Video: Renan Ozturk on Making the Nepal Vision Quest Scene in Into the Mind
Video: Renan Ozturk on Making the Nepal Vision Quest Scene in Into the Mind
Video: Renan Ozturk on Making the Nepal Vision Quest Scene in Into the Mind
The multifaceted Renan Ozturk, one of our previous Adventurers of the Year, has many stories to share—even more than we realized. We first came to know Renan years ago when he was a new North Face-sponsored climber who liked to paint and animate mountainscapes while on expeditions. That love of visuals and storytelling led him to…
National Geographic’s 125th Anniversary Expedition: FULL MOVIE
National Geographic’s 125th Anniversary Expedition: FULL MOVIE
National Geographic’s 125th Anniversary Expedition: FULL MOVIE
Superlatives are the bane of travel publishing. Magazines tend to shout their hot pink sans serif headlines, boasting the highest, remotest, southernmost, fanciest, nicest, cheapest, most sophisticated, most beautiful, and most wonderful; in short—the best. But who decides these things, and what exactly constitutes the very best travel experience? Playing with pandas in China? Riding…
A Night in Kathmandu
A Night in Kathmandu
A Night in Kathmandu
From our plane, the city looks as if some fitful child scattered all of his Legos across a blanket of green. Every colored block, some red brick, pale pink, or sea green—is home to a family or two or three, a shop or restaurant, probably cows and goats, too. And all these homes, multiplied by…
Meet the People’s Choice Adventurers of the Year
Meet the People’s Choice Adventurers of the Year
Meet the People’s Choice Adventurers of the Year
“Without adventure you are not feeling real life.”
 – Sano Babu Sunuwar We couldn’t agree more. The votes—nearly 72,000 of them—are in, and we are honored to announce that you chose Sano Babu Sunuwar and Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa as the 2012 People’s Choice Adventurers of the Year. The Nepali duo’s Ultimate Descent expedition to climb…
Adventure in 60 Seconds: Everest Gets Cell Service, Robot Pioneers Space Travel, More
Adventure in 60 Seconds: Everest Gets Cell Service, Robot Pioneers Space Travel, More
Adventure in 60 Seconds: Everest Gets Cell Service, Robot Pioneers Space Travel, More
Check in daily for a look at what we are reading in the news… Everest Gets 3G Cell Phone Service The rooftop of the world has just been suited up with 3G cell phone service that goes clear to the summit by Ncell, a new private telecommunications company based in Nepal. Climbers currently tend to carry…
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