Mount Everest “human traffic jam” has already claimed 11 lives this year

The 2019 Mount Everest spring climbing season is becoming one of the deadliest on record, with 11 people having lost their lives on the mountain so far. Many experts blame overcrowding for the deaths. The longer people wait to summit, the longer they are exposed to the elements and the more fatigued they become. Adding […]

Watch: Marine Corps Force Recon Training | Swift, Silent, Deadly

United States Marine Corps Force Recon Training | Swift, Silent, Deadly This video is a compilation of US Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance training: Combined-arms raid 00:00 Marksmanship training 02:09 Fast rope and deck clearing drills 03:47 Dive Operation 05:53 Proficiency jump training 08:10 Load and launch combat rubber raiding crafts 10:30 Night infiltration 11:32 Sharpen mountaineering skills 13:50 Jungle environment training 16:40 Free-fall and […]

Boot review: The ASOLO 95 GTX is popular with Special Operations Forces

Asolo boots are used in spades by Special Operations. Merrill’s are popular but are not the only great boot to wear in the mountains. My entire time on a team and in Special Forces I wore a single boot for moving in tough terrain, an Asolo hiking boot. They’re made tough – and I found […]