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Brain Freeze
The Slurpee craving comes a little later and doesn’t seem as important as the first shoe sale of the summer. However, I still manage to drink at least one a year. I am a Coke girl. The Slurpee craving comes a little later and doesn’t seem as important as the first shoe sale of the summer. However, I still manage t... more
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The Grouse Grind Challenge
Hiking Grouse Grind. Are you up for the challenge? Stephanie Carr takes you on the hike up the mountain.
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Breath-Taking Adventures and Little Known Exotic Destinations That Might Surprise ...
These hot vacation spots will take you off the beaten track of the same old places. Best of all, these destinations will surprise and take you on an adventure of a lifetime. These hot vacation spots will take you off the beaten track of the same old places. Best of all, these destinations will surprise and ... more
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White water rafting in the Canadian Outback
Nothing really could be better than rolling rapids, mountain views, and the possibility of certain death. We had done our research and had stumbled upon Canadian Outback Adventures and the Elaho Exhilarator. Nothing really could be better than rolling rapids, mountain views, and the possibility of certain death. We had done our research an... more
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Massages with a "Happy Ending"
Call me naive, but I never really thought that things like this happened in real life. Movies, yes -- reality, no. I've always loved massages, but have been devoted to my masseuse, Julie, for over five years now. But after reading this article, switching it up doesn't seem like such a bad idea. Call me naive, but I never really thought that things like this happened in real life. Movies, yes -- reality, no. I've always loved m... more
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The Real Tough Guy Challenge
The Real Tough Guy Race Challenge is in Vermont and it's the PEAK.com Death Race.
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Vermont Sport Events
PeakRaces.com puts on the Peak.com Vermont Sport Events including the Snowshoe Marathon, Vermont Ultramarathon, the 666 Mountain Bike Race, and the Death Race. PeakRaces.com puts on the Peak.com Vermont Sport Events including the Snowshoe Marathon, Vermont Ultramarathon, the 666 Mountain Bike ... more
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Vermont Snowshoe Marathon
The Peak.com Vermont Snowshoe Marathon put on yearly in Pittsfield by Peakraces.com.
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Ultra Running
Ultramarathon running in Vermont at the PEAK.com Ultrarun Challenge.
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Ultra Running Ultramarathon
Ultra Running athletes compete in the PeakRaces Ultramarathon in Vermont and keep running. PEAK.com
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Adventure Extreme Athletes
Extreme Adventure Athletes race, bike, ice canoe, ski, in the freezing cold to finish an extreme adventure. PEAK.com.
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Adventure Extreme
Peak.com Extreme Adventure Athletes run, bike, ski in the IditaSport Alaska, testing their endurance to the extreme in this adventure.
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Tougher than Tough Guy
Tough Guy? Endurance, Strength, the 24 hour Peak.com Death Race. Real Challenge for the truly hardcore.
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Adventure Sports
Adventure Sports Athletes explain what drives them to do the adventure and get into the sport. PEAK.com
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Adventure Sport
Adventure Sport teams go on an Adventure Race. Biking, Running, and other sports to finish the adventure. PEAK.com.
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Intrepid adventurers defeated by... each other
A pair of intrepid adventurers who set off on a charity trek to explore a little-known river route alongside the Amazon have split up after completing only an eighth of the journey.
The Guardian reports that they were prepared for "everything from piranhas to Andean peaks and Maoist revolutionaries... but they could not prepare for something a little more prosaic - falling out over an MP3 player."
Things went horribly wrong when Ed Stafford, 32, accused Luke Collyer, 37, of not getting him the MP3 player he had requested to be sent over in a package from home. Now Collyer is in Lima awaiting a flight back to the UK while Stafford is hacking his way through dense Peruvian jungle alone, and he's advertising for a new companion:
"Must have GSOH, no fear of snakes or gun-toting guerrillas, have three months to spare, an interest in the environment and an ability to walk long distances without asking 'are we nearly there yet?'"
Travelling with friend is intense - I'll give them that - but this seems a little crazy. You'd think if you signed up for 3 months alone in remote forest together you'd make sure you were buddies first?
Have you ever travelled with mates only to find it blowing up in your face? And if you happened to be doing it for charity like these guys(!), what did you do about that broken promise?
A pair of intrepid adventurers who set off on a charity trek to explore a little-known river route alongside the Amazon have split up ... more -
White Water Adventures
Great white water rafting adventures on the road to Whistler.
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Climbing the Crack // Comment Picked for TV
Thanks to flula for his response to the pod "Climbing the Crack." After you hear what flula had to say, you can watch the pod here and upload your own comments:
http://current.com/items/76401762_climbing_the_crack
Thanks to flula for his response to the pod "Climbing the Crack." After you hear what flula had to say, you can watch the pod here an... more -
Brain scientists discover why adventure feels good
Scientists have identified a primitive area of the brain that makes us adventurous -- a finding which may help explain why people routinely fall for "new" products when shopping.
Using brain scans to measure blood flow, British researchers discovered that a brain region known as the ventral striatum was more active when subjects chose unusual objects in controlled tests.
The ventral striatum is involved in processing rewards in the brain through the release of neurotransmitters like dopamine.
Scientists believe the existence of this age-old reward mechanism indicates there is an evolutionary advantage in sampling the unknown.
"Seeking new and unfamiliar experiences is a fundamental behavioral tendency in humans and animals. It makes sense to try new options as they may prove advantageous in the long run," said Bianca Wittmann of the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at University College London.
Being daring, however, also carries risks. Some choices could be dangerous and, in the modern world, selecting the new may, for instance, make consumers susceptible to marketing hype.
The positive feedback system in the brain could also contribute to some common vices.
"In humans, increased novelty-seeking may play a role in gambling and drug addiction, both of which are mediated by malfunctions in dopamine release," said Nathaniel Daw, now at New York University, who also worked on the study. Scientists have identified a primitive area of the brain that makes us adventurous -- a finding which may help explain why people rout... more -
The deserted island project promo video
...I don't have a job...I don't have a house...but I have a dream...
I want to live and survive on an uninhabited island for a determined period of time.
The whitest sand you've ever walked on, the greenest forest you've ever seen, surrounded by the most pure and crystal water you've ever swam in. The blue sky over my head every day. The amazing shining stars every night. Every day one sunset, every day my dream.
A beautiful and relaxing scenario every day, in a complete peace of senses.
I am looking for people who have the same dream... ...I don't have a job...I don't have a house...but I have a dream... ... more
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