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This is a clever little video from theAMIGOunit, who explain themselves best on their website:
We are a band of brothers transforming eyes, mouths, and hands to collaborate, exaggerate, and flow. AU, AU, AU!… Read the rest
The above video is for skaters, dog-lovers and creative souls alike, so… enjoy!
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For most people, December is a month to feast, celebrate, socialize and, generally, take time off from the normal daily grind. For Greg Hill, December was anything but restful; he covered 238,000 feet on skis in the final push of his goal to complete two million self-propelled vertical feet in… Read the rest
‘Statement Shoes’ are shoes that I painfully select prior to every trade show I’ve ever had the wonderful opportunity to attend. Being in sales and marketing, it seems the most arresting and interesting shoes pave the way for conversation with even the most fashion-phobic, granola eating, bouldering lover of all… Read the rest
This week’s shot, “City Sleeping Bags,” got some hilarious captions (go here to read them), but there can only be one winner! And that winner is Elizabeth, who captioned the above shot:
Woman: Wow, is that a French pedi?
Man: It looks to be Brazilian from my angle.
All: Giggle!… Read the rest
Hot purple sleeping bags with a between-the-legs zip option and padded feet. Four funny people. A hot midsummer’s night in the city.
What do you get when you combine these elements? The above shot… ready for your silly/serious/snarky comments.
Submit a clever comment in the comments section below and hope… Read the rest
KEEN loyalists and fanatics, it’s time to put your Newport’s on; KEEN has just opened its first retail store in Northwest Portland. The store, named the KEEN Garage, will feature a broad range of product for purchase, including men’s, women’s, and children’s shoes, socks, and bags. But it will also… Read the rest
There are some amazing National Parks in very remote places, and getting to them isn’t necessarily easy. The Los Angeles Times… Read the rest has put together a great photo gallery of America’s top 20 least visited (and crowded) parks — and it’s probably not all too shocking that 4 of the top
Tellman Knudson, the first man to embark upon a trans-continental jog sans shoes, has recently reached the 300-mile mark. He began the 3,200 mile journey in New York and plans to finish in Los Angeles by mid-winter. Unlike Forest Gump, however, when asked “What are you running for?” Tellman’s response… Read the rest
This is not your average sports competition. And it will certainly bring above average athletes from around the country to compete. The beginning of summer 2010 marks the commencement of the Search for the Ultimate Athlete in what will be known as “The Ultimate Sports Competition.” And where better than… Read the rest
Wayfarer – Extreme Parkour in London from james tage on Vimeo.
Regular followers of the Wend blog know that Saturdays bring the ever popular Base Jumping Saturday… Read the rest. But here at Wend HQ we realized there were a whole lot of extreme videos that we wanted to feature that weren’t
Live an active lifestyle? Love the outdoors? Enjoy incorporating elements of extreme in all that you do? Then the Polar Circle Marathon might be for you.
Deemed “the coolest marathon on earth,” the Polar Circle Marathon takes place in Greenland, where participants run mostly on gravel roads and smaller paths… Read the rest
Parkour is a funny discipline. Purists will argue that parkour shouldn’t involve freestyle moves at all, arguing that the point of the practice is simply to get from point A to point B in the most efficient manner, overcoming obstacles in the way. But as with any sort of alternative… Read the rest
It’s an annual event that attracts hundreds of thousands of ladybugs to the apex of Green Mountain. This year, it’s epic:
From eXaminer.com:
Naturalists with Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks say this is an annual event, although this year the peak seems to have the most ladybugs experts have … Read the rest
If you are headed into the woods and are looking for a better trail summary than the typical one-paragraph description included in most hiking guides, make sure to check out the new Sierra Club Trails wiki. The site allows users to upload info on hiking, mountain biking, kayaking and climbing… Read the rest
