+Wend: Winter 2009-2010
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 Sharks Attacked Dynamite & Deadly Nets: An Explosive History of Shark Management in South Africa ICY PROVIDENCE IN EAST GREENLAND RIDING THE SPINE, PART II: JUNGLE ALIENS AND MACHINE GUNS RECEDING GLACIERS IN THE ALTIPLANO SNAP: NIGHT VISIONS FEAST: SWEDEN + ...
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“ What's Your Impact?” (page 7)
On October 24, 2009, over 150 Portland-area kayakers, canoeists and stand-up paddlers descended on Portland’s Willamette River to form the fi gure “350” in support of International Day of Climate Action. 350 is the number leading scientists say is the safe upper limit of the amount of carbon diox...
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“ Table of Contents” (page 9)
Volume 4, Issue 4 24 36 40 48 62 74 THOMAS P. PESCHAK greenery wendex now 16 Facts and Figures to Get You Thinking Raw meat targets, dirty underwear and climate change research funding. 18 Slopestyle 2009-2010: This Year, the Hot Color Is Green A new movement among mountain advocacy groups and sk...
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“ Letter From the Editor” (page 13)
Wend is growing fast, and it’s all because of our readers. In less than a year’s time, we’ve moved beyond the realms of our print publication to also become a daily magazine at wendmag.com, and we’ve populated the site with content from some of the best adventure and activist writers on the plane...
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“ Wendex” (page 17)
WENDEX facts and fi gures to get you thinking compiled by Kyle Cassidy see page 16 for sources 0 Climate-change- related health research (2008) Meat-related health research (1997) 01 Number of city blocks an escaped 1,400-pound bull dragged lasso-wielding New Jersey police offi cers in 2009 befor...
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“ Slopestyle 2009-2010: This Year, the hot color is GREEN” (page 19)
Slopestyle 2009-2010: This year, the hot color is by Stiv Wilson Consumer attitudes are changing rapidly to favor more eco-conscious choices, and more and more, world citizens are viewing environmental activism from the vantage of their pocketbooks. There’s no doubt that the outdoor industry is t...
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“ Greenery: Carve More, Track Less” (page 21)
Carve More, Track Less by Anna Brones The Eco-Footprint of Your Gear Becomes Smaller and Lighter Th ere are more than 11.5 million U.S. skiers and snowboarders, composing a $3-billion-a-year in- dustry. But like many other recreational sports, skiing and snowboarding are being impacted by climate...
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“ Platform: National Resources Defense Council” (page 23)
polluted, and an estimated 2,200 square miles of forest on pace to be annihilated by 2012. (Th e loss of that much forest cover also means that 3.14 million tons of global warming pol- lution won’t get sequestered annually—that’s the equivalent of keeping more than 300,000 cars on the road.) To b...
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“ Sharks Attacked! The History of Shark Management in South Africa” (page 25)
AttAckeD sHArks ! Overnight, a symphony of opposing winds and currents had whipped the Indian Ocean off South Africa’s Wild Coast into a frenzy. Aft er a fi nal camera check, I roll backward off the boat, descending into the sea. Instantly, the maelstrom of frothing water on the surface dissipate...
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“ Feast: Sweden” (page 37)
: Sweden tales of adventurous gastronomy by Anna Brones I’m sitting on a sunny veranda drinking coff ee. I look through the kitchen window and at the clock on the wall. It’s 4 p.m. Swedish time, which means I’ve offi cially been awake for more than 24 hours, traveling from North America’s west co...
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