69 year old sailor first to cross Pacific in wave-powered boat

In 1962 he was the first person to sail across the Pacific by himself.  He was 23.  Now, at 69, Kenichi Horie just sailed across the Pacific in wave powerd boat all by himself.  He is the first person...

Actor Rupert Everett brands British soldiers 'pathetic, whining wimps'

Rupert Everett, never far out of trouble, takes a swing at Britain's wartime soldiers. Perhaps he's confusing his movie lot experiences as an actor portraying a soldier as the same thing as being a soldier.Until this...

Machu Picchu ruin 'found earlier'

The lost city of the Incas, Machu Picchu, was apparently discovered more than 40 years earlier than previously thought, according to historians. The site is believed to have been ransacked by a German adventurer in...

Kuiseb Canyon, Namibia | First descent

There are not many places left in the world that have not been fully explored but the Kuiseb Canyon located deep within Namibia Namib-Naukluft is one such place.  Its remoteness, inhospitality and lack of water...

Steve Fossett declared legally dead

"A Cook County probate judge on Friday declared wealthy Chicago adventurer Steve Fossett legally dead almost half a year after a plane he piloted disappeared over the Nevada desert. After a two-hour hearing, Circuit Judge Jeffrey Malak agreed with witnesses who said Fossett...

Adventurer Steve Fossett declared dead

Mililonaire pilot, hot air balloonist, sailor and all-round adventurer, Steve Fossett, has been missing for more than five months and has now been officially declared dead."Millionaire businessman and adventurer...

Fossett: New Witnesses Report Seeing Plane Like His

Will a report of a similiar plane flying into a canyon help solve the mystery of what happened to adventurer Steve Fossett?"After finding a half-dozen old airplane wrecks over 10 days, crews searching for missing aviator Steve Fossett focused on new tips about planes flying...

Why is Steve Fossett So Hard To Find?

"Steve Fossett cannot possibly have disappeared into thin air. But for now, it seems that way. More than a week after he took off on a routine flight in western Nevada, there is still no sign of him or his...

Supervision Camera Takes to Skies in Steve Fossett Search

It flies higher than a normal search and rescue plane, but its techno-eyes are among the most advanced. Searchers hope that the Civil Air Patrol's ARCHER imaging system will aid in the search for missing adventurer...

Search for Fossett Continues In Region of Treacherous Winds

The National Guard, Civil Air Patrol and others are continuing the search for record-setting adventurer Steve Fossett. His small plane vanished sometime Monday in Nevada.Earlier coverage is here."Millionaire...

Search for Adventurer Steve Fossett Continues in Nevada

Update 4:45 p.m. Wed. Calmer winds have allowed searchers to field more planes and also fly closer to mountain peaks as the search for Steve Fossett continues. Friends now are expressing more concerns...

BBC: First contact with isolated tribes?

"A BBC film to be broadcast on Thursday 1 February documents an expedition to make first contact with an isolated tribe in West Papua - and asks whether such people really exist. Survival estimates that approximately 107 uncontacted tribes exist worldwide - and all are...

Everest conqueror Hillary returns to Antarctica

"Everest conqueror Hillary returns to Antarctica Tue Jan 16, 1:07 AM ET WELLINGTON (AFP) - Mt Everest conqueror Sir Edmund Hillary will return to Antarctica this week, nearly half a century after he led the first expedition to drive to the South Pole. Hillary, famous for...

Eureka! Tents Shelter Porters' Progress

"Eureka! Tents Shelter Porters' Progress Porters’ Progress is a Nepali-based non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to improving the lives of trekking porters through programs that emphasize advocacy, education and empowerment. Porters’ Progress began in May 2000...

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