| February 2010 |
Sky cyclist |
| Inventor pedals across ravine... |
Sanding on the edge of a vast canyon, looking across to the spot where he would one day build his dream house, Jason Bailey had a thought: “Wouldn’t it be cool to have a cable car that can go... |more| |
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| December 2009 |
Going solo |
| Taking on the Atlantic single-handed is a daunting challenge. Doing it in a rowing boat takes a special kind of madness |
Those who regularly travel by sea between Europe and North America talk of Crossing The Pond. But, make no mistake; the Northern Atlantic is anything but a benign pool inhabited by Lakeland fairies.... |more| |
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| November 2009 |
Go silent, go green |
| A quiet revolution is occurring at Londolozi, one of Africa’s most famous and luxurious game reserves. And it starts with a whine… |
Still half asleep, rubbing their hands together and exhaling little puffs of water vapour in the pre-dawn chill, the group move towards the Land Rover. They clamber aboard, their muted banter... |more| |
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| October 2009 |
PM test drive: dual to the death |
| Five guys, five new dual-sport bikes and three days in death valley. |
Watch out for the decreasing-radius hairpin turns when you’re blasting down Death Valley’s Titus Canyon. I’m the lead rider in our group of five, my helmet and hands buzzing from the KTM’s torquey... |more| |
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| September 2009 |
Wakeboarding |
| Skim the waves with style |
Skilled wakeboarders skate across the water’s surface at 40 km/h before flying as high as 2,5 m in the air. But the intensity of wakeboarding masks the fact that it’s actually pretty easy to learn.... |more| |
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| August 2009 |
Welcome to the food chain |
| The good news: some of America’s once-endangered predators are making a comeback. The bad news: their favourite habitat might be someone’s back yard. |
It was the perfect ending to a perfect afternoon. Gary Mann and his girlfriend, Helen, were watching the sun go down after a satisfying day clearing brush in the backyard of Mann’s home in Sutter... |more| |
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| July 2009 |
Hold the gumdrops |
| Ever been tempted by a motorhome getaway? PM yielded without hesitation |
It started awkwardly. Although I had visited the place a few times over the years, I’d never been obliged to make a telephone inquiry about camping opportunities at a bay named after someone’s... |more| |
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| May 2009 |
Masters of rescue |
| At America’s elite helicopter rescue academy, Coast Guard professionals are put to the test by ocean cliffs, sea caves and a treacherous stretch of coastline known as the Graveyard of the Pacific. PM attends a challenging course at the school of disaster heroes. |
I hear the helicopter before i see it. A gentle whir at first, the noise grows to chainsaw strength as the orange-and-white-striped pod hurtles into view and settles into a hover over a paved landing... |more| |
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| April 2009 |
Smoke on the water |
| When the US Special Forces need safe passage along a river, they call on the best-trained boatsmen in the world. Meet the elite fighters of Special Boat Team 22 |
The first gun to shoot doesn’t sound like a gun at all. The noise is high and buzzing, like a chainsaw or a leaf blower. It stops, then starts up again. From my perch on the engine cover of a special... |more| |
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| March 2009 |
Personal subs |
| There's a whole world to explore under water, if you have the right ride. |
The water is rising. Already, the murky, greenish sea is swirling around my feet, and it’s coming up fast. Fortunately, I’m staying dry inside a 137 cmwide watertight acrylic sphere attached... |more| |
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