tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198800.post113335968072885732..comments2023-10-17T08:20:16.111-06:00Comments on The Mountain World: What's Left to Do?Dougald MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12084708125730430530noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198800.post-1133467343501915552005-12-01T13:02:00.000-07:002005-12-01T13:02:00.000-07:00I think these things are all relative. For me a g...I think these things are all relative. For me a great unsolved problem would be onsighting .11 in eldo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198800.post-1133407802140886432005-11-30T20:30:00.000-07:002005-11-30T20:30:00.000-07:00My previous blathering got me wondering. I, too, ...My previous blathering got me wondering. I, too, queried the gods of the internet regarding Last Great Firsts. <BR/><BR/>As I was only half-serious about my swim-the Nile/Amazon talk (you'd be eaten, for sure! I guess it qualifies as wilderness) - and, sure enough, it was just last year that the Nile was first travelled in from source to ocean!<BR/><BR/>here's the article: <BR/>(amazing)<BR/><BR/>http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=121882Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198800.post-1133407122895887132005-11-30T20:18:00.000-07:002005-11-30T20:18:00.000-07:00Well, I wouldn't call this one of the last great a...Well, I wouldn't call this one of the last great adventures... But this did remind me of a good climbing adventure for a coupla desert rats - <BR/>I spied a few stunning photos of Giant sandstone towers in obscure areas of the Sahara near the Libyan border. Almost no one goes there, partially because the area remains littered with landmines left over from the near-constant warfare. <BR/><BR/>And I thought the Fishers were adventurous...!<BR/><BR/>Also,<BR/>Alpinist Magazine published (issue 4 or 5?) a list of "last-great-problems" that included some pretty impressive climbing objective.<BR/><BR/>In the non-climbing genre...<BR/><BR/>What about swimming feats? I know that the Mississippi has been swam (with two kayakers accompanying martin strel - a slovenian, i think. To top it off, he feasted on beer and brats for lunch before getting back in the filthy river and logging another 10 miles!<BR/><BR/>So, on this note, what about the Amazon/Nile? Let's see somebody swim one of those monsters!<BR/><BR/>An adventure, for sure...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com