Archive for December, 2008

Dec 31 2008

10DL Enjoys Our Second New Years

Published by neal under Fun

Adam and I came up with the 10 Degrees Latitude idea in the Fall of 2007, which makes this New Years our second New Years. We are very excited about how far 10DL has come so far: 1 successful expedition done, 1 expedition planned, many more to come! Below is are a couple of fun [...]

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Dec 28 2008

New 10DL Map Mashup – The Medium is the Message

Published by neal under Logistics

Happy Holidays! We have a present for you. Adam and I have been working on a new expedition map mashup for you. We took the information from other 10DL maps and put it on Google Maps. We think this mashup i’s a great example of how “pictures speak a thousand words”. Or if you prefer… [...]

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Dec 16 2008

Hulk Hogan encourages 10 Degrees Latitude

Published by neal under Misc.,Participants

So this video definitely needs an introduction. We asked Hulk Hogan to say some encouraging words for our 10 Degrees Latitude team and he did! Check it out. I laugh every time I watch it. Hulk Hogan encourages 10 Degrees Latitude from Neal Mueller on Vimeo.

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Dec 14 2008

Piloting Open Water Swimmers

Published by neal under Misc.

In mountain climbing the unsung heroes are the sherpas/porters. In open water swimming the unsung heroes are the pilot boats. Typically I’m a swimmer, and pilot boats protect me. Today I had the opportunity to switch roles. I piloted a swim with 25 swimmers. There were 5 other pilot boats including me. Role of the [...]

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Dec 03 2008

Video about Wilier’s Centro Uno

Published by adam under Sponsor

10 Degrees Latitude is proud of our ongoing relationship with Wilier.  The frame maker is historic in Europe and is growing in the US.  We met with them at Interbike. They are excited about 10DL, and we are excited about Wilier’s momentum. They’ve put together a strong product offering for 2009, and we’ve been trying [...]

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Dec 01 2008

Climbing the Tallest Mountain in Colorado

Published by adam under Training

Neal and I took a break last weekend from all the current economic chaos to relax and refocus.  What better way to recapture this perspective than to climb to the top of the second highest peak in the Continental United States?  Mt. Elbert (14,440 ft.) is 65 feet shorter than the tallest peak in the [...]

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