The Stigmas of Outdoor Writing - Tim Cahill

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/08/13/The_Intrepid_Spirit_of_Travel_Tim_Cahill

Outside magazine founding editor Tim Cahill reminisces on the stigmas that outdoor writing used to behold: illiteracy and machismo. He attempts to break those barriers by writing more intelligent, multi-faceted novels. The title of his novel, Jaguars Ripped My Flesh, serves to poke fun at stereotypical adventure writing.

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Tim Cahill discusses The Intrepid Spirit of Travel. Cahill is the founding editor of Outside magazine. His travel books include Hold the Enlightenment and Lost in My Own Backyard.

His work appears in National Geographic Adventure, The New York Times Book Review, and other national publications. - Book Passage

Cahill is the founding editor of Outside magazine. His travel books include Hold the Enlightenment and Lost in My Own Backyard.

His work appears in National Geographic Adventure, The New York Times Book Review, and other national publications.

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[aaronamccoy]

tim is a great writer..

[kevintype]

GuppyPal, maybe you can tell from one short clip whether you would like the full length video on Fora's site. But not everyone can.

I've seen many people who thought they didn't care about the full video. But their comments showed they had entirely misconstrued the speaker's views, due to the limits of the short clip posted here.

It was clear to me that they would have greatly enjoyed the speaker's ideas, if they had known more about the full context of the complete talk.

[GuppyPal]

Many times they put out multiple clips of the same video, which is unnecessary. If I'm interested in watching a video off their site, I'll be able to tell from one video.

[kevintype]

Let's imagine ForaTv reads these comments and says "We have too many videos! Gotta delete some!" Which ones?

GuppyPal says "most" aren't worth watching, but not which ones. Guppy's channel mentions science, religion, and politics. Maybe those videos can stay.

But wait! AdamNagele says no healthcare reform, which is science AND politics.

So it's impossible to be perfect for both Adam and Guppy. Luckily, Fora doesn't play the lowest common denominator game. That field is too crowded already.

[AdamNagele]

true that. pick a niche and stick to it. I like the free thinking but way too much 'healthcare reform' crap.

[GuppyPal]

FORA puts out way too many videos. Most of these videos aren't really worth watching.