Archive for January, 2009

Jan 20 2009

10DL is at Outdoor Retail Conference in Salt Lake City this week!

Published by neal under Misc.

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Jan 13 2009

A Sad bit of News in the World of Adventurers

Published by adam under Misc.

The Adventure community bids fairwell to one of it’s youngest, yet most accomplished ambassadors.  Rob Gauntlett was killed in an avalanche on Mont Blanc in the French Alps this weekend.  Rob was a member of an adventure duo who have accomplished more in their 21 years than most adventurers are able to accomplish in a lifetime.  While [...]

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Jan 09 2009

Join us for 10DL North America

Published by neal under Misc.

In the past week we’ve had lots of people fill out our online form saying they want to join us on 10DL North America. Keep them coming! New Year’s Resolutions might be the cause of the recent influx of interest to 10DL. Resolutions are all about making a tangible and permanent change. 10DL is a [...]

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Jan 09 2009

Training with Mr. Spectacular

Published by neal under Training

As we are busy training for 10DL North America we remember that one of the most important parts of training is keeping your regimine fresh and new. Simple workouts are often the best! Here is one we like… The video is from my friends in Jackson Hole at Mountain Athlete. Thanks to Pere for sending [...]

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Jan 05 2009

How Far is 1 Degree Latitude?

Published by neal under Logistics

The first question that people ask us when they find out we’re training to traverse 10 Degrees Latitude is, “how far is 10 degrees latitude”? Quick answer:  1 degree latitude = approximately 69 miles (111 kilometers) of north-south distance. 10 degrees latitude = approximately 690 miles (1110 kilometers).     Complete answer: The distance varies (due to [...]

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