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• Kiteboarding Hurricane Irene

  My friends over at Wend posted this video yesterday, but it's definitely worth sharing here as well. It stars a couple of crazy people who decided it would be... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2011 OUTDOORS, SPORTS, WEATHER

• Running The Silk Road Update: Under 1000km To Go

  

  Last week I posted a story about a team of athletes who are running the length of the Silk Road in an effort to raise funds and awareness of the need for clean... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2011 OUTDOORS

• A Kayak Video Shot And Edited Using Only Solar Power

  The latest episode of the wonderful paddling webseries Currents, from Five2Nine Productions, sends a group of kayakers to California, where they find plenty of... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2011 OUTDOORS

• New Adventure Race Coming To New Zealand In 2012

  

  A new expedition length adventure race is scheduled to take place next year in Queenstown, New Zealand, one of the top adventure destinations on the planet. Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2011 OUTDOORS

• Jornet, Hawker Win North Face Ultra Trail Du Mont Blanc

  

  As I mentioned last Friday, this weekend was the annual North Face Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc, one of the toughest ultra-marathons in the world. Late Friday, 230... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2011 OUTDOORS

• Solo Sailing Update: Laura Dekker Arrives In Australia

  

  Last week, 15-year old Laura Dekker achieved two major milestones in her attempt to sail solo around the world. First, it has now been a full year since she... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2011 OUTDOORS

• USA Pro Cycling Challenge: Levi Wins!

  

  Levi Leipheimer of Team RadioShack won the inaugural USA Pro Cycling Challenge yesterday, eking out an 11 second win over Christian VandeVelde of... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2011 OUTDOORS

• Conquering A New Solo Route On The Matterhorn

  

  Yesterday I posted a story about three climbers putting up a new route on Mount Blanc at the beginning of the month. In that story, I mentioned that one of the... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2011 OUTDOORS

• The North Face Ultra-Trail Du Mount Blanc Begins Today

  

  One of the toughest ultra-trail runs in the world gets underway today in Chamonix, France, where some of the best long distance runners will set out on the Nort... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2011 OUTDOORS

• Friday Inspiration: Ueli Steck Climbing The Eiger.

  Looking for a little inspiration for your weekend adventures? Then look no further than the video below which shows Ueli Steck climbing the Eiger when he set a... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2011 OUTDOORS

• USA Pro Cycling Challenge: Americans Dominating On Home Turf

  

  We're now more than halfway through the inaugural USA Pro Cycling Challenge and it clear that the American riders want to make sure they defend their home turf. Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2011 OUTDOORS

• Row To The Pole Team Reaches Destination

  

  A few weeks back I posted a story about the Row To The Pole Team, which was made up of six crew members who were attempting to become the first people to row... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2011 OUTDOORS

• New Route Opened On Mount Blanc

  

  Three North Face sponsored climbers opened a new route on one of Europe's most iconic mountains earlier this month. The team, which, consists of Italian Hervé... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2011 OUTDOORS

• Karakoram 2011: International Team Safely Off K2

  

  The squad of international climbers who successfully climbed K2 earlier this week are now safely down the mountain and making their way to Base Camp. Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2011 OUTDOORS

• Ruggedized PC's For Your Next Expedition

  

  Lets face it. In recent years our mandatory gear list for any expedition has expanded to include a number of tech toys. We now carry smartphones, MP3 players,... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2011 OUTDOORS

• Running Across Death Valley

  

  On Friday of this week, Ray Zahab, the man who hasn't met a desert he won't try to run across, and Will Laughlin, will set out to traverse Death Valley on foot. Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2011 OUTDOORS

• US Pro Cycling Challenge: Levi Leads After Stage 1

  

  As I mentioned a few days back, the US Pro Cycling Challenge is underway in Colorado, and already off to a great start. The event got underway on Monday with a... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2011 OUTDOORS

• Karakoram 2011: K2 Team Descending To Camp 1

  

  With their successful summit of K2 now behind them, the team of Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, Maxut Zumayev, Vassiliy Pivtsov and Darek Zaluski have been working... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2011 OUTDOORS

• Running The Silk Road

  

  While we're on the subject of amazing long distance runs today, reader Yihui from Singapore dropped me a note this morning to let me know about a fantastic... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2011 OUTDOORS

• Alastair Humphreys and Howies Want To Hear About Your Micro-Adventure

  

  Lets face it, the global economy remains in the tank and we've all been more conservative with how we spend our money. That includes British adventurer... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2011 OUTDOORS