Seattle couple encounters bear on wilderness trek
Seattlites Erin McKittrick and her husband Bretwood “Hig” Higman set out for Unimak Island in Alaska on foot on a 4,000-mile adventure in June. Hiking, rafting and skiing their way along along the Pacific Coast through Anchorage, the couple is now 700…
Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:44:13 GMT
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Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Is This The World’s Most Southern Igloo?
Gadling: Filed under: Climbing , Hiking , Skiing , Oceania , New Zealand , Hotels Normally igloos are meant to be surrounded by polar bears and Inuit fishermen drilling holes in pack ice, but that hasn’t stopped a few wacky Kiwis from building one half way up an active volcano. Mt Ruapehu in New …
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Russia takes women's 20 km walk title
Olga Kaniskina led a 1-2 finish in the women’s 20-kilometer through the muggy parkland outside the Nagai stadium keeping Russia in close contention with the United States in the medal standings. And Russia had to do it without defending champion Olimpiada Ivanova who walked out early when the pain of an old skiing accident became too much.
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EST