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CBC
7 days ago
- CBC
She wants to be the first woman to trek the length of the Americas
Australian adventurer Lucy Barnard is on a mission to become the first woman to walk 'the length of the Earth'. More than 22,000 kilometres, 22 pairs of shoes and 12 countries later, she's getting ready to cross into Canada.
Daily Mail
17-07-2025
- Daily Mail
The outlandish £3,500 gift for a mistress. The ultimate £98,000 date. Revealed, what the mega-rich REALLY buy - by the personal shopper who never says no
As pinch-me moments go, arriving on a secluded island in the South Pacific was utterly mesmerising. With its swaying palms and white sand glittering beneath a dazzling sun, I waded into the warm, tropical waters, completely overwhelmed by the beauty of my surroundings.
Washington Post
16-07-2025
- Washington Post
The scars of the flood: Navigating loss on the Guadalupe River
WARING, Texas — Rob Albach knew every bend along his favorite stretch of the Guadalupe River, and before setting out, he warned of the hazards. 'We got sweepers,' he said of the overhanging branches that can brush a kayaker off their seat. Then there were 'strainers,' piles of logs and branches poised to ensnare a passing vessel. He spoke of rapids and boulder fields and the biting buck moth caterpillar but, in truth, he didn't know what he would find.
The Independent
14-07-2025
- The Independent
Shocking moment paraglider flies into power lines in North Dakota
This is the shocking moment that a paraglider goes plunging down into a river after he flies into power lines in North Dakota. Footage captured by a passer-by on 7 July shows the paraglider colliding with the wires, setting off a loud spark and bang before the adventurer becomes submerged in the Red River as the witness shouts 'oh no'. Later footage shows emergency service workers attending the scene where they rescued the man. According to local news reporters, the paraglider was uninjured.
CNN
11-07-2025
- Sport
- CNN
First man to kitesurf across the Taiwan Strait
Swiss dentist and extreme sports enthusiast Geza Scholtz has become the first person ever to kitesurf across the politically sensitive Taiwan Strait.
