Outdoors... To The Extreme!

Huh. It's interesting that I stumble across this at the same time as my outdoor experience post. Here's a look at some of the first attempts to explore Antartica:

Captain Scott and Captain Shackleton: A 100 Year Old Expedition

If there is a land above the seas that remains a last frontier for mankind, it’s Antarctica. A recent GPS mapping conducted by the British Antarctic Survey provided a reminder of how uncharted and unknown the vast white continent still is. When Antarctica’s hulking glacial landmass—icy and inhospitable—was spotted by 18th century British Captain James Cook, he remarked: “I make bold to declare that the world will derive no benefit from it.”

The slideshow alone is worth the read, like this shot:

(image from article)

If I could pick one place on this planet to visit for a week or two, Antartica would be very high on the list indeed. Something about the sweeping panorama; the austere, beautiful landscape; the extremes at which man needs to push himself simply to survive in that environment just stir the explorer wanderlust hidden deep down beneath the meek suburban dad exterior.

Of course, it could also be that there are very few people there, meaning a lot less stupidity to put up with...

That is all.