The snow has finally arrived so here are some freshie fails.
From Jakob: (Maintenance fail.)
From Sean: (Is pole dancing next the next extreme winter sport?)
From Ziggy: (You should him see crash on the mountain, it’s even more epic.)… Read the rest

Injuries are a fact of life for outdoor athletes. Breaks, bruises, sprains – you name it, come Monday morning there’s a fair chance that someone in our Active Junky office will come in ruffed up. When it happens to you, there is nothing to do but grin and bear it… Read the rest

Some people burn money on fancy shoes or the latest gagdget for their endeavor of choice, but 66 year old Yong Chun Kim burned one and five dollar bills (and leaves, toothbrush and socks too) to stay warm while lost on Mt. Ranier. Kim became separated from the snowshoeing group… Read the rest

 
When you’re skiing you want you eyes focused solely on the prize – shredding the nastiest lines, stomping moguls and feeling like you’re flying. However, when your vision is clouded by fog or muddled by flat light your chances of killing it on the mountain fall to zero. Plus,… Read the rest

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Bicycling while clutching a guitar or banjo can be an awkward experience. Your balance gets thrown off by the weight of the instrument while its awkward shape impedes navigation. So what’s a pedal-prone musician to do? One option that works well is to get a soft case that can be… Read the rest

“Apocalypse Later, Surf Now” is a dark, gritty short featuring a group of surfers that choose to ride waves as the world around them erupts in a futuristic battle. There is no dialogue, but massive and strange-looking machines (alien vehicles???) loom in the distance while cool jets blow each other… Read the rest

 
Leading fitness experts agree. The key to good health is a proper diet and plenty of exercise. Climbing guide Steve Richert knows this to be true better than most. A type-1 diabetic, he aims to demonstrate the power of an active lifestyle in not only managing his disease but… Read the rest

You have the best tent, the warmest sleeping bag and a pair of righteous hiking boots. Your skis are fat; your jacket is Gortex. You are the person with all the right equipment and other gear heads look up to you. Yet at the same time, one seemingly small, fatal… Read the rest

[Photo Via: Alaskan Dude]

When someone starts a Tumblr-blog dedicated to free porn, it’s bound to attract followers—even if the subject of said porn is cabins. Just. Plain. Cabins. (And awesome photos thereof.) Featuring over 20 pages of cool shots of shanties, lean-to’s, forts, tiny houses, barns and bone-fide cabins in iconic locations, the… Read the rest

Parkour is just too easy to pick on.
From Jimmy: I suppose this is hardcore.
From Cliff: Well in all fairness he did stick the landing.
From Kurt: Well she almost got her hand in front of her ….… Read the rest

A new yoga video posted on YouTube inspires tens of thousands to pursue the practice. But it seems that many others find it sexually provocative, disrespectful of the female form and an affront to the principles of mindful movement. Personally I was more than a little shocked to discover that… Read the rest

Here’s a wild video to help kill two minutes of your workday. I won’t even pretend to say I understand what’s going on here other than the obvious—that this is pure, unbridled awesomeness. But if one of the commentators to the video can be believed, these folks are brothers performing… Read the rest

When it comes to making adventure media not everyone should. Product manufacturers in particular tend to have a hard time separating the creative from the commercial. But this week Tennessee-based Jackson Kayak launched a new monthly video series that could become the model for sharing a company’s passion of outdoor… Read the rest

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When Rory O’Connor slid his kayak into the Gulf of Mexico for some fishing, the last thing he imagined he’d pull out of the water was an injured dog. But that’s exactly what happened to the unsuspecting fisherman, whose actions would soon reveal a story with a more bitter-sweet ending… Read the rest

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