Comments on: 5 Modern Day Adventurers

By: hal wulff

hal wulff — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 03:06:44 +0000

I applaud this endeavor. However, what about the adventurers who have made it into a lifelong persuit? They deserve an “atta boy” too. Look up “Hal Wulff Ambergris Caye” or check my face book pics to view the tip of the iceburg.

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:52:07 +0000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Dekker

Really the youngest circumnavigator

By: Jay Cook

Jay Cook — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:11:19 +0000

Keep up it man! Amazing article.

By: Tim Joyce

Tim Joyce — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:12:43 +0000

I agree with the nominations for the average Joe. I would love to see an article like the one suggested above.

By: Sven

Sven — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 19:48:18 +0000

I would like to nominate the Norwegian “wilderness-king” Lars Monsen. Most noteworthy he crossed the Canadian wilderness from the west to east 2000-2002. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lars_Monsen

By: heresiarch

heresiarch — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 21:01:10 +0000

(info summarised/sourced from wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranulph_Fiennes, which details his life)

How about the guiness book of world records “greatest living explorer”? Ex SAS member Sir Ranulph Fiennes (also known by his awesome nickname “Ran”) completed 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents just four months after having a heart attack and then a pacemaker installed. He was the oldest person to scale everest at 65 in 2009, a year after failing to reach the summit by just 300m and yet still managing to raise 1.5 million pounds for a foundation which provides care to cancer patients in their homes. From 1979 to 1982 he journeyed around the globe “on the polar axis using only surface transport” (i.e. Boats, trucks, sleds, feet, etc.). And after an attempt to walk solo to the north pole failed because his sled fell through some ice and he sustained serious frostbite in his hand, he couldn’t be assed to suffer through the pain of the dead fingers so went into his garden shed and cut off the relevant portions of his fingers with a hacksaw. This dude is for real, and should be near the top of any list of great explorers. His books and appearance on Top Gear for a lap confirm that he is seriously old school awesome. And to the guy repping the Pardees i think it was, (RP?) I fully support that – theyre awesome too.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:05:13 +0000

Aaron Ralston… the guy who cut his own arm off. His book, Between a Rock and a Hard Place is much better than the movie 127 Hours. It details many of his adventuring experiences

By: Dominick DalSanto

Dominick DalSanto — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:32:03 +0000

I cant wait to one day explore southern Patagonia with my beautiful lady. Perhaps at that point we can make it as a writer/photographer power couple. But as fulfilling and enjoyable as traveling the globe is, centering your life around these things is inherently selfish, and therefore not the way to a fulfilling life. Only by working to help others can you find a meaningful and joyful existence.

By: jweaks

jweaks — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:39:36 +0000

bump for Boy Scouts!

By: Adam Snider

Adam Snider — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:48:38 +0000

Don’t forget about Martin Strel, the man who SWAM the entire length of the Amazon (and many other large rivers): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Strel

He’s a bit nuts, but definitely an adventurer. Oh, and he was drunk off his ass the entire time he was swimming the Amazon.