Sweedish adventurer Aleksander Gamme took this video during a long treck to the South Pole. Along the way he burried excess items in snow drifts to keep his backpack light. The video was taken on day 86 and is of the retrieval of his final dropped bag of provisions. Lets just say packing a bag correctly can be more than importaint sometimes its vital. Thanks to Radiolab WNYC for putting us on to this. Listen to the podcast episode that refrences it and other blissful moments here.
The new book Son of the City: A Memoir by Dante Ross, is the first release by the new author. Preorder is in limited supply and available now
When Victrola introduced the Revolution Go turntable to me and asked if we would be interested in trying one out, I was game, but these days I spend more time at my desk than hunting for records in dusty basements.