The Dispatch — Achieving adventure goals RSS

  Ready for a micro adventure? In a world where major achievement adventures are thriving, fueled in part by the global lockdown pushing boundaries, it's time to ask yourself: What summit are you chasing, what crag are you aiming to bag, or what distance are you ready to conquer? What's your ambition this year? Are you on track with your resolution? Will you look back at 2024 and wish you could have done something cool, challenging, or different? Drone pilots like Sebastian Schieren, based in Innsbruck, Austria, are pushing the envelope. His recent exploits in Iceland, showcased on Instagram, reveal an incredible pilot and filmmaker capturing the beauty of uncharted territory. This is no quick feat. Sebastian and his buddies...

  Launching Venturian is a dream, but it isn’t my true north. Instead, it results from looking in a mirror to understand why I am on this spinning marble in the first place. It was a journey that started with questions. Questions about who I am, how I live my life, what’s important to me, and more. Until about ten years ago, life was about everyone else—my workmates, family, and friends. And then a song played on the radio that begged a question. The first time I heard the song “Some Nights” by the band F.U.N., I was entirely captivated by it. It was raw, fun, AND thoughtful. In it is a lyric that questions the very pursuit of all...