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A New Memoir from a Pioneer of Adventure Travel
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A New Memoir from a Pioneer of Adventure Travel

Recently, I received an unexpected email from American adventurer Leo Le Bon. I hadn’t heard of him before, which isn’t surprising in the adventure world, where many fly under the radar or, like Leo, belong to an earlier generation with less online visibility. A quick Google search revealed a few articles about Leo, including one titled Leo Le Bon, the Godfather of Trekking.

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Ice Walker
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Ice Walker

For a few months a year the world’s largest volume freshwater lake freezes over, providing locals and visiting cold weather fanatics the chance to drive or walk across its surface. Following in the steps of a small number of previous trekkers, a friend and I travelled to Russia to walk across the frozen surface of Lake Baikal.

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5 Years at ExWeb
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5 Years at ExWeb

Highlights from 5 years of writing for ExplorersWeb, the original climbing, exploration and adventure community. Reporting on polar, high-altitude and extreme-environment adventure news.

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