Archive for September, 2010
Jacinda (JC) Hunter is a climber who works her passion for the sport into the rest of her life–which includes a full time job and… Read the rest four kids. She just might be one person who defines the word ‘Passion’. Check out the above vid and you’ll understand.
Celebrity chef and notorious foul-mouthed guy Gordon Ramsay recently met his friend and fellow British celeb, soccer star David Beckham, in California for a camping trip. The duo took their kids and, in good ol’ American fashion, set up camp somewhere near a lake, according to the Telegraph‘s report.
Unfortunately,… Read the rest
Whether or not Ben King, 21, is the… Read the rest fastest American cyclist out there… We don’t know for sure. He is, at the very least, the winner of the 115-mile USA Cycling Professional Road Race Championship (Sept. 19-20), and the youngest rider to win in the event’s 25-year history.
King, who
It’s a lovely Monday morning… one of those in-between-summer-and-fall days–crisp and beautiful and full of energy from back-to-school busses and professionals buzzing from 16 oz. lattes. You may look around, on days like these, and take comfort in the so-called ‘normalcy’ of it all. Yeah. That’s when we like to… Read the rest
The way this is shot (helmet cam) makes you feel as if you’re riding yourself… passing trucks on the road by simply rolling, super freaking fast, down the Bombay Hills in New Zealand.… Read the rest
There’s a point in every road trip, bicycle traverse and on-foot trek during which the inevitable happens—somebody is going to have to pee. Less graphic, maybe somebody needs to get out of the car to stretch their legs while examining the aisles of a mini-market for a good trip snack.… Read the rest
It isn’t very often that we see bike culture intersect with fashion culture. Fashionistas riding bikes certainly don’t roll through the streets–let alone the runways–on any average day. But bikes became an integral part of one fashion line this week on designer Betsey Johnson’s runway.
Betsey Johnson showed off her… Read the rest
This week’s Friday Photo winner is Kevin Steele for submitting this ‘Sweet Surf’ shot of what he described as “Pure fun during a late afternoon session at Campus Point in Santa Barbara, California.”
Congrats, Kevin! You win a pair of OluKai shoes. ”Olu’ means “Comfort” and ‘Kai’ means “Ocean,” which… Read the rest
Elephants are dying and nearing extinction in places such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
… You can read that and then go on checking the endless rounds of Facebook updates or your e-mail… OR you can help.
Donate to the Elephant Ivory Project (it’s tax-deductible), and 100 percent … Read the rest
The Red Bull 5,000 Down Hill takes some of the best mountain bikers around, and starts them all off (131 men and women) in mass at the summit of Whistler. Whoever makes it to the base of the ski area wins.
[Via: allenink]… Read the rest
El Capitan in Yosemite National Park stands 3,000 feet high, enticing some climbers, scaring others off. Steve Wampler falls into the first category, excited by the challenge of reaching the summit of El Capitan with the power of his own limbs. The thing is, Wampler doesn’t have the same resources… Read the rest
Apparently, the bounce mat on most trampolines is made of canvas. Here are people who like to eat it (and dirt).
From Adrian: (Canvas burn.)
From Kevin: (This is only a bad idea.)
From Joe: (That’s what he gets for that stupid gesture in the beginning.)… Read the rest
Nikolai Vasiliev, 57, is a Russian sports teacher with a passion for cross-country skiing… a passion that drove him to invent skis that don’t require snow. Vasiliev says he thought up the idea for summer skis about 40 years ago, but until recently, didn’t have the time to develop them.… Read the rest
Today, Sarah Shourd, 32, one of three American hikers detained in a Tehran prison on charges of espionage, was freed. Shourd’s companions, Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal, remain indefinitely imprisoned. According to the Iran judiciary, their “pretrial detention” has been extended for two months.
According to Iran’s Press TV, Shourd… Read the rest
