+Wend: Spring 2009
Wend provides bold tales to fuel the passion for adventure, born from the love of climbing, bicycling, surfing, kayaking and backpacking.
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“ Cover”
Adventure Inspiration Travel Activism Every Ocean, Tripping in Every Ecosystem Jon Bowermaster Sea Kayaks the World for Climate Change Nagaland A Gonzo Journey Through the India You’re Not Supposed to Know About Green Tide The New Frontier of Renewable Power: Ocean Waves TurnsAllYear Hardcore Hik...
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“ Table of Contents” (page 8)
22 32 36 46 74 60 wendex Daryl Hannah, Denmark and Debris The Climate of Change F.K. Day, World Bicycle Relief Wave New World 14 16 The Dirt on Shoes 18 20 22 Mongolian Road Food 32 Swimming in a Petri Dish 36 This Is Not India 46 Blue Horizons 60 Turns All Year 74 Slack & Climb 86 95 Watch, Read...
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“ Letter From the Editor” (page 11)
from the editor “Once a journey is designed, equipped, and put in process, a new factor enters and takes over. A trip, a safari, an exploration, is an entity, different from other journeys. It has personality, temperament, individuality, uniqueness. A journey is a person in itself; no two are ali...
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“ Contributors” (page 13)
National Geographic writer and filmmaker Jon Bowermaster just returned from three months explor- ing Antarctica by sea kayak, foot, sailboat and small plane. His high-definition documentary Terra Antarctica, Re-Discovering the Seventh Continent will be released this spring. Antarctica 2008 was th...
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“ Wendex: Daryl Hannah, Denmark and Debris” (page 15)
WENDEX facts and figures to get you thinking compiled by Kyle Cassidy see 95 for sources 500 Plastic Bag 1 Amount of money demanded in a lawsuit filed by actress Daryl Hannah against hybrid-electric-bike manufacturer Currie Technologies for using her image without permission: $1 million 2 Amount ...
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“ The Climate of Change: Adventure as Activism” (page 17)
The Climate of Change: Adventure as Activism Polar Explorer Will Steger and the Will Steger Foundation by Anna Brones The Persian poet Moslih Eddin Saadi once said, “A traveler without observation is a bird without wings.” Observation, for Will Steger, is what has inspired his adventures and info...
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“ Greenery: The Dirt on Shoes” (page 19)
green stuff we think is cool by Anna Brones The Dirt on Shoes Human-powered travel, like walking, hiking and running, is one of the most environmen- tally friendly ways to explore. But even though bipedalism might be one of the greenest ways to get around, you need a vehicle for your feet, and un...
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“ Platform: World Bicycle Relief” (page 21)
Platform is a section in which we donate space to activists working to make the planet a better place to live. They write the message; we amplify it. My name is F.K. Day. I am an activist. When we started World Bicycle Relief, we hoped that bicycles could help rebuild a nation. Now, four years an...
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“ Wave New World: The New Frontier of Renewable Power” (page 23)
“Nature has made neither sun nor air nor waves private property; they are public gifts.” —Ovid Wave NeW 22 wend magazine Solar. Wind. Geothermal. Biofuels. Renewable energy is all the rage these days, and significant technological improvements in each of the aforementioned technologies are slowly...
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“ Feast: Mongolia” (page 33)
:Mongolia tales of adventurous gastronomy by Sloan Schang 32 wend magazine My first real meal in Mongolia was served in a windowless cinderblock diner situated about 10 miles from where the pave- ment ends. Nearly a day’s drive from the capital of Ulaanbaatar, the rutty asphalt gives way to a cas...
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