A disturbing look at why the Killer Whale in Sea World may have snapped SeaWorld doesn’t forget, and conducts safety and rescue training once a month. Among other things, trainers are taught to go limp if they are grabbed, so the whales will lose interest. The killer whales are taught to keep their mouths closed [...]
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Over at The Outfitters
Some new products from the last week over at Jordon Cooper Outfitters The Blue Microphone :: If I produced a weekly podcast, this is the microphone that I would purchase to do it with. It looks fantastic and the reviews are over the top for it. Casio has gone old school with it’s G-Shock watches. [...]
North
Ben Saunders is skiing to the North Pole again. He is skiing alone and unsupported, attempting to shave six days off the 2005 record set by an entire team that used dog sleds and resupplying. I hope he does it.
Man dies in northern Ontario
From the Globe and Mail Police have found the body of a Toronto man who wanted to test his survival skills in the woods north of Huntsville, Ont. Richard Code was an avid follower of the television show Survivorman and had taken few supplies on what was to be a weekend trip. His brother, Stephen [...]
When a Search & Rescue Goes Wrong
From explore magazine, a sad tale of a botched search and rescue which left one women dead and a lot of unanswered questions. There are 85 search-and-rescue associations in the province, staffed by roughly 4,700 volunteers. However, these groups can only launch a rescue mission after they are enlisted by an agency such as the [...]
Personal Safety Kits
Driving back and forth to Spiritwood a couple of times a week over a decade meant that I went through a lot of bad weather and really dangerous driving conditions. While I had some extra clothes and a some basic car equipment with me, if we had hit the ditch in a bad spot, it [...]
Mystery of the Nile
Mark and I watched the IMAX movie, Mystery of the Nile last night. I never knew this but until 2004, no one had ever travelled the entire Blue Nile River from it’s source to the Mediterranean Sea. It’s a journey that took 114 days and was done by a team of explorers and amateurs led [...]
Why Jordon Cooper Outfitters?
A couple of you have asked what my plan is for Jordon Cooper Outfitters as it hasn’t made a lot of sense for some of you as to why I have done it and why I am only posting once a day. Here is the short answer. I am posting once a day because it [...]
Buy Nuk Tessli
More information over at Jordon Cooper Outfitters. It’s only $195,000, includes three cabins, an established business, and a place to curl up and read at all winter long with the nearest neighbor being over ten miles away.
Ben Saunders on Vimeo
I was checking out Ben Saunders blog today and saw this great video profile on his site. Here is a list of his expeditions, both the successful ones and the ones where he didn’t make it. Ben is currently preparing for three expeditions between 2010 and 2012: solo and unsupported speed record attempts on both [...]
Christmas Gift Guide: The Outdoorsman
In case you are shopping for the great outdoorsman, here are a list of suggestions for those who often prefer to outdoors rather than inside. Check out the Christmas gift ideas category if you are looking for other Christmas Gift Guides. Straight from the Leftorium, the MEC Left Handed Slingpack. Wendy has had a slingpack [...]
Lost in the Waves
Jason Kottke points to this incredible story of a father and son who are washed out to see by a riptide. Swept out to sea by a riptide, a father and his 12-year-old son struggle to stay alive miles from shore. As night falls, with no rescue imminent, the dad comes to a devastating realization: [...]
