Into the Wild

Over at Thepovertyjetset I stumbled across a reminder of something I've been looking forward to for about two years now (thanks Magdalenus). A movie based on Jon Krakauer's 'Into the wild' is set to be released on September 21st. The book is an excellent journalistic piecing together of the extraordinary (and last) adventures of Christopher McCandless. A 'must read' for all adventurers.

When contemplating adventures, I often think of one of excerpts from the book based on McCandless's writings (I'm paraphrasing): 'Don't kid yourself, a challenge isn't really a challenge if there's a good chance that you'll actually succeed.'

In a van down by the river

Here's a recipe for adventure:

1. Sell most of our crap. Store the rest.
2. Find, buy, steal, or otherwise get a van.
3. Pimp out said van with a custom bed, office, LCD tv, etc.
4. Get a high speed internet connection
5. Get laptops, photo, and video gear to document this crazy thing.
6. Figure out what to take along for survival
7. Go!

I look forward to following this one!