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• Video: Mountain Biker Sets New Downhill Speed Record

  

  Mountain biker Max Stöckl has just set a new speed record for the fastest speed downhill, breaking his own mark set back in 2011. At that time, he managed to hi... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2017 OUTDOORS

• Video: (To)Day Dream - REI Reminds Us to Spend Some Time Outdoors

  This video seems highly appropriate as we head into the weekend. It is a a short, but sweet, reminder to get outside and enjoy nature. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2017 OUTDOORS

• Video: Riding the King Kong Mountain Biking Trail in Utah

  

  Don't have time or the weather isn't right for a mountain bike ride today? Than why not join pro rider Andreu Lacondeguy as he takes on the King Kong trail in... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2017 OUTDOORS

• Backpacker Gives Us the Best Comfort Thru-Hiking Gear

  

  A few days back I shared a post from Backpacker magazine that offered readers their picks for the best budget gear for making a long-distance thru-hike. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2017 OUTDOORS

• Everest 2017: Alex Txikon Launches Summit Bid Tomorrow

  

  It has been a very busy month and a half in the Himalaya for Spanish climber Alex Txikon. He has worked extremely hard since his arrival in Everest Base Camp... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2017 OUTDOORS

• Video: Staying Powered Up on North America's 50 Classic Climbs

  

  This video is a bit of a commercial for Goal Zero products, but it is also a case study of what works in the field too. Over the past seven years, Mark and... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2017 OUTDOORS

• Gear Closet: SOL Escape Pro Bivvy

  

  As someone who spends a lot of time in the outdoors, and often finds himself traveling to remote places, I'm always on the lookout for innovative new products... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2017 OUTDOORS

• Video: Snowmobile Paragliding in Sweden

  

  So here are two words that I never thought I'd see used together: snowmobile paragliding. That is the new extreme activity that a team of daredevils called the... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2017 OUTDOORS

• Everest 2017: Cancer Patient Hopes to Climb Highest Mountain on the Planet

  

  And now for your daily dose of inspiration. This story comes our way courtesy of the BBC, which posted an article yesterday about Ian Toothill, a 47 year old... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2017 OUTDOORS

• Antarctica 2016: Mike Horn Completes Longest Kite Ski Expedition Ever

  

  As reported a few days back, Mike Horn has completed his traverse of the Antarctic continent by kite ski, and is now waiting for pick-up by his ship the Pangaea. Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2017 OUTDOORS

• Video: Into Patagonia with Endurance Runner Dakota Jones

  

  As most of you know, Patagonia is one massive, sweeping, and spectacular wilderness. It covers more than a million square kilometers of space, and yet is home t... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2017 OUTDOORS

• Video: Watch Wild Bison Being Reintroduced to Banff National Park

  

  In an effort to improve the ecosystem of Banff National Park, the Canadian government has decided to reintroduce wild buffalo to that place. Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2017 OUTDOORS

• Crack in Antarctic Ice Shelf Grew 17 Miles in Length Since December

  

  I've posted some sobering reports on the impact of climate change on the Antarctic in recent months, but this one may be the most stunning of all. Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2017 OUTDOORS

• Will the Everest 2017 Season Be One for the Record Books?

  

  The start of the 2017 spring climbing season on Everest is still a couple of months off, but already there are climbers, guides, and Everest junkies all over th... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2017 OUTDOORS

• British Adventurer to Walk the Length of Japan for Charity

  

  At the end of February, British adventurer and photographer Richard Dunwoody will embark on a major undertaking as he sets out to walk the entire length of Japa... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2017 OUTDOORS

• Nat Geo Takes Us Deep into "Dark Star" – Potentially the Deepest Cave System in...

  

  Exploring deep caves is an activity that brings its own set of challenges not unlike scaling a high mountain. Sure, you don't have to worry about acclimatizing... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2017 OUTDOORS

• Video: Valleys in the Sky

  Take a journey into the High Himalaya of India with this video, which not only shows us the incredibly beautiful landscapes that can be found there, but the... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2017 OUTDOORS

• Video: Mountain Hardwear - Limits Unknown

  This short clip is a teaser for a new ad campaign coming our way from Mountain Hardwear this spring. It features some wonderful shots of MH athletes doing... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2017 OUTDOORS

• Have Scientists Discovered Evidence of a Lost Continent?

  

  We received further proof this week that we don't really know as much about our own planet as we like to think we do. That somber reminder came when scientists... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2017 OUTDOORS

• Antarctica 2016: Mike Horn Waits for Pick-Up

  

  It seems that the 2016 Antarctic season is the one that never ends. On more than one occasion when I've posted updates recently I've said that the end is in... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2017 OUTDOORS