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In August 2010, Gregg Treinish (who founded Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation) and Deia Schlosberg finished a roughly 520-mile trek on foot that took them between two major wildlife habitats in the Northern Rockies. Their mission: to trace the steps of wildlife and gain and understanding of their point of… Read the rest
These late season storms have been awesome. Here is some deep Pow from Mt. Bachelor a couple days ago. Thanks to Jason at Crust Productions. Check out more of his work here.
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Here in the NW, we recently had a sucky dry spell, but last week it started dumping again. Here is a little vid from one my friends, Jason Lilly, in Bend, shot at Bachelor on Monday.… Read the rest
The YogaSlackers, known as Team GearJunkie.com in the Wenger Patagonian Expedition race, finished in second place… Read the rest today, having completed over 150 miles of mountain biking, over 90 miles of trekking and more than 65 miles of kayaking through river and sea. And they came in with ample time to spare–the
Columbia Sportswear just released a brand-new iPhone application, Take Ten, which enables its users to plan and prepare specific trips and generate a detailed trip plans to leave behind. As Columbia calls it, “Take Ten… Read the rest… is your new essential prep tool.”
The app has several different useful tools,
Every year, National Geographic rounds up a small group of adventurers worthy of a spot on the nominee list for its annual Adventurer of the Year award. To be a nominee in the first place, one must have undergone an extraordinary feat in “exploration, conservation and … Read the restadventure sports.” And this
Polar explorer and iWend ambassador Eric Larsen is currently in the midst of his efforts to complete a global ‘first’–to become the first person to successfully reach the South Pole, North Pole and summit of Everest in the time span of 365 days. And he’s almost there. He’s reached both… Read the rest
Do you take your iPhone everywhere? If not, you just might start–thanks to the brand-new iPhone app, GPS Tuner.
The GPS Tuner is an iPhone-specific app that serves as interactive map for adventurous spirits. It automatically and accurately plans the best off-route… Read the rest path in almost any given area. By going
This year’s Outdoor Retailer Summer Market was a blast. As usual, the Wend crew hit the booze with eagerness. I mean… we hit the booths… Read the rest with eagerness. Right. In all honesty, the Wend team did a bit of both, and had an awesome time.
If you spent the week in
If you live in or around the Portland, OR area and feel you could benefit from a bit more balance in your life (who couldn’t?), then clear your calendar on Monday, June 28th and head to Elementum Yoga Studio at 5:30 p.m. sharp. There, Jason and Chelsey from the YogaSlackers… Read the rest
For those facing a life-threatening disease such as cancer, the opportunity to let go and tumble through whitewater in a kayak can be a hugely rewarding, life-enhancing experience. This is the principal upon which the nonprofit organization First Descents is based–”It is our hope that we can improve the lives… Read the rest
iWend ambassador Dave Hoffman recently took a trip to China. This is one of the more memorable things he saw–in the bathroom.
As Hoffman put it, “Leave it to China to take the fun out of everything.”
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Steph Davis, climber, BASE jumper, wingsuit pilot and… Read the rest iWend Ambassador has to be one of the most awesome, hard core women out there. Above video provides proof.
It doesn’t take a person with 20/20 vision to notice — the Wend website looks a bit different than it used to — and we couldn’t be more excited. So, here are some of the changes we’ve made…
Perhaps the most major change is that the new site opens our… Read the rest
Sarah Outen, 24, holds three world records after her incredible 124 day, 4000 mile 2009 journey from Australia to Mauritius. Outen is not only the first woman and youngest person to solo the Indian Ocean, she is also the youngest woman to row across an ocean altogether. Because of her
