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  1. Privileged to speak at the schools that Duke Stump's (http://is.gd/5cGtR) daughters attend. Great teachers, keen students, terrific vibe.
  2. Just broke the news to Deegan that it's US vs England in World Cup... he's crushed & distraught (via @skratta) Hardly: http://is.gd/5cK1K
  3. Ed Stafford dodges a potentially lethal pit viper: http://is.gd/4Y3yE. A sober reminder of just how far his team is from outside assistance.
  4. 4-time Piolet d'Or nominee Ian Parnell speaks at the RGS on Nov 24. £10. Proceeds to Porters' Progress: http://is.gd/4SXLv. Vivid.
  5. Have any old / spare outdoor kit? Pls donate to Andean community http://is.gd/4H9od 45 UK drop-off points http://is.gd/4H9uZ
  6. NASA's Ares 1-X, the world's 3rd largest rocket, is scheduled to launch in four minutes' time http://is.gd/4Ej9u. Impressive.
  7. 7 million books go to UK landfill every year. Tragic. Why not use http://is.gd/4wWLf to give books away & help a good cause?
  8. A neurosurgeon told me years ago that at altitude the brain swirls like porridge being stirred in a bowl. And now this: http://is.gd/4wUpX
  9. £35 to save your life: avalanche awareness courses for winter walkers being run by MCofS in January http://is.gd/4rqDp
  10. 16 year old headteacher runs school for 800 kids http://is.gd/4hs3t (via @OliBarrett). He's been doing this since he was 9.
  11. Kindle goes global: http://is.gd/433Ny. Useful for people who travel & read a lot. Useless for expeds. $279 would buy a stack of paper books
  12. Aged 18-30 & want to learn winter mountain skills? Sign up for £70 course subsidised by Conville Trust: http://is.gd/40sP8
  13. Spice up your desktop with one of Patagonia's cracking adventure photos: http://is.gd/3XHQr
  14. Innovative $6K roof-mounted wind turbine operates in wind speeds as low as 2mph: http://is.gd/3WzjK
  15. Need a 4x4 to undertake your next expedition? Apply by 05/10 for £10K bursary + Land Rover: http://is.gd/3OQhY
  16. UK autumn lecture tours: Kenton Cool http://is.gd/3KFCU, Andy Cave http://is.gd/3KFEk & John Beatty http://is.gd/3KFHX. Superb.
  17. Want to further our understanding of a culture, people or environment? Apply by 05/10 for £8K grant: http://is.gd/3Jr6C
  18. Apple now including consumer use of its products when calculating annual greenhouse gas emissions: http://is.gd/3H5Bx
  19. Discovery of water on the Moon could change the face of future lunar explorations: http://is.gd/3DtXZ
  20. Antarctic glaciers thinning up to 9m per year & Greenland glaciers thinning at all latitudes: http://is.gd/3Bye0. Terrifying.