Friday, April 30, 2021

Climbers Group Buys Big New Climbing Area in Tennessee

Big win for protected lands in the Southeast.

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People Have Been Snowboarding in Turkey for 300 Years

Well, not exactly the way you think of snowboarding, but the fun is the same.

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She Said Trump’s Land Abuses Can’t Stand—Now She’s Tapped To Knock ‘Em Down

Tracy Stone-Manning is set to head the BLM and is looking to turn the page, quickly, from previous admin.

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Thursday, April 29, 2021

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Climbing Conflicts: USFS Intervenes As Popular Canyon Becomes Loved to Death

As climbers battle over manufactured routes in a popular Wyoming canyon, the feds have stepped in to ban new routes.

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$10k Reward To Find Out Who Lewdly Vandalized Petroglyph Near Moab

The mind boggles at such depravity.

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A Gravel Adventure Awaits In Trinidad, Colorado, Tweed or No Tweed

A field guide to a lesser-visited part of Colorado, tweed jacket not included.

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Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Study: Icing Sore Muscles After Exercise Is a No-Go

Research suggests you might be better off not icing those sore hams after a long hike.

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Diary of a Storm Chaser

From fear to fascination with an Italian photographer of the tempest.

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A Climber’s View on Raising Risk-Embracing Kids

A realization that protecting his kids was depriving them of adventure.

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Monday, April 26, 2021

D.C. Is Offering Free Canoes If You Use ‘Em To Pick Up Trash on the Anacostia

You get a free day of boating, the Anacostia River gets some love—a win-win.

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Private Lands Are Crucial for Conservation Goals, And That’s a Problem

Experts say expanding public lands won’t be enough to achieve science-based calls for more protected areas.

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It’s a Trail Dog’s Life

A veteran trail dog looks back on a life well run.

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Friday, April 23, 2021

More Gear Libraries Like This Awesome Leadville Joint, Please

For a few bucks per month, the outdoor gear world opens wide.

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In Minnesota, a Little North A-Frame Just For You

'Lilla noor' is 'little north' in Swedish, and we'd like a little time at the Lilla Noor cabin.

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Portrait of a Runner

So simple, so alluring.

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Thursday, April 22, 2021

Swimming 5,000 Miles Shows Just How Full of Garbage the Oceans Are

From Tokyo to San Francisco slowed only by garbage. But that was the point.

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Steep Skiing Pioneer Patrick Vallençant’s Motto Was: You Fall, You Die

Vallençant made the steepest, no-go lines in the Alps, skiable after all.

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Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Lost Cat Joins Skiers On Climb of 10,000-Foot Peak in Swiss Alps

Cuteness is always welcome at altitude.

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Grizzly Mauls and Kills Backcountry Guide Near Yellowstone

The guide was a prepared and experienced West Yellowstone resident.

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Rice Pasta, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, and Hazelnut ‘Parmesan’ Equals Big Yum

This vegan-friendly 'parmesan' brings new life to boring old camp pasta.

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The World Beyond the World

We've long been suckers for gorgeous imagery set to verse.

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Adventure Journal Is Now Carbon Neutral and Other Cool Things

We'd love to be both ad free and climate neutral—and look at that, we're halfway there.

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A Van, A Forest, A Road Trip–What Could Go Wrong?

They had bikes and camping gear and freeze-dried food and a flask or two of whiskey. Everything you need and nothing more.

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One of Our Fave Polar Stories and Our Own Justin Housman Appear in New Doc

The incredible story of Ralph Plaisted's expedition to the North Pole gets the documentary treatment.

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Reconnecting With the Cascades

A retired road champion gets back to true wilderness in British Columbia.

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Monday, April 19, 2021

Utah Gets New Hut-To-Hut Trail for Mountain Bikers

Hut to hut in southwestern Utah? Yes please.

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Should We Have Hope for the Environment and Conservation’s Future?

One ecologist says hope is vital — but only if it’s combined with another key element.

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Meet the Newest Bits of Planet Earth

The Earth grew a little more land to explore.

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Friday, April 16, 2021

Study: After a Wildfire Deciduous Trees Can Move In, Slowing Future Fires

Fascinating new research shows that when boreal forests burn, aspen and birch move in, lessening chance for fires in the future, and storing way more carbon.

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Hyundai’s New Mini Truck, the Santa Cruz—Whaddya Think?

Behold the rise of the "Sport Adventure Vehicle" or, the mini truck.

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In This Swedish Cabin, Japanese and Scandinavian Minimalism Meet

Everything you need, aesthetically, and nothing you don't.

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How to Turn a Regular Dog Into a Singletrack Shredding Dog

Trail dogs are great dogs.

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Thursday, April 15, 2021

Ditch the Plastic Water Bottle for the Stainless Steel Bivo

Water bottles don't usually require much thinking about, but this stainless steel bike bottle from Bivo is worth a deep dive.

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Choose Your Morning

Routine or exciting? It's up to you.

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Dora Keen Pioneered Some of Alaska’s Toughest Mountain Routes

Dora the Explorer has nothing on the this Dora.

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Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Should National Parks Be Returned to the Tribes?

For this Ojibwe author, the author is a resounding—and persuasive—yes.

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Smartwool Will Recycle Your Old Nasty Socks, Even if They Didn’t Make Them

Give us your old socks, with holes, threadbare and tattered, forgotten at the back of your sock drawer, says Smartwool. We'll recycle 'em.

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The Five Knots You Need to Know—And How to Tie ‘Em

Learn these knots, and you'll be prepared for just about anything. That requires knot tying, anyway.

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Neal Moore’s Two-Year Canoe Journey Across America and Into the Light

Moore paddled right through the pandemic and into a whole new way of thinking.

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Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Climbers Placed Bolts in Ancient Petroglyphs Near Moab

Thoughtless climbers acting thoughtlessly.

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What’s the Difference Between Off-Roader and Overlander?

When setting up your rig for an overland adventure, more is not always better.

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And Now For Some Coastal California Riding Heaven: The Lost Coast

It's California like you've never seen before.

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Monday, April 12, 2021

The ‘Last American Man’ Wants to Retire

GQ profiles Eustace Conway, legendary off-grid acolyte, now very much on the grid, wondering how to fend off modernity.

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5,000 Off-Road Partiers Unleash Havoc on Arizona National Forest

From the Department of Don't Do This

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The Delightful, Mind-Expanding Adventures of a Mushroom Hunter

No, not that kind of mind-expansion, but a deeper awareness of the places we love.

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On A Wing and a Prayer Over the Bayou

Quiet, beautiful, disappearing.

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Friday, April 9, 2021

Funky, Camouflage Oasis in Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho

It's a house that's shaped like nothing you've seen before.

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Giving ‘Snowbirds’ a Whole New Meaning

Get stoked watching these absolute ostriches tear the bag out of some slopes.

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Remembering the Man Who Loved Bears

He invented bear spray, educated humans, and maybe even taught grizzlies, too.

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Thursday, April 8, 2021

Teva Launches Very Cool Recycling Program For Your Blown to Hell Sandals

Loved your Tevas to death? Now you can give them a new life.

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Frozen Sand Makes For a Strange, Beautiful Skate Park

Skating, yes, but far from an urban playground.

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Into the Heart of Africa With William Sheppard, the ‘Black Livingstone’

A stranger in his native land, Sheppard befriended Congolese tribes and shed light on Belgian atrocities in the Congo.

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Wednesday, April 7, 2021

When Your Cargo Pockets Are Always Full

This is the work of a visionary.

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How Worms Can Turn Old Surfboards Into Soil

The miracle of regenerative farming extends even to styrofoam-munching worms.

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Outdoor Brands That Guarantee Their Gear for Life, 2021 Edition

Your gear works hard, too—it's nice to know that these brands have your back.

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Watch: ‘Girls Gotta Eat Dirt’

About as much fun as three jorts-wearing human beings can possibly have.

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Tuesday, April 6, 2021

What’s the Bare Minimum of Training You Can Do To Get Fitter On the Bike ?

Please let it be less than we think...

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Learning Accountability From Mountains

The mountains don't accept excuses, and don't care who you blame for your choices and actions. Lessons we all need to learn.

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Take a Tour of Volcano in Mordor—Actually, We’re Told this Is In Iceland

Like something from elementary school science class.

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Monday, April 5, 2021

Bike Thefts Are Way, Way Up

Lock 'em up and hope.

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Garden of the Gods Park Bans All Kinds of Climbing Chalk as Crowds Boom

Tired of climbers marring red rock faces, popular climbing park bans all chalk and chalk substitutes.

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An Urban-Rural Divide Is Alive and Well

How can leaders in the West address the wants of both urban centers and vast rural areas?

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It’s Dark, It’s Cold, It’s Wet—You Still Riding?

Navigating the tipping point between 'I'm going back to bed' and 'I'm going for a ride.'

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Friday, April 2, 2021

Gray Wolf From Oregon Embarks on Epic 500-Mile Journey

From Oregon to central California—But why?

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Trail Angel

His life is built around helping those on the biggest trek of their lives.

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Review: An Open-Eyed History of Wildlife Conservation

Michelle Nijhuis traces the evolution of modern efforts to protect threatened species in “Beloved Beasts.”

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Thursday, April 1, 2021

Mountaineer Bradford Washburn Danced on Alaska’s Breathtaking Rooftop

He climbed everything Alaska threw at him, and changed the sport in the process.

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The Continual March to Solitude

What are we looking for at the tops of the mountain, anyway?

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