Jan
20
2009
ABOUT THE TEAM Adam and Neal started 10DL while at Wharton Business School. In 2008 they put the plan into action and traversed 10 Degrees Latitude through Europe. 10 Degrees Latitude now has 14 sponsors and a participant base for upcoming expeditions across the globe. Are you ready to unleash your adventuresome spirit? Could we [...]
Tags: brochure, Sponsor
Jan
13
2009
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 [...]
Jan
09
2009
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 [...]
Tags: 2009, new years resolutions, north america
Jan
09
2009
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 this [...]
Tags: gym techniques, mountain athlete, Training, working out
Jan
05
2009
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 the earth’s slightly ellipsoid shape) from [...]