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• Running The Silk Road Update: Finish Line Reached!

  

  After 150 days of running, and 10,000km (6214 miles), Kevin Lin and Bai Bin have reached the finish line of their epic run along the historical Silk Road. The... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2011 OUTDOORS

• Pole To Pole Run Update: Halfway There!

  

  A little more than a year ago, I wrote about Australian ultrarunner Pat Farmer, who was planning the massive undertaking of actually running from the North... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2011 OUTDOORS

• PowderWhore Productions Presents Breaking Trail

  It seems the number ski and snowboarding films being released is starting to hit critical mass. Could it be that as the end of summer approaches (It's officiall... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2011 OUTDOORS

• Himalaya Fall 2011: Early Summit Bids Soon

  

  For the most part, the weather across the Himalaya has remained good so far this season and as a result, teams have been making good progress. Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2011 OUTDOORS

• Stop Motion Video Captures Coast-To-Coast Hitchhiking Adventure

  On his website, Benjamin Jenks calls himself a "backpacking filmmaker with a slight hitchhiking addiction." Recently he put those two passions together and... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2011 OUTDOORS

• Alan Arnette Summits Kilimanjaro

  

  Climber Alan Arnette knocked off another one of the Seven Summits today, reaching the "Roof of Africa" on Kilimanjaro. This is his fifth successful summit as... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2011 OUTDOORS

• Man Floats Over Alps Using Helium Balloons

  

  Remember Jonathan Trappe? He's the guy who flew across the English Channel last year in a lawn chair that was lifted by helium balloons. Well, according to... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2011 OUTDOORS

• Earthquake Shakes The Himalaya

  

  A strong 6.9-magnatude earthquake hit the Himalaya last night, causing damage, injuries, and even deaths across India, Nepal, and Tibet. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2011 OUTDOORS

• Video: Experience Zero Gravity

  Experience Zero Gravity is a beautiful new video from Infinity List that features a number of BASE jumpers throwing themselves off high mountain cliffs, then... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2011 OUTDOORS

• Everest Fall 2011: Acclimatizing In The Himalaya

  

  As I mentioned earlier in the week, a number of autumn expeditions are underway in the Himalaya, where small teams have collected on a few mountains, where... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2011 OUTDOORS

• Solitaire: A Beautiful Backcountry Skiing Video

  My friends over at the Joy Trip Project posted this video yesterday, but it is too beautiful not to pass along and share here as well. Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2011 OUTDOORS

• Expedition 1000: Video Highlights From The Mississippi

  Last week I posted a final update on Dave Cornthwaite's 2400-mile expedition to stand-up paddle the entire length of the Mississippi River, just as the... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2011 OUTDOORS

• Team Plans To Follow Shackleton's Route Across Antarctica

  

  A team of adventurers is planning an epic expedition to the Antarctic in 2014 as they celebrate the 100th anniversary of Ernest Shackleton's attempt to cross th... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2011 OUTDOORS

• Registration Open For 2012 Trans-Rockies Run

  

  The 2011 edition of the Gore-Tex TransRockies Run is still fading from memory, but registration is already open for the 2012 edition, which is scheduled to... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2011 OUTDOORS

• Third Edition of FEAT Takes Place October 6

  

  The next edition of FEAT, the fantastic mash-up of an adventure film festival and TED Talks, featuring some of the top adventurers from South Africa is set to... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2011 OUTDOORS

• Video: Traveling Through The Alps

  Speaking of traveling by motorcycle, the video below appeared on Gadling a few days back and it is simply too beautiful not to share. Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2011 OUTDOORS

• Motorcycling Solo Around Africa: Jolandie Gets A New Mode Of Transportation and...

  

  A few weeks back I posted a story about Jolandie Rust, the adventurous South African woman who had set out to cycle around the Africa. Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2011 OUTDOORS

• Paddlers Make Third Descent Of Yellow Creek

  Four paddlers (Ben Stookesberry, Chris Korbulic, Taylor Robertson, and Josh Bechtel) recently made the third ever descent of a whitewater run called Yellow... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2011 OUTDOORS

• September/October Issue of JPFreek Now Available

  

  JPFreek Magazine, the Jeep and outdoor adventure publication that I contribute to, is now available on JPFreek.com and in the JPFreek App for iPhone and iPad.... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2011 OUTDOORS

• Alan Arnette's Kilimanjaro Climb Begins

  

  Last week I posted a video of Alan Arnette sharing his gear for Kilimanjaro with the rest of us. At the time, Alan was busy preparing to leave for Africa,... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2011 OUTDOORS