Tag: wildlife
Man Survives Double Bear Attack ‘I was perfectly still. It was the only chance that I had’
Towards the end of last year Dan Richmond, a 54-year-old hiker, survived a very close encounter with not one bear but two. There’s a lot…
Visiting Bear Country – Play Dead or Not to Play Dead That Is The Question
I can’t imagine being confronted by an angry bear, well, I can imagine it but it’s not very real, the interactions I’ve had to date…
Maryland Woman Survives Bear Attack
The closest I’ve got to a bear, other than the zoo was in Newfoundland, Canada back in 1994; I opened the back door and there…
Ten Reasons to Keep Climbing in Winter
Real cold and ice can turn rock climbing into another level of excitement and adventure. Don’t pack away your climbing gear and head to a…
A Relaxing Day Out In Wadi Shab
Described as a “relaxing day out” but it was hardly that as we strode along in pursuit of our delightful Omani guide who was wearing…
Some Etiquette On The Hiking Trail Goes A Long Way
Have you ever been on a hike and it’s just not gone right because of other people not being considerate? All of us need to…
Ten Great Family Outdoor Adventures
Kids love the outdoors. They love to get mucky and splash about in water and climb trees, rocks and anything else that’s higher than their…
Mount Kilimanjaro – Fascinating Facts
Mount Kilimanjaro is one of the most amazing places in the world. It is classed as one of the ultimate human feats to climbing to…
Technology Damaging Yellowstone Wilderness Experience
One of the best things about visiting a National Park is that a person has the opportunity to truly escape from the modern world, to…
The Pure Nature of Slovenia
I have been knocking on the door of this country for over 20 years and only this year did I make it over the border…