Skier Matthias Giraud skies off Mississippi Head on Mt. Hood

Zach, Ian and myself all have birthdays within a few weeks of each other. To celebrate, some of us went up to his family’s cabin in Zig Zag which is at the base of Mount Hood. From there it’s just a hop skip and a jump to… Read the rest

From BikePortland this morning-
On the heels of record profits by the big five oil companies, U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Portland) will once again try to enact a tax benefit for bike commuters and close the “Hummer tax loophole.” Earl is introducing a new version… Read the rest

The day Portland paddle maker Lee Bonfiglio closed up shop, folks lucky enough to own a Fluid paddle sighed, knowing that one of the best whitewater paddles ever made had become irreplaceable. After three years of abuse, I still haven’t managed to break mine, though it… Read the rest

On Sunday the BBC published a rather scary article regarding new research in West Antarctica where three important glaciers are putting more and more ice into the sea, causing great concern amongst environmental scientists. One of the glaciers in question, the Pine Island Glacier, is 30 kilometers… Read the rest

I watched Schralptown and return to Schralptown this week and really got the bug to hike for some turns soon. This is the trailer.

A few weeks ago, Ian posted the ImprovEverywhere’s New York stunt which was in internet hit. Here is the latest London Freeze, which took place at Trafalgar Square.

At Stiv’s request here is an olden but golden photo of Chet Childress putting some final use to a soon to be destroyed, transitional swimming hole, in the form of a backside smithgrind. Taken from Nichols and Charnoski’s “Northwest” documentary, that has some footage of the last days of… Read the rest

A study and accompanying map published in today’s Science illustrate, literally, the impact of human behavior on the world’s oceans. Lead scientist Ben Halpern and his colleagues composed 17 models of the earth, each representing the damage caused… Read the rest

A talented skateboarder, snowboarder and aspiring filmmaker happened upon a group of homeless can collectors in his North Vancouver neighborhood and decided to make a documentary about them. There is nothing unusual about someone making a film about people living on the fringe of society but then you… Read the rest

Nicholas Notara has designed a pretty cool looking travel board.
Via-Yanko Design

Just wanted to let you all hear a song from a great singer from Mexico, Julieta Venegas

Most of us have a soft spot for drawing in the sand when we go to the beach, but Jim Denevan takes it to a new level. His beach drawings are all done freehand and sometimes require him walking up to 30 miles in one day. Once… Read the rest

Wend and Marmot are giving away some Marmot gear. Send us a pic of you in your Marmot gear out in the world wending. Go here to see the rules.