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  1. 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.
  2. Have any old / spare outdoor kit? Pls donate to Andean community http://is.gd/4H9od 45 UK drop-off points http://is.gd/4H9uZ
  3. NASA's Ares 1-X, the world's 3rd largest rocket, is scheduled to launch in four minutes' time http://is.gd/4Ej9u. Impressive.
  4. 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?
  5. 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
  6. £35 to save your life: avalanche awareness courses for winter walkers being run by MCofS in January http://is.gd/4rqDp
  7. 16 year old headteacher runs school for 800 kids http://is.gd/4hs3t (via @OliBarrett). He's been doing this since he was 9.
  8. 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
  9. Aged 18-30 & want to learn winter mountain skills? Sign up for £70 course subsidised by Conville Trust: http://is.gd/40sP8
  10. Spice up your desktop with one of Patagonia's cracking adventure photos: http://is.gd/3XHQr
  11. Innovative $6K roof-mounted wind turbine operates in wind speeds as low as 2mph: http://is.gd/3WzjK
  12. Need a 4x4 to undertake your next expedition? Apply by 05/10 for £10K bursary + Land Rover: http://is.gd/3OQhY
  13. UK autumn lecture tours: Kenton Cool http://is.gd/3KFCU, Andy Cave http://is.gd/3KFEk & John Beatty http://is.gd/3KFHX. Superb.
  14. Want to further our understanding of a culture, people or environment? Apply by 05/10 for £8K grant: http://is.gd/3Jr6C
  15. Apple now including consumer use of its products when calculating annual greenhouse gas emissions: http://is.gd/3H5Bx
  16. Discovery of water on the Moon could change the face of future lunar explorations: http://is.gd/3DtXZ
  17. Antarctic glaciers thinning up to 9m per year & Greenland glaciers thinning at all latitudes: http://is.gd/3Bye0. Terrifying.
  18. Itching to do your journey of a lifetime? Apply by 25/09 for £4K grant to make BBC radio doc. about it http://is.gd/3nAFR
  19. Planning a gap year in 2010? £4K grants available from the Royal Geographical Society. Deadline 16 Oct http://is.gd/3hveL
  20. Aged 18-30 with a unique solution to the looming water crisis? Apply to speak at the annual Earthwatch debate at the RGS: http://is.gd/3iuIV