Archive for October, 2009
Yes indeed, it’s time for another installment of Wipeout Wednesday, your weekly dose of good intentions gone bad. This week, we show the difference between a mistake, a big mistake, and a mistake waiting to happen. Got some good wipeout footage? Send it on to letters@wendmag.com. Enjoy the madness!
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Sometimes we just need to see our world in a new perspective, and Alexandre Duret-Lutz has found an intriguing and beautiful way to do so. The images are created using a method called “stereographic projection.” Not totally sure what that means (although there are directions on how to do it… Read the rest
We already posted a whole gallery of pics of the Hopworks Bike Bar, but it’s such a cool (and local!) contraption that we had to share this video with you as well. A little interview with Hopworks Urban Brewery’s Chris Ettinger to learn more about the bike… because who doesn’t … Read the rest
When you’ve grown up in the Northwest with mountains practically at your back door, it’s hard to imagine living in a place where winter powder isn’t a reality. But there are plenty of people out there who don’t live near snow, and even worse, have never even seen the white… Read the rest
There’s a lot of talk about the airline industry trying to be more environmentally friendly. As you may already know, aviation currently accounts for 1.6% of global greenhouse emissions, but that number could grow larger if the industry goes unchecked. And so, the industry and many of its airlines are… Read the rest
If you haven’t seen Snakes on a Plane, the 2006 thriller starring Samuel L. Jackson, you are at least aware that it exists. But what you probably don’t think about as you walk past it in the movie aisle and make your dammed snarky comments, is that the possibility of… Read the rest
Don’t miss this one! Oregon Manifest is one of the coolest things Portland has going for it; it’s a celebration of bicycle culture and design with programs for all kinds of cyclists. This event, featuring Portland Mayor Sam Adams, Mikail-Colville Anderson, and MC Jeff Mapes, author of Pedaling Revolution,… Read the rest will
Now that you’ve ditched your dreams of a velvet-lined, chrome-plated coffin of bling for a more eco-friendly version, you’re going to have to make plans for how to get to your resting place. Welcome the Bicycle Hearse.
This fancy contraption belongs to Sunset Hills, a small cemetary in Eugene, Oregon… Read the rest
There’s an unfortunate trend shaping the adventure world as we know it. As advancements in rescue technology are made, human survival skills are degenerating, and many people are venturing out into the wild letting their fates be decided by gadgets that are meant to augment wilderness skills, not replace them.… Read the rest
Visa overstayers, primarily young men from the United Kingdom, are becoming a nuisance for Australia’s immigration officials.
“Visa overstayers are people who come on a valid visa who then become unlawful overstayers,” says Australia’s immigration minister Chris Evans. “They’re often young Englishmen who have gone to a party and are… Read the rest
Imagine this: You are sitting on a bench in New York City’s Central Park, eating a sandwich. You are about to take a bite when a wiry dude in short shorts sprints past, followed closely by three Maasai warriors dressed in colorful garb. You pause, the delicious egg salad hovering… Read the rest
Hailing from Eugene, Oregon, the five members of Volifonix have developed a deep relationship with the rugged Oregon coast. In January 2009, the band loaded up and moved to Newport where they set up a studio in a beach house and recorded their debut album, Oregonisms… Read the rest.
Since recording their
We tend to focus mostly on human powered adventures here at Wend, but this one was just too crazy to pass up: the Netherlands to Antarctica by tractor. WTF? No, we’re not making this up.
Dutch actress Manon Ossevoortis is the adventurer behind the Southpole Expedition, riding a tractor from… Read the rest
We spent weeks counting down. We blogged, we tweeted, we Facebooked — so much that some of our friends started to question our sanity — just to spread the word, hoping that we could do our part in encouraging to take part in the October 24th International Day of Climate… Read the rest
The travel industry is soon to see a drastic reduction in its footprint: the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced Friday that it will approve biofuels for use on commercial flights by 2010. “For the first time, air transport has the possibility of an alternative to traditional jet fuel,” said… Read the rest
