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• The End Of An Era: Shuttle Discovery Flies For The Last Time

  It was a historic day, and the end of an era, earlier when the Space Shuttle Discovery touched down for the final time. This is the last of the scheduled space... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2011 HISTORY, OUTDOORS, SCIENCE

• Xavier De Le Rue Takes Us On The Italian Job

  Here's a fantastic video that has been making the rounds on all the usual websites over the past few days. It shows professional snowboarder Xavier de le Rue... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2011 OUTDOORS

• 2011 Iditarod: Buser Still Leads, Mackey In Second Into Takotna

  

  The 2011 Iditarod continues today, with a host of mushers into Takotna, where many are taking their mandatory 24-hour layover that is designed to give the... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2011 OUTDOORS, SNOW

• Nat Geo Adventure Presents Ten Top Female Adventurers

  

  Yesterday was International Women's Day and to celebrate, National Geographic Adventure posted a fantastic list of Ten Top Women Adventurers with a number of... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2011 OUTDOORS

• The Appalachian Trail Done In Five Minutes

  

  I posted this cool video over at Gadling this past weekend, but wanted to share it here as well. It was put together by thru-hiker Kevin Gallagher, who spent si... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2011 OUTDOORS, TREK

• 2011 Iditarod: Buser Leads Into Nikolai

  

  As I mentioned last week, the 2011 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race got underway over the weekend, with 62 mushers and their teams setting out from Willow, Alaska o... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2011 OUTDOORS, SNOW

• North Pole 2011: Ben Saunders Preps For Speed Record Attempt

  

  It seems not all of the North Pole expeditions are over for 2011, despite the rather dire news yesterday. British adventurer Ben Saunders is still planning on... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2011 OUTDOORS, SNOW, TREK

• Mission Everest: Trekking To EBC

  Over the weekend I was sent a link to this video by Hank Leukart, the filmmaker behind this great shot film. The video, which is a little more than 54 minutes i... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2011 OUTDOORS

• Website For Soldiers To The Summit Film Launched

  Last fall I wrote about the Soldiers To The Summit expedition that took place in the Himalaya and saw 11 wounded vets making their way up Kala Patar (18,512... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2011 OUTDOORS

• Book Review: Pink Boots and a Machete

  

  If you're a regular reader of this blog, you've no doubt hear the name Dr. Mireya Mayor before. She is a host on Nat Geo Wild and was part of the team on... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2011 OUTDOORS

• 2011 North Pole Season Is Over Before It Starts

  

  The 2011 North Pole Season is over, at least from the Canadian side of the planet. Continued bad weather in Resolute Bay has grounded all outbound traffic,... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2011 OUTDOORS

• Catlin Arctic Survey 2011 Prepares To Get Underway

  

  In what has become an annual rite of spring, the 2011 Catlin Arctic Survey is preparing to get underway once again this year, but like the other teams waiting t... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2011 OUTDOORS, SNOW

• Epic Tomato Promises Epic Adventures Around The Globe

  

  A new adventure travel company launched this past week that promises to deliver unique travel opportunities to some of the most remote places on the planet,... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2011 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Crazy Downhill Urban Bike Race Caught On Helmet Cam

  

  One of my compatriots over at Gadling posted this video yesterday and I just hat to share it here too. It shows an insane downhill bike race held in Chile each... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2011 OUTDOORS, TREK

• The "Last Great Race" Begins This Weekend!

  

  The Last Great Race, also known as the Iditarod, gets underway this weekend, with the ceremonial start in Anchorage, Alaska taking place tomorrow and the... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2011 OUTDOORS, SNOW

• Alan Arnette Takes Us On A Visual Tour Of Everest

  In a few short weeks, hundreds of climbers will descend on Kathmandu where they'll begin their journey to the summit of Mt. Everest. Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2011 OUTDOORS, SNOW

• Jetpack Powered Cross Country Skis Trump Propellor

  Remember that skier I posted a video of last week who used a propellor while on his cross country skies? Well today's video makes that look down right old and... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2011 OUTDOORS, SNOW

• Wingsuits In Formation

  I know many of you really enjoy the wingsuit videos that I've shared in the past, and today I've got another beautiful one for you. Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2011 OUTDOORS

• Gear Box: Bear Grylls Survival Pack From Gerber

  

  Awhile back I posted a review of the Bear Grylls Folding Survival Knife from Gerber, giving it high marks for quality and and versatility. The company... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2011 OUTDOORS

• The 2011 North Pole Season Looms

  

  March is here (Seriously?!? Already?!?) and that means that the 2011 North Polar season is about to get underway as well. It looks to be a fairly quiet season i... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2011 OUTDOORS, SNOW