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Grandma and Grandpa may think they had it bad, but 80 children living in a remote village in the Pamir mountains in China totally win the my-walk-to-school-was-harder-than-your-walk-to-school battle.
The kids, some as young as 6-years-old and some as old as 17, live in Pili, a small village of about 400… Read the rest
Scotland just opened the world’s first year-round avalanche training course designed to help rescuers find victims. And while Scotland certainly isn’t the snowiest place in the world throughout the year, wood chips are substituted when the winter weather is lacking. Transceivers—which some skiers, snowboarders and climbers carry with them on… Read the rest
Extreme skiing lost an iconic member of its community Sunday, November 13, 2011. Jamie Pierre, best known for his record-setting cliff huck, died in an avalanche at Utah’s famed Snowbird Resort. Pierre, snowboarding with a friend in the South Chute area at the still-unopened resort, triggered a slide, which swept… Read the rest
Authorities in southern Utah are on the hunt for this man. The unnamed hermit, notorious for camping in the summer and squatting in vacation cabins in the winter, has eluded the law years now. And now, after several reports of random yet harmless violence, cabin owners and law officials alike… Read the rest
Unless you have been camping in the woods, hiking the PCT or living under a rock for the last couple months you know disgruntled citizens are uniting together to set up ‘Occupy‘ camps all over the country. Taking their cue from the original Occupy Wall Street movement in New York,… Read the rest
Yolanda Evert of Illinois became a widow last year when her husband was attacked and killed by a grizzly bear near Yellowstone National Park. The couple owned a cabin nearby and frequently took long walks in the forest, usually without bear-repelling spray or a gun.
On the afternoon of his… Read the rest
When an off-duty search and rescue volunteer happened upon Michael St. Laurent’s makeshift shelter in the backcountry of Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver, B.C. on Saturday, St. Laurent was prepared to die.
The 45-year-old had spent the last 10 days in the wilderness, suffering from frostbite, dehydration and injuries he… Read the rest
In July, the American Alpine Club (AAC) announced its decision to make the esteemed American Alpine Journal (AAJ) available only to AAC Members, thus excluding hundreds of climbers who also rely on the Journal… Read the rest for details of the world’s most notable climbs. While some supported the change, it also sparked
It’s no secret that gear can get pretty expensive. And it can be pretty hard to find the best deal out there. In comes ActiveJunky, a pretty sweet site devoted to just that: letting you, as they say, “get your gear, feed your addiction.” All you have to do is… Read the rest
Three fishermen faced tragedy when their boat over-turned in the Port Renfrew area on the West Coast of Vancouver Island this weekend. Good thing large waves and rough waters also tempt surfers like Ralph Bruhwiler, who along with his friends left his board to tow the fishermen to shore. Following… Read the rest
Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar announced that 2012 will boast 17 days of free admission to any park in the National Park Service. That means that on the dates January 14–16, April 21–29, June 9, September 29 and November 10–12, 2012, there is one less excuse to visit some of… Read the rest
Mark Bosworth has been missing since September 16th when he was volunteering for Cycle Oregon near Riddle, Ore. Since early reports of seeing a man matching his description trying to hitchhike out of the area there have been no concrete clues about his whereabouts. … Read the rest
Bosworth is a 54-year-old male, 6
The state of Oregon, the only US state where bikeways officially exist, has voted to add five more designated bike tours to its state roads. The routes will include Sisters to Smith Rock State Park, the Metolius River Loop, McKenzie Pass, Old West Scenic Bikeway and the Blue Mountain Century… Read the rest
According to a report by Denver Westword, two young boys this month have been bitten on the butt by a coyote–or two–in the city of Broomfield, CO.
On July 18th, a coyote in the area knocked over a two-year-old boy who was walking with his dad, and bit him in… 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
