Most people trek to Everest Base Camp with the regular list of goods: warm clothes, freeze dried food, a compass, etc. But then there’s Chocolate Sherpa, a group of adventurers, who between April 10 and May 10 will be making their way to Everest Base Camp with… Read the rest

“Few people understand the psychology of dealing with a highway traffic cop. Your normal speeder will panic and immediately pull over to the side. This is wrong. It arouses contempt in the cop-heart. Make the bastard chase you. He will follow.” -Raul Duke This video is kind of grainy but… Read the rest

Here at Wend we seem to come across a lot of activities involving hawks. I’m not entirely sure why this is. Maybe it’s because Hawk is the nickname of the lady we pay to ride around the country flying a gigantic Wend banner behind her Harley.… Read the rest

Get out! Travel! See the world! Get your chicken nuggets in another time zone! Sigh. This is just sad, sad, sad.

Last week I wrote about the epic wilderness bill that passed Congress, and today, rejoice!! It’s now the law.
You Rock Obama.

So, Sassy is getting a little bored sitting around the office these days, and in our attempt to help Sassy assimilate to living in the ‘civilized world’ we’ve been teaching him a new skill set that hopefully, will allow the mythical creature to build a bit of a social life.… Read the rest

Rumor has it that publishing powerhouse Conde Nast is going to kill Vanity Fair’s annual Green issue. Although Vanity Fair is not exactly the first medium environmentalists turn to for information, it is a high-profile magazine with over a million paid subscribers, so any space they… Read the rest

Yeah, I surf. Yeah, I’d never surf any of these. Scary, Scary, Scary.

On Saturday people around the world switched off their lights for an hour to highlight the severe threat of climate change. Gauging by the amount of countries and monuments that took part, as well as the publicity generated by all the efforts, Earth Hour 2009… Read the rest

Times are rough, and the big guys are hurting and to shore up the bottom line, a number of large outdoor companies have made significant budget cuts, and one of the line items are athlete sponsorship deals. Take Romain Mesnil for example. Romain’s contract with Nike expired last year, and… Read the rest

If you had the power to leave a trail of colored chalk behind you on your bike commute, would you use it? Contrail, a new product developed by Studio Gelardi in Brooklyn, is a device that can be rigged to your bike’s seat tube that applies… Read the rest

Sublimity is not for the weak of heart. But there are some who seek it out nonetheless. This week we offer you video footage of the Han Dan festival from Taiwan, where bare-chested volunteers submit themselves as targets while onlookers hurl hundreds of firecrackers at them. Watch as the volunteers… Read the rest

A college friend of mine recently tried to bike across the country, from Los Angeles to Washington D.C. in time for Obama’s inauguration. Maybe you heard it on the radio or saw it here, here or here. Just between you and… Read the rest

This week the sport of BASE jumping lost one of its greats. Shane McConkey was killed on Thursday in the Italian Dolomites in a ski-BASE jumping accident. One of the pioneers of ski-BASE jumping, McConkey combined his freeskiing skills with one of the most extreme sports out their to become… Read the rest

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Hey all, checkout Wipeout Wednesday and vote for the best wipeout in the comment section! And send us links to the best wipeout videos you’re watching on the internet. Best… Read the rest