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Maybe OT: Website for planning group adventures 14-Oct-2010 At 11:01:25 AM roughplan

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On 30/09/2010 IdratherbeclimbingM9 wrote:
>Hmm.
>The panic alert function is possibly regarded today as its greatest asset,
>though it gets me to thinking about the changing face of 'adventure'.
>~> Once upon a time, adventure truly meant being self reliant and 'cut
>off' from backup...
>☺

Thanks for the observation, M9.

RoughPlan's primary objective is to make planning group adventures easier. The alert function is entirely optional to use if you want full adventure points :-)

Though I bet Aron Rolston wishes he had better advertised his intentions. The new movie about his epic looks interesting - trailer here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnibK1_oLwY.

It hits cinemas in early November but pre-screenings at the film-fests indicate it is a pretty intense movie, giving some people in the audience panic attacks:
http://blogs.denverpost.com/husted/2010/09/09/aron-ralston-movie-127-hours-too-much-for-some/1187/ and http://tohatchacrow.blogspot.com/2010/09/boyles-aron-ralston-movie-shocks-cinema.html

Will be interesting to see how it compares to what we consider the benchmark survival movie - Touching the Void. Looks a bit Hollywood unfortunately - crazy stunts, pretty girls, exaggerated scenery, extreme gore scene...