Archive for January, 2009
Last year marked the Telluride Mountainfilm Festival’s 30th year. But the festival, dedicated to educating and inspiring audiences about environmental and social issues, wouldn’t get its message across if it only showed its inspiring films to festival attendees. Which is why there’s Mountainfilm On Tour. Launched in 2000, Mountainfilm On… Read the rest
There’s nothing better than taking a personal passion and using it to create change. That’s what Oliver Percovich is doing, with nothing more than a strong spirit and a few skateboards.
This spring the 34 year-old Australian is planning on opening Afghanistan’s first skateboarding school, Skateistan. The co-ed school “will… Read the rest
To start your week off right, we figured you should see this cute little video… and it will make you realize that in this economy, no job is safe. Not even that of a porcupine.… Read the rest
Anyone walking along the River Thames in London is in for a surprise: there’s a polar bear floating on an ice berg. Alright, it’s only a sculpture, but the animal is very real looking, and created to symbolize a very real problem.
15 artists spent two months constructing the sculpture… Read the rest
Check out what Japanese ingenuity can do for bike storage.
According to the video, up to 144 bikes can be stored underground using this thing!… Read the rest
Another great alternative transportation photo coming at you, this time from Cordillera Huayhuash in Central Peru. The photo comes to us from Deia Schlosberg. It’s no surprise if you recognize her name; she and Gregg Treinish were the first two people to walk the entire length of the Andes, and… Read the rest
These folks build a working generator out of an old mountain bike, some scrap wood, a car battery and lot of creativity. You could easily do this at home. Admittedly this thing is pretty ghetto, but it works! Fun video.
[Via: Ecorenovator]… Read the rest
We believe in walking the walk, but to do so you gotta be well equipped. First you need to be educated, and what better way to stay inspired and learn about activism than through a WEND subscription? Second, when you’re walking the walk, you need a nice pair of kicks… Read the rest
I myself haven’t traveled in Central America, but Wend’s publisher Ian — who has spent a fair amount of time galavanting around Nicaragua and other nearby countries — tells me that it is common custom to bribe border patrol with cigarettes and dirty magazines (and by “dirty” I don’t mean… Read the rest
Throwing a shaka…I got to say, damn, I’m stoked for the next four years. Mostly because the next four aren’t the last four no matter what.… Read the rest
Bergmönch from Thomas Kaiser on Vimeo.
A mountain bike that folds into a backpack is a pretty cool concept, but it looks like this “backpack bike” — which doesn’t appear to have pedals — is for downhilling only. It does look like a lot of fun though, and hell, if… Read the rest
While you were watching the inauguration today you may have missed a startling story that is of concern to cyclists everywhere. In our continuing coverage of strange encounters between beasts and bikes I am happy to bring you bovine vs. bicyclist.
A Casual Encounter
After noticing a cow on the… Read the rest
Caught this hilarious video over at the Adventure Blog. It’s a real struggle for this tandem kayak to make it down the steps… and the two paddlers don’t even get a good run in once they do make it into the water. Better luck next time.… Read the rest
Listen hard. Can you hear it? Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) in Pfinztal, Germany developed a “liquid wood” substance called Arboform that could replace plastic in both industrial and household uses. Although the coffin hasn’t been nailed shut on plastic just yet, the researchers may have… Read the rest
Using plastic bags is becoming more and more of an environmental crime. That’s especially true in India’s capital, Delhi, where the government has decided to ban the use, storage and sale of plastic bags. Anyone who doesn’t abide by the ban could face a 100,000 rupee (about $2062) fine as… Read the rest
