Towns and Trails

A few months ago, at Board meeting for my organization, I had the pleasure of discussing Towns and Trails – and outdoor adventure in general – with several of the other attendees.

A colleague recently forwarded me an article highlighting the benefits that rock climbing (indoor and outdoor) can have for people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), including Asperger’s Syndrome. 

On June 29th a team of 25 climbers from See Kili Our Way topped out on Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. In doing so they established two new records.

Scott Mason, the 17 year old Massachusetts teen who was praised for his survival skills after spending 3 nights alone on Mt. Washington, has been fined $25,000 for the cost of his rescue.

Here’s another one to put in the “what was he thinking?” column. An experienced climber was handed a fine yesterday of £600, or roughly $1,000, for his huge lapse in judgement while climbing a Scottish mountain last February.

The City of Boston unveiled a new program designed to help people retrieve their stolen bikes using, among other things, social networking platforms Twitter and Facebook.