Bear Grylls a faker?

I wish it wasn’t so, but I found a blog stating that some of the stunts were staged. Here is the Simple Hiker article as well as the BBC News Article. Apparently he had some help and didn’t even spend all the nights he claimed in the wilderness. While I thought that the whole show was a bit on the dramatic side, I never thought that it would be fake. He is definitely more man than anyone else, but faking it is really disappointing.

The article goes on to claim that this show is not a documentary but more of a how to guide. I realize that he does have a support team with him the entire time so I never thought that if it got too hairy that he wouldn’t get bailed out. His coolness scale just dropped quite a bit due to the misleading that he is on his own battling the elements. Well maybe next season he will not compromise the show and actually make it more real. For now I will have to switch over to survivor man. He seems to be the real deal. However maybe I’ll find an article about him. Only time will tell. Maybe I could convince him to let Campman sponsor his show and make him do it for real.

Written by admin on August 9th, 2007 with no comments.
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Low flows in Yellowstone are calling for voluntary fishing closures

Well the snow has been so bad this year that they are calling for closures on a lot of the water in the park. The water temperatures are too warm and put significant stress on the fish which catching one could prove lethal. Its too bad because late July and August are usually a great time to head up to the park for hopper fishing.

I happened to visit the park this last weekend and fish the grand canyon of the Yellowstone. The fishing was good but the water was low. Many other rivers are showing the effects of the bad snow pack. So be wary when fishing and help preserve the fish. Don’t fish during the voluntary closures or at least check the water temp and make sure the water is cool enough.

There are many rivers that are fishing well right now. The Madison, Big Horn, and Green River are just a few. Book a trip with the local outfitter today.

If you need to satisfy that fishing urge in the mountain west go find a tail water fishery and tight lines.

Written by admin on July 24th, 2007 with no comments.
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Wanna know whats its like to climb Everest?

If you have ever wanted to climb Everest this is your chance to do a little bit of homework on what it takes. You can watch step by step as an expedition attempts to scale the mountain while re-enacting George Mallory’s 1924 attempt. Even donning replica equipment. Video logs are taken all along the way. Check it out at U Everest.

See if you have what it takes.

Written by admin on June 11th, 2007 with no comments.
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Interesting Ways to Open Beer Without a Bottle Opener

I probably should have posted this last week for the big weekend but better late then never. Its Friday so I’m sure you will find an opportunity to try them out this weekend. Here are a few educational videos that will teach you how to get your beer open when you don’t have a church key. I have tried most of them and some take some talent. However desperate times call for desperate measures. ENJOY!

Some of these overlap but as you can see you can always McGyver a beer opener if you just have the desire.

Written by admin on June 1st, 2007 with no comments.
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Sweet Fly-Fishing Video

My friend is heading to Cabo to help build churches, so I suggested that he hit up the Rooster fishing. Well once I opened my mouth about it, I was interested myself. Then it was time to do some research. Surfing the net to find guides, gear, and info we happened upon a video made recently called Running Down the Man. Here’s the trailer.

I went out and bought a copy of the film. Its short but really gets you excited about giving beach rooster fishing a shot.

And props to the main guy in the video. I don’t think that you can see it in the trailer, but he is wearing a Western Rivers Flyfishing shirt. It is the local shop that I love to frequent.

Written by admin on April 25th, 2007 with no comments.
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Cool Website for Runners

I found this site while using StumbleUpon. It utilizes Yahoo Maps. If your trying to set a route around town to run or ride this is a great service. No longer do you have to drive the route like I used to do or rely on a pedometer or odometer. With Running Map you can plot your route against Yahoo Maps and it will tell you how far you have gone. Its really easy to use and extremely helpful to figure out distances.

New slogan for the site as well. We had a T Shirt contest on Myspace and we had several good submissions by people. We did pick a winner but it inspired us to make a slogan for the company. “Live Beyond the Beaten Path” Hopefully soon we will have some T Shirts made up and available for purchase to anyone who might be interested.

Written by admin on April 23rd, 2007 with no comments.
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Digital Cameras and the Outdoors

We all love to capture the moments we have outside. Whether its a beautiful sunset, a huge fish caught, or a unique animal encounter. I personally am really hard on cameras. I have broken several of them over the years. Most of the time it has been due to water damage. I only carry point and shoot when off the beaten path. A nice SLR would take up too much room and I would be terrified to break it. Digital cameras have come a long ways since I got my first one. It was a 1.3 mega pixel camera. It took pretty good pictures as long as you didn’t blow them up very big. Now camera are taking pictures at over 10 mega pixels. The latest breakthrough with point and shoot cameras is that they are waterproof.

The Pentax Optio W20 came out a year or so ago. It looks like just a regular camera, however you can take pictures under water up to 15 ft. I have used it and I like the features and size of the camera. It now comes is a 7.0 mega pixel model. The only feature is doesn’t have that I would like to see is a stabilizer. When the boats rocking or the light is low, the pictures suffer. Other than that the camera is great and takes great pictures.

The next camera that I looked at but haven’t had the chance to thoroughly test out is the Olympus Stylus 770SW. It is another point and shoot digital camera. It also is a 7.0 mega pixel model. It has similar features to the Pentax. A few other features are added as well though. It is waterproof up to 33 ft and it does have a stabilizer. You can also drop it up to 5 ft, freeze it to 14 F or put up to 220 lbs. of pressure on it. Olympus is basically trying to make a bombproof as possible camera. Which sounds like the type of camera I need. However the camera is more pricey than the Pentax. I will have to test it out and put it the test to see if it is robust as it says.

We’ll see.

Written by admin on April 20th, 2007 with no comments.
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Fun Camping Desserts

I found this recipe for making ice cream while camping. Its easy and doesn’t require any equipment which makes it even better. Check out the story:

It’s really been a big month for Zip lock bags here at GoBlog. First we marveled at the genormous zip lock bags big enough to hide a dead body or two, and now this, ice cream in a zip lock bag. The perfect camping treat. Here’s how it works. Gather the ingredients:

* 1/2 cup milk
* 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
* 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
* 6 tablespoons salt (rock salt is best)

Put the milk, vanilla and sugar in a zip lock freezer bag. Put ice and salt into another zip lock freezer bag and drop the sealed bag with ingredients in and shake for 10 minutes. Bam. Ice cream. Kids will love it. Especially if you let your kids make it.

Another fun food to make while camping is the banana boat. Here is the recipe.

If you need something for a camping trip,try this one.
INGREDIENTS:

* 1 Banana (not peeled)
* Mini marshmallows
* Chocolate chips

PREPARATION:
Peel banana down one side and cut a wedge into it. Place marshmallows and chocolate chips into the wedge, and cover with peel and alumumin foil. Put into coals for about 5 minutes.

I used this one just this past weekend in Moab. They are always a favorite. You can also try other types of chips beside just chocolate. We used Reese’s Pieces and they were incredible.

Written by admin on April 17th, 2007 with no comments.
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