Planet Explore

I was wandering around the Twitterverse the other day and I found a new project launched by The North Face and other sponsoring partners called Planet Explore (via @leavenotrace). This is a cool site. It appeals to two of my interests--social media and climbing. Basically, the point of the site is to connect people who are interested in the outdoors by sharing events of interest related to different types of activities (climbing, cycling, hiking, skiing, camping, etc.). This site looks pretty sweet, and after only about a week (as far as I know), there are 250+ members!

Let's break it down: it looks like this site is pretty much Facebook for outdoors-y folk...but less gimmicky. Pretty cool, huh? The interface is cool looking and you can sort events by type or region to find what you want. Not only can you find sweet activities, but there are blogs, podcasts, and videos on the site as well. The blogs are cool because there are contributions from sponsoring partners (the Sierra Club, American Hiking Society, Natural Leaders Network, etc) as well as members. I can't think of a better way for all of these communities to share stories and thoughts. Very cool. Hope you check it out!