughey
Our 10 Must-Read Features of 2018
Men's Journal - by Men's Journal Staff
From paddling with Matthew McConaughey and visiting The Wire star Dominic West at his Irish castle to Ralf Dujmovits’s last effort to climb Mount …
CNN
Ultramarathons
Kilian Jornet: 'It's like meditation. It's beautiful to feel that small."
CNN
(CNN) — He'd blacked out in the snow-swept night somewhere on Mt. Everest's airy northeast ridge. Now Kilian Jornet was lost, exhausted and delirious, whipped by a fierce wind in the "death zone" high
Aspen
Vail Valley’s Sherpa Foundation leading Everest expedition, building more houses in Nepal
aspentimes.com - Randy Wyrick
EDWARDS — A house in Nepal costs about the same as one section of a concrete driveway in the Vail Valley. That's one reason the Sherpa Foundation was …
NerdWallet
Fidelity Investments
3 Simple Strategies to Max Out Your 401(k)
NerdWallet - Andrea Coombes
Maxing out your 401(k) each year is not unlike scaling Mount Everest. “What a feat!” you might say. And: “No way am I doing that.” While challenging, …
The Evening Standardadded this to Going Out | Evening Standard
Paul McCartney
Sir Paul McCartney interview: 'When Donald Trump talked about climate change, he sounded like a mad man'
standard.co.uk - Craig McLean
"Spider!” shouts Sir Paul McCartney.“Where?” I wonder, glancing around his candle-scented, comfortably furnished dressing room. Can it be that even in …
World Economy
Nepal Bans Use Of Indian Currency Notes Above Rs 100
bloombergquint.com - www.bloombergquint.com
The Nepal government has banned the use of Indian currency notes of Rs 2,000, Rs 500 and Rs 200 denominations, a move that could affect Indian …
Everest Base Camp
Like the Little Prince to the top of Pumori - Expeditions
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Zsolt Torok (r.) on Pumori “The Little Prince climbed a high mountain”, wrote the French author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in his world-famous story …
ThePrintadded this to ThePrint
Glaciers
Imja Lake near Mt Everest is not a danger to Nepal, satellite images indicate
theprint.in - Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd)
In 2016, Nepal drained the Imja Lake to a ‘safe level’, and ThePrint’s analysis reveals that today, it is no longer much of a threat to its …