Month: February 2014

  • The Most Popular Countries In The World

    The Most Popular Countries In The World

    I love maps, and especially this one. According to MoveHub.com, these are the top 50 countries by yearly visitors. Based on this, how about we take a trip to Mali, Nigeria, or East Timor? I was THIS close to going to East Timor last year while hanging out in Flores, Indonesia.. darn! Top 50 most…

  • Climb THIS: Ice Climbing Competition Structures are Architecture From The Alterverse

    Climb THIS: Ice Climbing Competition Structures are Architecture From The Alterverse

    Crazy structures for the UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup, including all sorts of overhanging, free floating barrels, and convoluted shapes. We got to see a few of these recently in Ouray, Colorado. Via Gizmodo: Ice-Climbing Structures Are Mind-Blowing Experimental Architecture

  • Infographic: Major Icebreakers of the World

    Infographic: Major Icebreakers of the World

    Great infographic today thanks to the US Coast Guard – a comprehensive review of the world’s major icebreakers. My next task, sail on all of them! From the United States Naval Institute: “The Coast Guard Office of Waterways and Ocean Policy (CG-WWM) began producing the chart of major icebreakers of the world in July 2010.…

  • Tinder Makes Its First Match in Antarctica

    Tinder Makes Its First Match in Antarctica

    Not like I wasn’t expecting it – popular social hookup app Tinder seems to be running full steam at both the Sochi Winter Olympics as well as McMurdo Station, Antarctica. From The Cut: On a lonely December night at Antarctica’s McMurdo Station, an American scientist conducting research there decided to log on to Tinder —…

  • The Inside Story of How Olympic Photographers Get Such Stunning Images

    The Inside Story of How Olympic Photographers Get Such Stunning Images

    A worthy read from Gizmodo’s Mario Aguilar, detailing the complex, and quick process the Associated Press and Getty go through to capture and distribute incredible photographs of the Olympics in record time. I’d love to shoot the Olympics… someday. It’s worth taking a moment to admire the hardcore Olympic photographers who wake up long before…

  • Listening: MIXED BY Kastle via Thump

    Listening: MIXED BY Kastle via Thump

    I’ve been obsessed with this mix lately, as it’s been providing a perfect background soundtrack to preparations for my next adventure… Happy listening. MIXED BY Kastle by THUMP. I’m also using this post as an experiment for embedding geo coordinates with each post, and generating a summary map of all geocoded posts. [geo_mashup_map]

  • InMyBag.Net – What’s In Photographer’s Daily Bags?

    InMyBag.Net – What’s In Photographer’s Daily Bags?

    My new website obsession is InMyBag.net, where photographers show off what’s in their photo kit bags. Endless entertainment.  I especially love seeing Aaron Bates’ Adventure Travel Photography Bag.  InMyBag.net.

  • Learning to MIG Weld

    Learning to MIG Weld

    Last night I took a class through Denver’s new learning startup Dabble on MIG Welding. The class was taught by structural engineer Nick Geurts of Martino & Luth, Inc.. During the class, hosted in Nick’s backyard garage and workshop, we covered the very basics of welding techniques, and then some of the specifics of entry…

  • Mentioned in Washington Post: “7 tips on surviving the Cold from people living in cold places”

    Mentioned in Washington Post: “7 tips on surviving the Cold from people living in cold places”

    This morning I got a brief mention in the Washington Post on how to survive in cold temperatures.  They only published a few from my list – here’s the full list: Tips on how to survive the cold weather, from an Antarctic worker’s perspective: Layer Layer Layer. Instead of one big bulky jacket, plan your…

  • Jerry’s Map

    Love this video.. such dedication, so wow.