Welcome to Otzi's Blog!

This blog is named for Otzi, the preserved ancient man discovered in Graubunden canton, Switzerland in 1991 by some hikers. He died in 3000 BC and is one of the most perfectly preserved ancient men ever to be found. He was so well preserved because he was locked in the DEEP freeze for 5000 years.

Otzi has long been an inspiration to me because of his fearlessness. The slogan for my blog is what Otzi said to his beloved wife as he walked out the door to go hunt woolly mammoth 5000 years ago:

"Don't wait up, babe. No news is good news!"

On a backpacking trip in Switzerland in the summer of 2001 with my brother and a friend, we realized this slogan must have ushered from Otzi's lips on that fateful day and we decided it's not a bad way to think about life, especially when confronted with...less than ideal circumstances in the mountains or at sea. Since then, on many an outing, when faced with the prospect of being buried by a snowdrift, or being lost at sea or falling off a cliff, I have thought to myself... No news IS good news.

So this blog is dedicated to news and stories which exemplify Otzi's pioneering spirit. And if you don't see any recent posts, remember...No news is good news!