Extreme Environments Mountains | Glaciers | Oceans | Did You Know? What is an extreme Environment? - by Michael Gorton In our day-to-day lifestyles of air conditioning, fast & quiet cars, convenient grocery stores and comfortable beds, we are well insulated from the awesome array of environments that our Earth can demonstrate. I can recall an event some years ago when my long time friend, Dr. Byron Brooks and I decided to climb a mountain that was a few miles from his home. It wasn't a tall mountain and it wasn't particularly far. It was, however; located in the middle of the desert, and it was well over 100 degrees farenheit outside. Very soon the hike became a desperate search for shelter from the ominous heat of the sun. We found ourselves huddled under very small bushes, separated from death by a few leaves which provided shade. While this presented potential danger to our lives, we used our understanding of science and physiology to prevail. There are hundreds of different types of extreme environments on Earth. Team vAdventures will take you to many of them. On the Kilimanjaro climb, you will see what kind of training is required to take a person from the 110 Farenheit African Serengeti to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, where temperatures are140 degrees colder. On the top of that mountain, there is very little air to breath. What kind of training is required to travel in environments like that? How does one survive and prevail in an envirnment like that? Where Are We Going? May 2000 La Malinche, an inactive volcano in central Mexico. June 2000 Kilimanjaro, one of the world's most intriguing and Africa's tallest mountain June 2000 The Serengeti Plain, home to Africa's most noble beasts. August 2000 Lake Powell, one of the most spectacular eco systems on Earth October 2000 Mt. Pinatubo, located on the Pacific island country of the Philippines, this volcano erupted less than a decade ago destroying entire cities. December 2000 Aconcagua, Argentina, the world's tallest mountain outside of the Himilayas Adventures (where we're going) | The Team | Extreme Environments | Training | Schools | Q&A About vAdventures | Contact Us