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Hayling - the Charm of the Southerly English Coast

September 19th, 2009 September 19th, 2009
Posted in Adventurous Life, The Leisure Center, Travel Center
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The town of Hayling Island contains the hamlets of East and West Hayling and lies within the Portsmouth and S.E. Hampshire region.

Hayling Island is a premier location for clean beaches and holds two blue flags and Tidy Britain seaside honours; it is the premier position for some of the optimum sailing and windsurfing in the UK.

Hayling Island is a seaside resort on the South coast of England.

Hayling Island Sailing Club enjoys a high reputation for its organisation of World and National Championships, Olympic trials and open events; the choice of sailing waters ensuring that, barring the most extreme weather conditions, events can be completed and enjoyed.

A small passenger ferry joins Hayling Island to the neighbouring island of Portsea where the city of Portsmouth is located.

All courses are taken on Kite beach, Hayling Island which is one of the most favorite and optimal locations in the UK to learn and practice the sport.

Hayling Island is the perfect position to enjoy a first class beach.

There is plenty going on in this little idyll of an Island

If you were to come to Hayling island then a good place to rest would be Cockle Warren Cottage Hotel - it is arguably on the sea front and you will be enfolded in the beguile of the cottage with the warm sea snap knocking on your bedroom window.

The Ride

August 7th, 2009 August 7th, 2009
Posted in Adventurous Life, Bikers Delight, Travel Center
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What a phenomenal summer it has been. Last week we went on a mountain bike ride through the Sequoia National Park. Everything about the trip was impressive except for the drive up . I had my mtn bike on the back of the car and gear all packed up the night before. I left work early Thursday and started the drive alone. I was on a race against time as I was supposed to meet my buddies at the top of the mountain road, marked by a picnic table, at eight pm. I knew my window of opportunity was about thirty mins. After that time, they were to expect that I got held up and would try again at the same spot at 10am the next day. This means if I was too late, I would end up sleeping in my car alone that night.

Turns out I made it through traffic and up the hill in time to unhook my bike, crack open a beer and bike ride up and down a couple of little hills before dark and before my buddies would arrive. The fresh air was brilliant and it was nice to be away the city. The bike was in perfect shape and ready to hit some trails. Friends arrived beers in hand and ready to show me where the campsite was.

Our bike ride started early and we were ready with big packs stuffed with plenty of food and water. The first hill was killer and was a rude awakening to a very long ride. The crew cranked slowly up for about 2hrs. It was a great feeling to finally make it to the top. I chugged nice clean water out of my water bottle.

The rest of the day was spent busting tricks, hitting logs and enticing each other to go big. We half a few good breaks in between stopping to eat lunch and have a smoke at the three sisters, what an glorious spot. The dirt was just right. Not too dry as to cause any dust and not too wet that our wheels would get stuck. There was a bit of ice still left on the ground from the spring melt. The temperature was perfect, not too hot, not too cold.

Nepalese man, 76, oldest person to conquer the Mount Everest

June 10th, 2008 June 10th, 2008
Posted in Adventurous Life, Sportsy Stuff, Travel Center
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Therefore, the decision to actualize a long-time personal goal left Bahadur Sherchan with some internal uncertainties, he cited the political actions of China and Nepal as providing the greatest adversity he faced on his journey. They basically coerced the Nepali government to not allow any climbers past camp two on the Nepali side. Now that Andrew Brash has successfully scaled the tallest mountain in the world, he is once again ready to focus on his family. The 74-year-old man from Nepal is now the oldest person to have reached the top of Chomolungma. More than 2957 people have climbed to the summit since it was first conquered in 1953 by New Zealander Edmund Hillary, who died in January, and Nepal’s Tenzing Norgay.

Min Bahadur Sherchan returned this week from Nepal after successfully climbing to the summit of Mt Everest. The Chinese were flying their airplanes over the mountain and had Chinese officials in Kathmandu. “Mount Everest this year became a political pawn,” he said with some frustration.

Sherchan just 15 days away from his 77th birthday beat the age record set last year by 71-year-old Japanese teacher Katsusuke Yanagisawa.

This year French climber Anthony Loeff is reporting the scales for the Mount Everest after he reached the top of Kilimanjaro earlier this season.

Min Bahadur Sherchan last attempt resulted in the rescue of Lincoln Hall, an Australian climber who was left by his team in the “death zone.”

His first found him within 203 metres of the peak when his team stopped to help a fellow mountaineer who was left for dead. Two years later, Andrew Brash, a University of Calgary alumni, returned to Everest to finish what he had started.

With the Chinese preparing for the impending summer Olympic Games, Bahadur Sherchan noted that the government’s actions hardly reflected the Olympic spirit. As he planned for the climb, Sherchan told reporters he wanted to inspire fellow senior citizens. He also said many Nepalese have established records on Chomolungma or Mount Everest, so it was only fitting that the record for the oldest climber to reach the summit should also belong to a Nepali. “The Chinese weren’t allowing anybody on the mountain. They ended up commandeering it for themselves, even though the mountain is shared by two countries. They flexed their muscles this year all the in name of the Olympic spirit, but it was hardly spirited at all.”

He was reported in good health as he began making his descent. Min Bahadur Sherchan and four climbing guides reached the 29,035-foot (8,850-meters) summit of the world’s highest mountain early Sunday, said Ramesh Chretri, an official with Nepal’s ministry of tourism. Further, he was all too aware of the potential dangers the mountain could bring. Certain parts of the climb are more dangerous than others and it is important for climbers to remain focused Hall was frostbitten and severely disoriented due to altitude sickness. Min Bahadur Sherchan returned a hero to Calgarians.