Published November 17, 2012 12:00AM
The best articles, videos, and photos I didn't post this week—until now. If you only have time to click on two links, check out “BP Will Plead Guilty and Pay Over $4 Billion,” from The New York Times, and “Tunnel Vision,” a haunting and thoughtful look at a fatal avalanche, from Outside.
ADVENTURE
A haunting and thoughtful look at a fatal avalanche, Outside
Is Lance Armstrong seeking legal reparations? Roopstigo
Bearing witness to a terrifying climbing fall, Adventure Journal
The place to go for anyone looking to get better at ice climbing, San Juan Mountain Guides
Piolet D'or Asia, Explorer's Web
Why you shouldn't bike in front of runners in a race if you're wearing a flourescent jersey, Yahoo
How many near-death experiences does it take to row from London to Istanbul? Outside
How climber Steve House is mentoring the next generation of climbers, Mountain
How surfer Jon Rose is helping after Sandy, Outside
SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
“BP Will Plead Guilty and Pay Over $4 Billion,” The New York Times
The elephant slaughter continues, Dot Earth
On an elephant that charged and derailed a train, Treehugger
How Sandy got so big, Weather Underground
The best of the “Impenetrable Forest” camera traps, Wired
Another use for camera traps—catching poachers, Monga Bay
Four extreme labs, Popular Science
The insect that hears like a human, with ears on its knees, Not Exactly Rocket Science
Dropping poison on the Galapagos to eradicate rats, The Guardian
David Quammen's gripping new book on nightmare viruses, Outside
HEALTH AND FITNESS
A brief introduction to Babesiosis, which is following the path of Lyme disease, NPR Shots
For those obsessed with foot strike patterns and performance, Runblogger
GEAR, DESIGN, AND TECH
An amazing new bionic hand, The Atlantic
One billion views and counting, TED
A crowdsourced documentary project to record the effects of Sandy, Fast Company
TRAVEL
The new, New Orleans, Gadling (a series of posts)
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