Europe

Last Friday, a group of three young campers and two experienced guides hosted by the British Schools Exploring Society (BSES) were attacked in their tent by a polar bear in Svalbard, Norway. The 14-foot bear killed 17-year-old Horatio Chapple and–according to recent reports–left some of its teeth in the scalp… Read the rest

The mayor of the capitol of Lithuania, Vilnius, has apparently had enough with cars being parked in illegal zones such as bike lanes. Mayor Arturos Zuorokas is so sick of illegally parked cars, in fact, that he demonstrates a new policy in this video. Cars parked in non-parking spots will… Read the rest

We came across this fantastic British countryside touring video from 1995 thanks to Treehugger, and we’re thrilled that we did. The film–just 15 minutes long–does the job of explaining how cyclists in the London area can easily get out of the city for a “countryside tour” by simply taking a… Read the rest

The first scene of this beautiful short film looks like it was plucked from Where the Wild Things Are… Read the rest–after the wild things were replaced with these bad-ass women and before they started “carving down the mountain” with ease and style.
This is visually stunning video that should be watched

A little over a month ago, we showed you a video of 16-year-old climber Enzo Oddo as he took on the Bishop, CA. highball, Ambrosia. The above video, shot in mid May, shows Oddo making the second-ever ascent of Aubade Direct (5.15a) in the south of France. In it, you… Read the rest

From Cyclingsilk.com:
If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video is worth more than two thousand miles. We’re super stoked to share this 4-minute movie, a sneak preview of our adventures so far exploring conservation across borders along the Silk Road – by bike. This trailer features Turkey, … Read the rest

On April 1st, Sarah Outen, the only woman to have ever rowed the Indian Ocean solo, will embark on another unaccompanied journey, one that’s being called the most difficult and dangerous adventure that’s ever been taken on by a female. The journey will take her from London to London–20,000 miles–across… Read the rest

This is the latest video from Chris Akrigg, who, in addition to being a world-class Mongoose Mountain Team rider and six-time National Bike Trial Champion, is known worldwide for the videos he shoots of his own mountain biking and fixie rides, stunts and tricks.
‘A Hill in Spain’ shows off… Read the rest

Veteran pilot George La Perle arrived for his schedule transatlantic Delta flight at Heathrow Airport drunk and confused. According to reports, La Perle was stopped by security because he reeked of alcohol. When asked where his scheduled 240-passenger-full flight was headed, he answered New York; the actual destination was Detroit.… Read the rest

Digital trailers have become a popular form of marketing in book publishing. The above trailer is for the book Over the Top and Back Again… Read the rest, which chronicles adventurer Brandon Wilson’s 111-day, 1200-mile journey across the Via Alpina–a series of paths running the length of the Alps through eight countries.

This Sunday, December 19th marks World Snowboard Day–and with 139 events organized in 34 countries last year–it will be exciting to see what the day holds in store this year.
World Snowboard Day invites anyone with a passion or interest in snowboarding to check out what events are taking place… Read the rest

Chamber Music, produced by Six Degree Records, is very little like the 18th century compositions that seem to have defined the term ‘chamber music’ once and for all. And this Chamber Music … Read the restcertainly won’t put you to sleep. The album is the beautiful brainchild of two very different string musicians:

The first four jaw-dropping seconds open up to clips of Trond Teigen flying his body so deftly close and fast to some of the world’s most famous peaks that you’re left to wonder: can anyone fly a wingsuit? Does REI or Backcountry.com carry them yet? In the timely words of… Read the rest

We’ve brought you vids of unlikely friendships before, like a Costa Rican man and his best friend the crocodile, for example. But this uncommon friendship between a land-born animal and one with fins is too freaking cute (pardon our sappy language), to miss out on seeing. As the video shows,… Read the rest

It looks like art. Or high-end architecture, at that. But rest assured, this is a climbing wall with enough space to provide routes for beginning and extremely experience climbers alike. Located in the Netherlands, the Excalibur wall is a part of Klimcentrum Bjoeks, a climbing gym for climbers of all… Read the rest