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The Reel Rock Film tour is underway and it’s passing through Portland (Oregon, that is) tonight. This year Sender Films and Big UP Productions bring you the hardest climbing projects, 30-foot icicle falls, big wall speed records, flaming high-lines and a 9-year-old who can boulder with the best of them.… Read the rest

With an homage to badasses from the past, the third annual Clydesdale Cyclocross Champions of the Universe will be knighted on October 29th in Bend, Ore. The minimum weight for men is 200 pounds and 160 for the ladies, but in a large caveat all gladiators will be weighed before… Read the rest

In 2010, Shannon Galpin became the first woman to mountain bike across Afghanistan’s perilous Panjshir Valley, a province that forbids Afghan women to ride bikes. The terrain, filled with land mines and steep, rock-lined ridges, was a challenge in itself. Add the dangers of being a woman, the violence of… Read the rest

Backcountry skiing calls a different kind of skier. One who wants to explore the unknown landscape beyond the resorts and crowds and find their own turns and runs. In Breaking Trail… Read the rest, Powderwhore Productions follows various riders searching for fresh tracks through the rugged Mountains in Utah, Idaho, Washington, Colorado

If you happen to be in the Portland, Ore. area on Saturday night, don’t miss out on the Absinthe Films premiere of their latest film, twel2ve, at the Hollywood Theatre. Also screened will be the newest film from the YES crew, Yes. It’s a Movie… Read the rest:
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The fall adventure movie season kicks off in Boulder next week with the Reel Rock Film Tour. A collaboration between Colorado’s Sender Films and Big Up Productions of New York, Reel Rock is an inspiring international event that brings together local outdoor enthusiasts to revel in the sport of climbing.… Read the rest

If you happen to be in Portland, Ore. on September 9, be sure to check out the special showing of The River Why… Read the rest at Hollywood Theatre. Proceeds from the special screening will benefit The River Network, a Portland-based national nonprofit that has been working to save and restore rivers across

This week’s Friday Photo winner is Adam Sullivan, who submitted the above shot of his regal-looking dog, Alexander Supertramp. Here’s what Adam had to say about his shot:
This is Alexander Supertramp enjoying the view from his first summer in Colorado on the descent of his first 14er. Looking out … Read the rest

Sometimes things just slip right over your head without you even realizing they’re there. Like bats. Or like International Bat Night, which is–little did we know–this Saturday, August 27th.
Until now, we’ve been blind to the fact that the United Nations officially declared 2011-2012 the Year of the Bat in… Read the rest

Austrian climber Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, 40, became the first woman to summit the world’s 14 highest peaks without the use of any extra oxygen after reaching the summit of K2 on August 23rd.
From National Geographic:
“Kaltenbrunner, supported by grants from the National Geographic Society, was one of four climbers to … Read the rest

Dad, Kevin, takes 9-year-old son, Hunter, on a fishing trip by kayak off the coast of Gavelston, Texas. Dad accidentally hooks seven-foot-long black tip shark and spends about an hour attempting to keep the shark hooked and positioned just right so that son Hunter can get a video of the… Read the rest

We’re pretty sure you’ve–at the very least–seen the trailer of 23 Feet. If not, click play above and watch!
The filmmakers’ run-down of it goes like this:
Three women set out across the west in their 23 foot, 1970 Airstream to search for the stories of people who have turned … Read the rest

Pickles and raw meat and donuts, oh my… Read the rest! As seen in this video, this sort of sums of the strange tradition that has taken root in the Tour of Utah, during which spectators connect with competitors through all sorts of odd food hand-ups.
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This year, the American Alpine Club is bringing its annual Craggin’ Classic climbing festival to the Northwest to celebrate the land purchase that has kept a key climbing area from becoming a privately-owned development. In 2009, AAC, Access Fund, the Washington Climber’s Coalition and locals raised the funds necessary to… Read the rest

An open water channel crossing of the Hawaii Islands will always make for good cinema. And Destination 3 Degrees… Read the rest, a film by Chris Aguilar and Soul Surf Media Productions, does not disappoint. Though hardly a triumph of movie-making, the film pulls together the key components of a complex recipe