EXPEDITION NEWS is a monthly review of significant expeditions, research projects and newsworthy adventures. It is distributed online and by mail to media representatives, corporate sponsors, educators, research librarians, explorers, environmentalists and outdoor enthusiasts. This forum on exploration covers projects that stimulate, motivate and educate.
The following are highlights of our January issue. For a free sample issue, e-mail editor@expeditionnews.com
ODYSSEY AMONG THE INUIT
The long-awaited campaign by Inuit to gain their own province in Canada has attracted explorers interested in drawing attention to the lives of Canada's native people. One such adventurer is writer Jon Waterman, 41, a resident of Carbondale, Colo. His planned "Odyssey Among the Inuit" is a 2,200 mi., 14-mos. solo journey across the Northwest Passage that will include wintering over in an Inuit village.
TELEMEDICINE ATOP EVEREST
Medicine and technology will combine on Mt. Everest this spring with the Everest Extreme Expedition - a study of how telemedicine can improve the quality of health care delivery to humans in extreme environments.
One doctor believes telemedicine could have saved lives during the Everest tragedy of May 1996. "Would you climb with a team leader with hypoxia-induced judgment deficiencies? We could have maximized their cognitive capabilities by monitoring blood oxygen levels," he said.
EXPEDITION UPDATE
Fossett Launches, Uliassi Aborts
Adventurer Steve Fossett launched his balloon circumnavigation attempt in "Solo Spirit," while fellow Chicagoan Kevin Uliassi aborted his Transglobal Balloon Expedition after three hours due to equipment failure. Meanwhile, the "Global Hilton" and "Breitling Orbiter" await favorable weather, while Richard Branson's "Virgin Global Challenger 2," and the Australian "Dymocks Flyer" try to salvage their efforts.
EXPEDITION FOCUS
Chronicling the Life of a Fossil Hunter -
Diaries of Walter Granger Reveal Extraordinary Career
This month we look at the life of American Museum of Natural History fossil hunter Walter Granger (1872-1941) and efforts by his grand nephew to research, edit and publish Walter and Anna Granger's personal expedition diaries and letters.
EXPEDITION NOTES
Anatoli Boukreev Feared Dead - Anatoli Boukreev, 39, is presumed dead after an avalanche on Annapurna in the Himalayas swept him away on Christmas Day, Nepal's Tourism Ministry said. Boukreev, a professional mountain guide living in Alma Ata, Kazakstan, and Santa Fe, N.M., was ascending the 26,545-ft8,091m peak when the avalanche struck.
Polartec Challenge Announces Winners - Approximately $70,000 in grants will be awarded to this year's winners of the annual Polartec Challenge, established by Malden Mills in 1992.
MEDIA MATTERS
Cutting Your Own Throat Department - The Winter 1997 issue of Forbes FYI magazine caught the leader of the Canadian Seven Summits Expedition, a "50-plus Czech-Canadian builder named George," raging against the several hundred outdoor gear companies that refused to sponsor him.
EXPEDITION CLASSIFIEDS
Zegrahm Expeditions - Offers small group travel to unusual destinations
in the company of the world's leading experts. Destinations include: Antarctica,
South Georgia and The Falklands; Antarctica The Far Side, including Kerguelen
Islands, Crozet Islands, and Heard Island; Seychelles, Madagascar, Comoros
and Zanzibar; Australia's Kimberley; the first-ever circumnavigation of
Baffin Island; Aleutian Islands, Kuril Islands, and Kamchatka Peninsula;
snorkel and diving expeditions to Palau and Yap; and many more. Look for
an announcement in the fall of 1997 regarding our VOYAGES TO SPACE. Address:
1414 Dexter Avenue N #327, Seattle WA 98109; Phone: 800-628-8747; Fax: 206-285-5037;
E-mail: zoe@zeco.com; Web site: http://www. zeco.com. To be put on an
interest list for our Space Voyages, call 1-888-SPACE66 or access http://www.spacevoyages.com.
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