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Mt Everest
Mt Everest times three
1) Fifty-four years ago, on May 29, 1953 New Zealand climber Sir Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay were the first to summit the world's tallest mountain. Mt Everest is 8,850 meter (29,035 feet) high and located in the Central Himalaya on the border between Nepal and Tibet. 2) Katsusuke Yanagisawa, mountain climber from Japan and 71 years old became the oldest climber to reach the top of Mt Everest. 3) Another Japanese climber, Ken Noguchi made Everest headlines as well. He and the members of his expedition team collected 500 kg (that's 1,100 pounds) of garbage left behind by fellow climbers. Noguchi organized similar expeditions to collect garbage on Everest in the past. Osprey Packs Employees Ride Bikes to Work
Osprey Packs, Inc., the well known Cortez, CO based industry leading backpack manufacturer can be proud of its employees. During Colorado's "Bike to Work Day" on June 27, 2007 18 out of 23 people from Osprey Packs enthusiastic staff chose to travel to work by bike. That is a total commuting distance of 244 miles or 393 kilometers. Gareth Martins, Director of Marketing for Osprey said: "We're thrilled that nearly 100% of our staff biked to work today. It is our hope that Osprey can set an example for other local businesses as to how important and fun not driving your car to work can be". Martins pointed out that more than 50% of Osprey Packs employees are using carpools throughout the year, walk or ride a bike to work. What does that mean for the environment? Osprey's workforce prevented an estimated 12.2 gallons (approximately 46 liters) of gasoline from being burned, assuming a consumption of 1 gallon per 20 miles (11.9 liters per 100 kilometers) for an average car. They calculated an estimated 340 pounds (154 kilograms) of carbon emmission has been prevented from being released into the atmosphere. That's about 28 pounds per gallon or 3.3 kilograms per Liter fuel. To motivate their employees, Osprey Packs offered prices worth $1,500 for everyone who participated. In addition to Bike to Work Day, the Osprey Sustainable Transportation Program provides monetary encouragement for non-motorized commuting to workers during the year. Since its beginning in 2006, the program has seen 2,217 individual non-motorized trips with $1108.50 paid in rewards to Osprey Packs taff.
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 One Man's Wilderness
When I lived in Austria I had rented a small log cabin in the mountains. Even though not considered as wilderness area, it was located on a pretty remote place in the eastern Alps. In my ‘best' year I spent 120 (!) days on the cabin throughout the year and this while running my sales agency full time.
The cabin measured only 6 x 4 meters and was equipped with a simple woodstove. There was no electricity; the water came from a small creek with the tendency to dry out during the summer. The only ‘luxury' was a gas lantern since I read a lot and didn't want to ruin my eyesight.
The simple cabin-life has something very special and whenever I come across literature about that topic it draws my attention.
One Man's Wilderness - An Alaskan Odyssey by Sam Keith and Richard Proeneke (1973) is such a book. In 1968 Richard ‘Dick' Proeneke – 50 years old at that time – retired to live his dream. His dream was to live alone in the Alaskan wilderness.
Dick took action. He went out in the bush to find a spot for his cabin and to acquire the necessary skill to build the log cabin using natural resources. During the eighteen month of construction he chronicled his progress in a journal, took pictures and videos not only of the cabin but also the land as well as observations of flora and fauna.
Sam Keith, a friend of Richard compiled the journals into the book in 1973. If you're interested in the wilderness living, or maybe even carry that dream inside yourself too, you will enjoy the book, a really good read. If you're interested in purchasing the book at Amazon, you can do so by clicking here: One Man's Wilderness - An Alaskan Odyssey or the image below.
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