The 10 best posts from Atlas & Boots
The 10 best posts from Atlas & Boots
Since a difficult year is coming to an end, we look back on the top 10 posts that our readers liked best
Well, what can we say about 2020, which has not yet been said? As a writer, I have the feeling that I should be able to say something great and shaking about the global pandemic, but to be honest, I can't. I do not know how I should aptly describe the hopelessness and inertia that so many of us experienced this year.
Peter and I are very lucky. Our friends and family are healthy and we both had some personal highlights: I published a book, wrote another and started Asian Booklist, while Peter climbed his third seven summit, completed hikes in Germany and Croatia and undertook the "micro-challenge". to climb all 41 mountains in the Yorkshire Dales.
At the same time, like everyone in the travel industry, we have experienced a decline in website traffic that essentially suffocates our income. Our website - on which we worked for six years - was suddenly and quickly made unnecessary because a travel area came to a standstill.
Nevertheless, we look hopefully into the future. We believe that travel is a human instinct and as soon as it is safe, people will undoubtedly return to the street. For this reason, we continued to work through the ups and downs of the year. Below we share our top 10 articles from 2020 that the readers liked best.
1. Ascent of the Aconcagua: My third seven summit
by PeterRead ascended the Aconcagua: My third Seven Summit
On January 19 of this year at 2:00 p.m. Peter stretched out his hand and knocked to the top of a modest crucifix at the summit of the Aconcagua mountain in Argentina. In view of the schedule for winter climbs in the Himalaya and Karakorum and the fact that it was in Nepal and Pakistan 11 p.m., one can certainly assume that Peter was the highest person for these short moments with 6,961 m (22,837 foot). In this article he tells of his trip to the summit of his third seven summit.
2. White privilege outdoors: the AT hikers who have violated the law
by Kiaaread white privilege outdoors: the AT hikers who have violated the law
Andrew underwood is one of the Thru hikers who have illegally finished the Appalachian Trail this year. He was praised as a rebel for his violation and brought him a profile with 2,500 words in the magazine Outside. Our contribution examines how he managed to "lie or conjure up possible legal bonds", since he "defeated himself in at least three states of the mandatory self -quartan, in closed emergency accommodation and on ways and through national and state parks."
was this simply a daring adventure or another example of who can decide in doubt and who doesn't? This post triggered many discussions in hiking forums and in social media.
3. Diving in the aircraft wrecks of Sonesta on Aruba
from PETERREAD Dive in the Sonesta aircraft wrecks on Aruba
diving is surreal enough - it physically takes you out of her world and puts her into another in which complacency is fatal - but to find a machine of the sky that rests silently and calmly on the seabed was just amazing.
At this dive, we were allowed to get into the fuselage of a havous YS-11 and swim forward over the entire length from the rear door-one through and through surreal experience.
4. Hats off: Why I decided to stop riding
by Kiaaread I hang my hat: Why I decided to stop riding
This year I decided to finally stop with it after years of riding. In this article I explain the ethical reasons behind my decision and why it was so moving for me. The piece triggered a debate on social media in which people passionately argued for both and against my decision to quit.
As I explain in the post, I don't judge anyone for driving on. In fact, I miss it very much on some days, but I think it was right for me.
5. Hiking on the Watzmann traverse - a Bavarian classic
from PeterRead hike on the Watzmann crossing-a Bavarian classic
In this post, Peter meets again with one of his oldest friends to try the Watzmann crossing in the Bavarian Alps. This crossing of three rugged peaks via an exposed ridge is popular, but demanding because parts of the route are supported by via ferrata aids.
The two fought against thunderstorms, slippery rock and dense fog, which practically swallowed their line of sight. Of course this is pretty much Peter's ideal day trip and despite some demoralizing sections, he had the time of his life.
6. Wall diving in the Turks and Caicos Islands: A look at the abyss
of Kiaaread Steilwand diving on the Turks and Caicos Islands: A look at the abyss
There is a moment in the Jew Law film Black Sea, in which a deep-sea diver falls from a cloudy underwater comb and falls into the pitch-black depths of the ocean. I was reminded of this terrible scene when I came across a famous steep wall in the Turks and Caicosinseln, where divers can stare into a literal abyss, which falls into the sea floor. In this article I explain how it was to hit the edge and float over the abyss.
7. How much does it cost to climb the Seven Summits?
from PeterRead How much does the Seven Summits climb?
Atlas & Boots Peter on the summit of the Elbrus
In this post, Peter summarizes the numbers of how much it costs to climb the seven peaks (his ultimate dream). He analyzes figures from five established international tour management companies and combines them with flight prices and equipment to create a cost range that ranges from cheap options (not recommended) to adequate average values and upper limits. This post quickly became an indispensable guide for prospective mountaineers.
8. Stewards of the Wild: 10 famous environmentalists who give us hope
by Kiareead Stewards of the Wild: 10 famous environmentalists who give us hope
In this post I put on 10 living environmentalists my honor who have campaigned for the preservation of wild animals and nature, such as the magnificent methusalem.
9. 7 types of how nature thrives in the lockdown
by PETERREAD 7 types, how nature thrives under closure
shortly after the pandemic had moved in and the people were sent to their houses, we saw some extraordinary phenomena all over the world. When road traffic decreased, emissions decreased and air pollution decreased, nature began to thrive in unlikely places.
In this article, Peter shares some of the positive effects of pandemic - from waterways that recover from over -stress, to encouraged animals that dare to in cities.
10. 10 things that park guards would like to know
of Kiaaread 10 things that park guards would like to know
The year 2020 is coming to an end and people understandably are very interested in taking back on the street. We hope that our return to wild rooms will be slow and sustainable. In order to remind users - and ourselves - to deal with nature as responsibly as possible, we asked five parking guards to share a few things that they wished we knew. Her answers are sometimes entertaining, sometimes sobering, but always illuminating.
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