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Technology
for streaming digital video has improved over the past several years,
and now video on the web is the latest next big thing. Shorter is better:
commercials are content. In light of this diminuation of the electronic
attention span, some of these videos may be on the long side, but maybe
they're worth the wait. You'll have to find out for yourself.
For
the latest videos, visit our
page on YouTube and the Adventure
Channel from Brightcove. And be sure to check out GreenTV
from the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
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Exclusive
Video
Relive
the First
Ascent of Everest (10:00) in this narrated slideshow,
including rare images from the Royal Geographical Society, as described
in the
Adventure Beat. Includes an interview with Sir Edmund Hillary about
the climb, and Tenzing Norgay's own account as read by his son Norbu
Tenzing.
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 Hiking
the Na Pali Coast (3:20)
One of the coolest hikes in the world is along the north coast of Kauai,
where no road encircles Hawaii's westernmost major island. Take a hike
along the Kalalau Trail to the beach at Hanakapi'ai, one of the great
hikes of Hawaii. Enjoy this slideshow with great music by the Duo-Tones,
"Baja Nights."
Online
at YouTube.
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 2004
Lunar Eclipse (0:21)
An
inspirational Windows Media video of the Lunar Eclipse of October 27,
2004. Actually this is not a "video" but a sequenced time lapse
photo shoot, with a few tricks thrown in.
Modem version
Broadband |
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 Paris
by Segway (1:00)
For Slate's Well-Traveled series, we went to Paris with the 21st century
scooter the Segway. The idea was to make it a people-mover for pedestrians;
let's see how Old Europe reacts to the 21st century. (Funky music from
Acid 2.0)
Modem
version
Broadband version
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 Birding
in Panama (1:21)
Back in the last century I traveled to Panama to seek the white-tailed
trogon, the Pirre bush-tanager, and the gray-bellied antipitta. Led
by Hernan Arauz of Ancon Expeditions, we found all those and more, manyof
the 900 birds endemic to this narrow nation between two continents.
View the video here, and
read the article from the archives
of MSNBC. (Keep your media window small for best image quality)
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 Go
to Costa Rica for more experiments in field-producing videos
for some incentive and adventure tour vacations. Ziplining, sailing,
and water sliding - just another day in paradise.
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