The Olympic kick-off is just around the corner and with the winter games comes a lot of fast, aerial action that spells guts or glory. Among the craziest of the wild events is the ski jump. These guys (unfortunately not women as well) drop into near vertical approach… Read the rest

There are so many marketing messages directed at consumers these days it’s easy to forget that some of them are actually pretty good. The above ad for Epuron energy, which was created by the Nordpol+Hamburg agency, won the coveted “Golden Lion” at the international advertising awards in Cannes. Follow… Read the rest

Wherever you travel on this grand planet of ours one thing remains the same: there are those who have authority and those who don’t. And unfortunately, as a traveler, you typically fall into the category of those who don’t. The spirit of state-sponsored authority can be read in the… Read the rest

A team of British geologists has found four uncharted glaciers in the “cursed” Prokletije mountains of Albania. Dr. Philip Hughes from the University’s School of Environment and Development, who led the expedition, told PhysOrg:

“We were amazed that – as far as we know – no-one, apart from local shepherds, were

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This week’s Friday Photo winner is Stacey Murray for this amazing shot of a kayaker negotiating ice burgs in the Weddell Sea on the Peninsula of Antarctica. Stacey submitted her photo from Palmer Station, Antarctica. We’re glad to see we have some fans at the end of the… Read the rest

Heavy rainfall in Peru has triggered landslides that have blockaded the railway to Machu Picchu, leaving over 1,500 tourists stranded in the ancient Inca village. According to Peruvian officials, the railroad will likely not be restored until mid-next week. At this time, over 1,000 tourists have been evacuated by… Read the rest

History goes as follows: In 1924, George Mallory and Andrew Irvine set off to summit Mount Everest, but never returned (Mallory’s body was discovered in 1999, Irvine’s remains missing). In 1954, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay become the first men to officially and successfully summit the… Read the rest

If you didn’t huff it out to the craggy peaks of Telluride, Colorado to catch this year’s Mountainfilm festival don’t worry – organizers are once again taking the show on a world tour that may be coming to a town near you soon. If you happen to be one… Read the rest

Guest WW coodrinator Dave here, from over on iWend. I’ve pulled together some of my favorite vids of kayakers eating it. Remember its just water – and rocks, definitely rocks too. This batch goes out to Devin and his crew of office mates. We understand they take a break… Read the rest

Paddler/filmmaker Justine Curgenven’s new film This is Canoeing is being billed as a 2-disc celebration of canoeing, following some of the best single-blade paddlers in their pursuit of remote wilderness journeys or challenging whitewater. If you are only familiar with canoes from summer camp then this video will make… Read the rest

Think again. The above portraits are not charcoal or pencil drawings, in fact they’re not even drawings. They’re carvings. Philadelphia artist Alex Queral revives old phonebooks by carving faces of celebrities and historical figures into them through a tedious process that typically takes several weeks to complete. Why phonebooks?… Read the rest

Tomorrow, I cast off from Bermuda for the Azores on the second leg of the 5gyres expedition to the north Atlantic to study marine/plastic debris. We will head southeast to Lat. 28N Long. 50W to what we believe is the epicenter of the North Atlantic Gyre, where the… Read the rest

If you didn’t follow the Riding the Spine guys as they journeyed from the top of Alaska to the tip of South America on bike, then you really missed out. Jacob, Goat and Sean arrived in Ushuaia on January 10, after 3.5 years pedaling, paddling and trekking through 14… Read the rest

The BBC may have a hit on their hands with their new natural history documentary “Chimpcam” set to premiere this week. The entire film was shot by the chimps, making their brethren from the Congo – who are just noticing cameras — look pretty silly. [Via: Huffington… Read the rest

American climbers Renan Ozturk and Cory Richards recently completed the first ascent of the 6000m Tawoche Himal in Nepal. First ascents are always legit, but the coolest part of the team’s climb was the real-time dispatches they’ve posted over the course of their expedition. Beginning with long waits in airports,… Read the rest