Alaska

US Teen Becomes the Youngest to Climb the World’s Tallest Mountains

Mount Elbrus ©Hombit Today in news that will make you feel like a complete and utter failure who hasn’t done anything with your life, a teenager from California has become the youngest person to successfully climb the highest mountain in each of the world’s seven continents. Instead hanging out at the mall slurping an Orange [...]

Stranded Alaska Man Survives on Beer

Beer © badgethefarmer Sometimes having a few cold ones handy isn’t just good practice — it’s essential for survival. At least that’s what Nome, Alaska man Clifton Vial found out when he became stranded in his truck in a snowstorm. Vial spent three days alone in the truck with nothing to eat except a few [...]

Juneau’s Receding Glaciers [Video]

Beautiful. And heartbreaking.

The Fairbanks, Alaska Pub Paddle

Fairbanks, Alaska © jkbrooks85 The art of slightly inebriated stumbling from pub to pub had been perfected by college-aged students in Europe, but Fairbanks, Alaska has found a way to improve upon it–by taking the crawl to the water. That’s right, in Fairbanks you can actually rent a boat and paddle your way from pub [...]

Take the Train from New York to London

Train ©conner395 Forget flying, travelers in the near future may be able to take a train across North America, Asia and Europe. Russia has already given the go ahead to a nearly $100 billion tunnel project beneath the Bering Strait. The tunnel would be 65-miles long and link Russia to Alaska. The proposed tunnel is [...]

Vampire Themed Cruise Sets Sail for Alaska

Alaska Cruise Ship &copy jimg944 If last week’s list of fang-tastic destinations wasn’t long enough, add this vampire themed cruise from Holland America. The cruise of the undead will depart next June from Vancouver B.C. and head to Alaska. The onboard entertainment will include a vampire ball and costume contest. Supernatural celebrities are scheduled to [...]

Alaska Man Run Over by Grizzly, Survives

Grizzly © Patrick Denker Most hikers in Alaska come back from their trip filled with bravado that they saw a Grizzly in the distance. One Alaska man has put them all to shame after he was literally run over by a Grizzly bear who was running across a trail on Sunday. From the Anchorage Daily [...]

Behold the World’s Longest Ice Luge & Bar, 208 Feet

World's Longest Ice Luge by Wicked Audio For every potential world record, there’s somebody out there looking to break it. To the best of Guinness World Records’ knowledge, few people have ever bothered to create the world’s longest drink luge and bar. Until now. Enter Wicked Audio‘s first foray into the record-setting world at this [...]

Photo of the Moment: Time Disappears in Juneau, Alaska

Polar Bear Ecotourism Bringing Adventurers Into Alaska

© Petrusbarbygere The Inupiat people who live in Northwest Alaska, near the Bering Straits, have discovered a new tourist-friendly way to tap into their culture’s literally ancient store of knowledge. Inupiat guides have begun taking groups and families into the waters to view the polar bears that wander the ice. In the process they raise [...]

Photo of the Moment: Northern Lights at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska

Alaska-Siberia Tunnel Rumor Gaining Traction

The rumors of an Alaska-Russia tunnel are growing stronger by the day. Among the gossip is that the Russian President is already in talks with Washington to finalize the project. The rumor mill was boosted recently when Roman Abramovich, a Russian billionaire and governor of the Chotoka region, shelled out $160 million to manufacture the [...]

Tracking the Whale Hunt with Alaska’s Inupiat Eskimos [Photo Essay]

© Savannah Grandfather Brooklyn based artist Jonathan Harris has created a photo essay of his time spent with an Inupiat Eskimo family in northern Alaska, documenting a whale hunt. Whales are revered by the Inupiat Eskimos, and also form a major source of their food supply. Restricted by international whaling laws to just 22 whales [...]

Woman Plans 250-Mile Bike Trek of Alaska’s Iditarod

The Iditarod has for decades been one of Alaska’s most iconic events. Mushers and dog teams race across more than a thousand miles of the region’s desolate landscape, fighting off challenges ranging from zero degree visibility, dangerous hills, steep slopes and icy winds. Not exactly a day of golf, and certainly not for the faint [...]

Big Fish, Little Boat: Extreme Kayak Shark Fishing

File this under: Things I’d Never Do #9726726. Right after glacial surfing. It seems the big new fishing experience doesn’t involve an outboard motor. Yes, hardy rowing folk have decided it might be fun to start hunting sharks … from fiberglass kayaks. No word on whether they also find it fun to have their limbs [...]

Glacial Surfing Flirts The Line Between Bravery And Insanity

OK, maybe it’s both. According to Gadling, the “sport” of glacial surfing is simple: “Head to a glacier, wait for the edge to fall off, and, when it does, ride the tidal wave on a surfboard as the ice chases you down.” Right. Sounds like a cake walk. The guy comes out like he just [...]