Happy Holidays!

Just a quick note to wish everyone happy holidays and the best for the New Year. Hopefully 2012 will be a prosperous and adventurous one for you and your friends and family. I want to thank everyone for reading my almost-daily musing and updates on the adventure world. I hope you find something fun, interesting, and inspiring from the things that I right about.

Over the next week or so, updates are likely to be sparse and sporadic as I take a little time away to enjoy the holidays with friends as well. I'll try to keep track of what is happening down in Antarctica and on the major climbs, and post updates on progress as necessary. This is traditionally a bit of a quiet time for news, but the start of a new year always brings great new things, and we have the North Pole and Spring Himalayan seasons ahead.

Happy Holidays and Thank You All!

Adventure Medical Kits Survival Medic Winners!

For the past week, I've been running a little giveaway on the Adventure Blog to hand out three Survivor Medic packs from Adventure Medical Kits. I asked anyone who entered to e-mail me to share their favorite outdoor destinations, and after receiving several hundred entries, I randomly picked three winners last night. Those winners and there outdoor adventure destinations of choice, are as follows:

• Duffy Knox of Los Angeles, California, who prefers spending time in Zion National Park.
• Erich Rainville of Lovettsvill, Virginia enjoys spending time on the Franconia Ridge Trail in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
• Jordan Toney from Johnson City, Tennessee, who loves the Roan Highlands of the Appalachian Mountains.

Keep your eyes peeled for your packages guys, I should be getting them in the mail today.

I want to thank everyone for entering the contest and sharing your favorite outdoor places. Some of them I've visited and others I can add to my list for future adventures. And thanks for reading the blog, it is much appreciated.

Also, thanks so much to my friends over at Adventure Medical Kits for providing the Survivor Medick packs for the giveaway. Both I, and my readers, appreciate the great products you deliver.

Adventure Medical Kits Survival Medic Giveaway

Just a very brief reminder to sign-up for the gear giveaway I've got going right now. On Wednesday of this week, I'll pick three winners of the Survival Medic from Adventure Medical Kits and ship them out ASAP for the holidays. As I've mentioned before, this great little kit contains some nice items that could potentially save your life if you ran into unexpected trouble on the trail. Inside the waterproof and sealed pack, you'll find an emergency blanket, basic medical supplies, a safety whistle, fire starting materials, and more. And since the whole package weighs in at just under 5 ounces, you have no excuse not to take it with you everywhere.

To sign-up to win, just drop me an e-mail at kungfujedi@gmail.com with the subject of "Survival Medic." Now here's where it gets a bit tricky (only kidding!), in the body of the message tell me where your favorite outdoor destination is. It could be in your own backyard or on the other side of the planet, but it is that special place that you love to escape to.

Entires so far have ranged from places like the Rocky Mountains and the Florida Everglades, to the Himalaya in Nepal and the Serengeti in Tanzania. Your e-mails have confirmed one thing to me, the readers of this blog are a well traveled, adventurous group, and I'm happy to be a part of that community.

Winners will be picked late in the day on Wednesday and alerted soon there after. I'll post the names of the winners, and their destinations on Thursday, and get the packages out soon there after.

Thanks and good luck!

Sign Up To Win Adventure Medical Kits Survival Medic

Just a reminder as we head into the weekend that I'm giving away three Survival Medic packs from Adventure Medical Kits. As I mentioned yesterday, this great little kit makes a great stocking stuffer for any outdoor adventurer, and features a safety whistle, survival blanket, tinder and an igniter for starting a fire, duct tape, basic medical supplies and more. The whole thing weighs just 4.8 ounces and is perfect for day hikes or any other adventures where unexpected issues can arise.

To enter to win one of these cool little packs, simply send me an e-mail at kungfujedi@gmail.com. The subject of the e-mail should read "Survival Medic" and in the body of your note tell me about your favorite outdoor destination.

I've already had a number of entries, but in this case you have three chances to win. I'll be randomly picking winners next Wednesday and alerting them by e-mail, hopefully in plenty of time to get the packs out for the holidays.

Good luck everyone!

Gear Giveaway: Adventure Medical Kits Survival Medic

Yesterday I posted a review of the Survival Medic from Adventure Medical Kits. This great little pack includes all kinds of useful items to help you survive in the backcountry, such as a space blanket, safety whistle, basic medical supplies, and items to help start a fire. Best of all, it is compact, weighs just 4.8 ounces, and quite literally could save your life.

Thanks to the fine folks over at AMK, I have three of the Survival Medics to give away, and as usual with Adventure Blog gear giveaways, I want to make it as easy as possible. So, if you'd like to win one of these kits, all you have to do is send me an e-mail at kungfujedi@gmail.com with a subject line of "Survival Medic." In the body of your e-mail, simply share your favorite outdoor destination, near or far, and you'll be eligible to win. I'm going to run the contest, and post reminders, until Wednesday, December 14th, at which time I'll randomly pick three winners and ship out the prizes.

Even if you don't have a need for the Survival Medic yourself, it makes a great stocking stuffer for someone who could use it. By ending the contest in the middle of next week, I hope to get these shipped out in time for the holidays.

That's it! Simple and easy to win! Good luck!

Off To The Caribbean!

As I alluded to in a post earlier today, I'm off to the Virgin Islands for the next few days for some sailing and snorkeling in the sun. I'll no doubt share some of those adventures after I get home, but in the mean time, I hope everyone else has some adventures of their own planned for the weekend ahead.

Back soon!

Site News: Limited Updates This Week

Just a quick note to let everyone know I'll be out of town this week and will be posting limited updates. If I get the chance, I'll try to keep everyone updated on the start of the Antarctic season and a few other events that are taking place.

I should be back to a normal schedule next week. Until then, I hope everyone gets outside and enjoys a few adventures of their own.