Archive for August, 2007
Welcome aboard KINeSYS!
09 Aug 6:08 pm by Mark Kalch Category: The Expedition
The team has just received some great kit from our exclusive sun protection sponsor, KINeSYS. These guys know sunscreen! KINeSYS provides serious body care for athletes and active individuals. The team has been supplied with a bunch of Extreme Exposure kits to protect us from 7 months exposure in the mountains and on the world’s biggest and longest river. A massive thanks goes to Jeff and the KINeSYS team for their belief and support of the expedition. Awe!
Expedition fundage
05 Aug 6:27 pm by Mark Kalch Category: Miscellaneous, The Expedition, Thoughts
I am currently making my way through, with great excitement, Wilfred Thesiger’s autobiography, The Life of My Choice. This book follows the life and explorations of Thesiger, the great British eccentric explorer, renowned for his travels through some of the most inaccessible places on earth. Suffice to say, he led a life to be remembered.
His first major expedition at the age of twenty-three was to Northern Ethiopia’s Danakil region. Even now a pretty sketchy place to go to (just ask my mate Pete!). Keep in mind this was 1933! (more…)
Quick expedition update!
05 Aug 6:23 am by Mark Kalch Category: Miscellaneous, The Expedition, Thoughts
Thanks for all the best wishes the team has received in the week since the new site has gone live. They are much appreciated and help push the team through some tough and stressful times throughout the preparation period of the expedition.
Things are going absolutely flat out! Nathe has informed me that finally our boat is through customs and should be in his eager hands as I write this post. Finally he can start fitting our custom-built oar frame for size. Good luck Nathe!
Being away for the time being from the main expedition prep area in Australia means some anxious moments regarding delivery of gear. I do know as of last week our bomber cases from Storm Case have arrived safe and sound. Stoked! Also making it to the prep location are an awesome selection of knives from another of our great sponsors, Benchmade. These knives are top of the line quality cutlery! (more…)
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