Next month, Cynthia Aguilar will attempt to complete a 130 mile solo paddle board crossing from Cuba to Key West. Her goal is raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and her non-profit organization, Keep Paddlin’, Inc. The 26-year-old is out to show people that one person can make a difference. She has undertaken other endurance events as a way to raise money and awareness for individuals and groups. She also hosts paddleboard races as a way to help others in need.

Veterans International Aid (VIA) is a UK based charity that helps veterans who have suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) by getting them involved in adventurous events that rebuilds confidence and self esteem.

We are currently doing a series of walks that will be done over the next 3 years called the Union Flag Walks that will cover approximately 9,000 miles and will form the Union Flag when completed. In May this year we started our first walk which was a 1200 mile walk from John O’ ‘Groats in North East Scotland to Land’s End in South West England. This formed the first part of the St. Andrews Flag on the Union Flag This walk wa completed in 27 days as a relay event.

Teva® (a division of Deckers Outdoor Corporation) announces today its commitment to raise awareness and assist in the Gulf Of Mexico clean-up through a commitment of $100,000 through long-term partner, Waterkeeper Alliance.

Every year the 3 Peaks 3 Weeks Challenge unites women from around the globe to take part in an epic journey aiming to lessen the impact of poverty on the African Continent. They climb three of Africa’s highest peaks to raise funds for three peak issues; environment, education and health.

Happy 40th Anniversary to Earth Day! In the spirit of Earth Day, we have recycled this posting from last year. The information is just as valid today as it was last year!

Here are our Top 10 Tips (potentially 11) for making small, REALISTIC changes to your daily life that can help reduce your carbon footprint over the remainder of this year:

Combine a beautiful mountain trail with hundreds of runners, and walkers, blend in a “scavenger hike” and youth obstacle course. This is a recipe for outdoor adventure that San Diego-based Project Athena will offer in three cities across the U.S. this year, with both competitive and non-competitive components in a one-day event. An emphasis will be placed on encouraging participation from women who are Survivors of serious medical setbacks, who will receive complimentary event registration.

Your click can help Send a Kid to Camp! For every click on the Send a Kid to Camp button at http://www.mountainhardwear.com/GivesBack , Mountain Hardwear will donate $1 towards this program up to a total of $40,000. Help us spread the word. Between now and April 15th, you and your friends can click to Send a Kid to Camp. Don’t forget to return every day to click and show your support!

NEMO Equipment, Inc., manufacturer of AirSupported™ and Extreme Conditions Tents™, sleeping pads and backcountry accessories, has donated over $30,000 in tents and sleeping pads to Haiti relief efforts. Teaming up with Mark Richey Woodworking, a local Newburyport, MA business, NEMO was able to deliver 50 brand new Nano OZ tents, footprints and Removable Insulated Floors, as well as a few previously loved tents from its employees. The tents joined an already scheduled shipment heading to Florida and on to Haiti.

“PlanetExplore is an online community designed to help individuals and families learn about and participate in outdoor activities and events in their area. Powered by partner organizations that share our passion, PlanetExplore is a portal to the outdoors designed to inspire and enable people of all ages to become regularly active outside, and to develop the benefits gained through a connection to nature..” -www.planetexplore.com

Americans have been inundated with images and stories coming out of Haiti amidst the devastation there. People are constantly wondering what they can do to help. One man has found his solution! On February 15, Abe Clark is attempting to run over 2800 miles solo and unsupported across the United States. If he is successful, he will join the ranks of only a small handful of individuals who have made this ocean to ocean run.

The BIMBACHE EXTREM CASTILLA Y LEÓN 2010, ADVENTURE RACE WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP, is very much concerned with the emission of CO2 and climatic change.
After the recent polemics provoked in the meeting of Copenhagen about the climatic change
and the CO2 emission to atmosphere, that after several days the main world leaders have not
been capable of coming to any effective agreement, the competitors and organizers of
competitions of adventure are really worried with this real problem.

Polar explorer Eric Larsen announced today that he has reached the South Pole, the first completion in his three-part “Save the Poles” expedition. Upon completion, he will be the first-ever to make it to the North Pole, South Pole and summit of Mt. Everest in a continuous 365-day period.

Eric Larsen begins his quest later this week to begin his Save the Poles Expedition. This will be a first-ever journey to the North Pole, South Pole and summit of Mt. Everest in a continuous 365-day period. We caught up with Eric as he prepares to depart for Chile later this week in route to a 52-day ski expedition to the geographic South Pole. Here is what he told us:

For the very first time, researchers are studying of the summering ecology of polar bears of the southern Beaufort Sea who choose to migrate north to the sea ice of the polar basin when the winter ice pack melts, rather than return to the shores of Alaska. Early reports from the icebreaker expedition, which launched September 29th from Barrow, AK and returned November 1st, show warmer than expected weather and thinner than expected ice – conditions potentially detrimental to polar bears says the president of Polar Bears International, Robert Buchanan.

On September 9, Tellman Knudson left New York City’s Battery Park to run 3,200 miles across America. Others have run across America. However, the thing that sets his quest apart from similar journeys is the fact that he will be doing it barefoot! If successful, Knudson will be the first person to run barefoot across America.

Renowned explorer, Eric Larsen, will start his Save the Poles Expedition in November 2009 to research his story on global warming. Larsen announced last week that he’s leaving for the South Pole early next month to begin the “Save the Poles” first-ever expedition to the North Pole, South Pole and summit of Mt. Everest in a continuous 365-day period. If he completes the expedition, Larsen will be the first person to accomplish this incredible feat. He hopes to spotlight the “front lines” of global warming to document the changes occurring in these last great frozen places. He will advocate strategies for reducing carbon emissions and collect relevant scientific data.

We just got out of the Grand Canyon late yesterday afternoon with 22 AMAZING and inspirational women who laughed, cried, pushed, pulled, towed, and cheered with one another for 44 hard miles over the last 2 days. The Rim to Rim to Rim trek was truly the most epic and moving experience of most of our lives–so many transformations, so much joy, so many memories of those friends that have passed and dreams for the future for our next Athenaship Recipients.

Two Chilean kayakers/climbers, Cristian Donoso and Mario Sepúlveda, will attempt a unassisted kayak voyage and climbing expedition at the Antarctic Peninsula.

Next month, Cristian and Mario will cross the Drake Passage on board the ship ‘Antarctic Dream’ to get to the Antarctic Peninsula from where they will start their expedition.

An Australian city has voted to collectively eliminate its dependence on disposable water bottles and promote the use of reusable water bottles and filtered water stations throughout the town. Bundanoon is a small town located about 90 miles southwest of Sydney in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales. The businesses and residents of Bundanoon voted overwhelmingly in July to take this stand against the bottles and for the environment.

The Mongolia 2010 Expedition (M2010X) is the brainchild of British Adventurer Ripley Davenport. He will attempt the first recorded solo and unassisted traverse across the vast landmass of Mongolia, on foot from east to west, starting in April 2010. This effort to push the frontiers of human capabilities, challenge ecological values and inspire youth to reach beyond their perceived limits and engage their dreams.

On September 6, 2009 Roz Savage, British ocean rower and environmental campaigner, made landfall on Tarawa, a small atoll in the Republic of Kiribati, successfully completing stage 2 of her epic bid to become the first woman in history to row solo row across the Pacific Ocean. She launched this stage of her voyage on May 24, from Honolulu, Hawaii. She spent 104 days at sea, bringing the total number of days alone at sea for her Pacific crossing to 203 days. Savage uses her ocean rowing adventures to help inspire action on environmental issues.

Ever feel like you are flying when on your bicycle? How about actually flying while pedaling your bicycle?
Dutch Teenager, Jesse van Kujik, has made it happen with his pedal powered plane made out of balsa wood, polyurethane, and rip-resistant foil. All without even building a model or flying in a plane before.

This impressive project began in 2006, when the teenager started researching the Gossamer Condor (the first pedal-powerd plane to fly a figure-8) and the Gossamer Albatross (the first pedal-powered flight over the English channel.