Well the ole Outdoorzy Blog was born in 2006, but was mostly used to keep people updated on our progress building, testing, and rolling the site out. In 2007 we really got shakin and started posting regularly.
So, we thought we’d recap 2007 by showing the 10 Outdoorzy blog posts that received the most traffic.
Any major gear companies want to sponsor a Himalayan peak? This would be a good way to do it on the cheap. Imja Tse, or Island Peak as it is known to many is located just next to Everest. It sits in the shadow of the tallest mountain of the world. Even though it is a whopping 20, 305 feet it looks small next to it’s big brother. It is taller than 4 of the 7 summits.
From Wikipedia…
“Imja Tse, better known as Island Peak, is a mountain in the Himalaya of eastern Nepal. The peak was named Island Peak in 1951 by Eric Shipton’s party since it appears as an island in a sea of ice when viewed from Dingboche. The peak was later renamed in 1983 to Imja Tse but Island Peak remains the popular choice. The peak is actually an extension of the ridge coming down off the south end of Lhotse Shar.
Imja Tse was first climbed in 1953 by a British team as a training exercise in preparation for Mount Everest. Tenzing Norgay was one of the members of this first ascent team.”
So, who wants to sponsor me in the 2008 Imja Tse climb?… North Face? No… Patagonia… No? Somebody? Anybody?
I’m sure you are already thinking about this… but if you’re not, you should be.
Christmas is over for most of us. The gift wrap is overflowing the garbage bin. And everyone is itching to get outside and try their new gear out (except the pink bunny suits). Hopefully you got the things you needed to make your adventures complete in 2008. Here’s a short list of cool places you could try your new gear out.
Three days lost in the wilderness must have felt like a lifetime to the Dominguez family. Luckily they were rescued last week when a rescue chopper spotted them. Mr. Dominquez heard the chopper and ran out of the culvert they were huddled in to wave it down. He had spelled out the word “Help” in the snow near their location but the rescuers didn’t see it. The family had been out looking for a Christmas tree when they got lost.
This brings up a few key reminders that even us seasoned explorers could use a refresher on…
When heading into the backcountry, even for a few hours, tell someone where you’re going.
Always dress appropriately, layer up in cold weather.
Keep the group together unless one is injured and somone is sent for help.
Stay put. One fatal mistake many make is to wander around, when rescuers may have found them if they had just sat still.
Be postive. Many who are lost get down and negative about their situation. They give up too early. The Dominguez family may have made some mistakes in their situation, but one thing they did right was to stay positive and motivate one another.
Glad to hear this story had a happy ending during this holiday season. Stay safe!
I know what this Outdoorzy fella is hoping for. The North Face Denali Jacket. It comes in a beautiful ODZY orange and brown. I have even taken the liberty to add our logo.
How fly is that? If anyone wants to get this for the three of us we will gladly wear them with pride.
Leave us some notes in the comments letting us know what outdoorzy gear you are getting for others and what outdoorzy gear you are hoping to get this holiday season.
Would I be caught dead in this… probably not. Would I secretly want one in the same way that I secretly wanted a Pound Puppy when I was a kid… yeah sure.
But don’t fret friends, this ride is made by Tesla Motors, and they don’t just make Jetson cars. Now their roadster would fulfill my Pound Puppyesque lust for an electric car while keeping my manhood in tact. Check it.
Unlike most electrics this one actually has some range. You can go up to 245 miles on a charge. And it costs 2 cents a mile. Of course you’re going to pay for looking cool and saving the world… $100 grand. Woowie Wow Wow!
Flea even has one. And like I always say, “If Flea likes it, I like it.”
I need your expertise to help me finish my next Top 10 list to put here on the blog. Check this forum post out to contribute and enter yourself to win the kitchen set.
*If you’re not an Outdoorzy member you’ll need to sign up for free to post on the forum. Its painless, quit whining.
*The Kitchen Set was a Gear Test we did. It was only used once, and it’s been cleaned. Again, quit whining.
Way back in the day my grandfather made some ice cream tasting substance out of snow. As a little kid I found this all kinds of amazing. I hadn’t thought about it in a while so I decided to look up the recipe and maybe if and when it snows here I might give it a shot. Here are the directions I found on the interwebs.
1 cup milk
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
large bowl of snow (about 3 quarts)
And what do you do with all this…
Blend milk, sugar and vanilla. Stir in enough snow to make snow cream to an ice cream consistency.
Thats it.
Feel free to add some chocolate syrup or fruit to make different flavors.
Some important items to note:
You must make sure the snow is clean. It takes at least one to two hours for snow to clean the pollutants from the air, then use only snow that has fallen after that first cleansing snow. Little known fact about the outdoors…gross things happen out there.
