Have you ever wondered what the sport of adventure racing is all about? If you're a regular reader of this blog you know that I cover the sport from time to time and that I'm a big fan of it. But if y...Read more »
Where The Trail Ends is a mountain biking movie that looks like it'll be very different from what we're use to seeing. It follows a group of riders who decide to leave the familiar confines of Utah be...Read more »
A month back we were treated to a fantastic video called Wild Love which featured Jake Norton and wife Wende Valentine. That video showed how the couple balanced a life filled with travel and adventur...Read more »
The details are still a bit light but it appears congratulations are in order for Tunc Findik and his entire team for a successful summit of K2 earlier today. The group included Azim Gheichisaz, Fabri...Read more »
There is no doubt that Death Valley is a place of extremes. It is the hottest, lowest and driest place in North America and during the months of July and August temperatures often exceed 125ºF/51...Read more »
The 2012 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market gets underway later this week and most of the gear manufacturers will be on hand showing off their latest creations. The bi-annual event is a busy and wild &nbs...Read more »
Endurance athletes looking for a new challenge have an interesting new event to add to their calendar. On September 8th the team behind the Untamed New England adventure race will produce the North Co...Read more »
It was a relatively quiet weekend in terms of updates from Pakistan as most teams are now abandoning Base Camps across the region and starting the trek for home. It has been a very difficult summer th...Read more »
Ilustrasi by KawanImut Ketika Pemuda Tangguh ini Mulai Rapuh!Bagian ITerkadang Ia merindukan masa kecilnya, masa-masa indah tanpa masalah. Masa dimana ia tak mengenal lelah, masa dimana Ia tak pernah ...Read more »
I came across this video yesterday but thought it was an appropriate way to end the week. I won't give too much of it away, suffice as to say when you want to rescue dumpster-diving bear cups, you hav...Read more »
A lot of runners and cyclists toy with the idea of trying a triathlon but are often daunted not only be the training regimen but also the expense in putting together all the gear that they need. After...Read more »
The climbing season in Pakistan had seen a definite shift this past week as teams on Gasherbrum I and II, as well as Broad Peak, have elected to head home without a single summit amongst them. They we...Read more »
The little blue marble we call home is a beautiful place. No where is that more apparent than in this amazing video which captures the Earth from board the International Space Station. Most certainly ...Read more »
Austrian BASE jumper Felix Baumgartner has successfully completed his second test-jump as he prepares for an attempt at the world record for the highest skydive. Yesterday Felix donned his specially d...Read more »
Now that the 2012 Tour de France is over are you going through cycling withdrawal? Do you want to relive some of the best moments from this year's race? Than this video is for you. It's a short 3 minu...Read more »
The vast majority of the stories I post on this blog are ones that I find inspiring and fascinating. They tend to be stories that make me want to get out and explore the world and experience as much o...Read more »
The hiking boot market is one of the most competitive and crowded in the entire outdoor industry. There are literally dozens of companies producing a wide variety of footwear designed to fit the speci...Read more »
The Arctic Row 2012 expedition has now been underway for just over a week and the team continues to make slow, but steady progress – that is when the weather allows. After setting off last Tuesday, th...Read more »
Just days before the 2012 London Olympic Games get under way, Nike has released this commercial. Yes, it may be an advertisement, but the message is a good one. There are great athletes everywhere and...Read more »
Not a whole lot has changed since our last update from Pakistan a few days ago. The teams are mostly in a holding pattern at the moment as they wait to see what the weather will give them. Some have c...Read more »
Author Chic Scott has written the definitive book on Canadian mountaineering. That book, entitled Pushing the Limits, examines 200 years of climbing history, introducing readers to the men and wo...Read more »
Explorer and adventurer Julian Monroe Fisher is a member of both the Royal Geographical Society and the Explorers Club. His expeditions have carried him across the globe and he has spent muc...Read more »
A few months back I wrote a piece about the Himalayan Stove Project, a fantastic non-proft organization that is dedicated to providing clean cookstoves to the people living in the Himalaya. At that ti...Read more »
As someone who is fortunate enough to travel on a regular basis I'm always looking for new ways to cut excess weight from my pack and go lighter. Over the years I've actually gotten quite good at pack...Read more »
The summer climbing season in Pakistan is starting to grind toward the finish line as the weather continues to take its toll on the teams across the region. It seems that all the reports are the same ...Read more »
Tablets are all the rage these days, although most of them haven't been able to come close to performing nearly as well as the iPad. That could change down the line as Microsoft introduces its Surface...Read more »
Dave Cornthwaite is an adventurer. He travels the planet, mostly under his own power, as part of his Expedition 1000 project. But it wasn't all that long ago that he led a very normal, mundane life li...Read more »
The 2012 Tour de France came to and end over the weekend, much to the dismay of cycling fans everywhere. We now begin the very long wait until next year's race, which should be quite the celebration c...Read more »
Last Friday I randomly selected the third and final winner in the cycling gear giveaway that I've been running over the past few weeks. Congratulations to Bethany Aquilina of Washington, D.C. for winn...Read more »
A company called Pedal Born Pictures is working on a new documentary about the NorCal High School Cycling League which consists of a group of young riders who compete with one another in a series of r...Read more »
Just a brief update today on the climbing expeditions currently under way in Pakistan. All week long we've heard from various sources that teams were moving up the slopes to get into position to take ...Read more »
Coming off the final big mountain stages and heading into the individual time trial tomorrow, today's Stage 18 of the Tour de France was not expected to provide much in the way of fireworks. It was an...Read more »
Arctic explorer Lonnie Dupree has an impressive resume. Not only has he crossed the Northwest Passage by dogsled in winter, he has also circumnavigated Greenland, visited the North Pole and attempted ...Read more »
The Revelation Mountains are a sub-range of the Alaska Range and for the most part they are largely unexplored. Rugged and remote, the region is known for its unpredictable weather which can bring abu...Read more »
It was a misty, foggy day in the Pyrenees, where the cyclists in the 2012 Tour de France were battling it out on the final mountain stage of this year's event. Heading into the day we knew that if any...Read more »
What's a ski bum suppose to do in the middle of a sweltering July and there isn't a snowflake in sight? Why, enjoy the latest trailer from Teton Gravity Research for their next ski movie The Dream Fac...Read more »
Have you ever read this blog one of the many other great outdoor websites and wondered how you could undertake some of those adventures yourself? If so, I have just the book for you. Its entitled How ...Read more »
We are pleased to announce that the full SDK for Android 4.1 is now available to developers and can be downloaded through your SDK Manager. You can now develop and publish applications against API le...Read more »