adventure
If you’re reading Wend… Read the rest, you’re probably into–or interested, at least–in adventures of epic proportions. It’s a good thing you’re reading this post, then… because it could point you in the direction of your next epic adventure, on the cheap(er).
EpicThrills is a brand-new website that’s one part adventure blog
This June, 82-year-old Lena Thomas and her daughter, Terri, 58, BASE jumped off of Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls, ID. Both women did so in tandem, each accompanied by certified instructor, which, according to The Ski Channel, makes Thomas feel no sense of fear; ”When I’m with an instructor, I… Read the rest
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Five or six years ago, I met renowned Portland poet, Walt Curtis at a keg party. I didn’t know who he was at the time but his presence there was impossible to ignore. Wearing a tattered, untucked flannel shirt and shouldering a mostly unzipped school-style backpack, the scraggly remnants… 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
Every spring, Mountainfilm brings people together from around the globe to share in a four-day experience of film, art, adventure and conversation about the power of the “indomitable” human spirit.
This year, through special guests and the 2011 theme, “Awareness into Action,” Mountainfilm will focus on the power of humanity… Read the rest
This may make you think twice or thrice about heading out for that first spring trail ride. … Read the rest
Right now in Oakland, an anti mountain bike advocate is on trial for allegedly assaulting riders and vandalizing their bikes in the hills above the UC Berkeley campus.
A string of altercations from
Arizona native, 84-year-old Henry Morello, made a wrong turn while driving home from dinner in a Phoenix suburb last Monday, and found himself stranded after making an unsuccessful U-turn and landing his car in a ditch. Morello was stuck, his phone battery had died, and he was without any water… Read the rest
This lighthearted and utterly entertaining three-minute short shows a wise yogi battling his young, ego-charged opponent on the mat, and is just one of the films being presented at the annual 5 Point Film Festival coming to Carbondale, CO this spring–from April 28th through May 1st.
At the recent Winter… Read the rest
Photojournalists Morrigan McCarthy and Alan Winslow are heading out on another great cycling adventure. On the heels of their 11,000-mile bike around America called Project Tandem, the two once again are riding and recording the ideas of the many people they meet along the way. Last time they collected the… Read the rest
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,
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
The fifth annual REEL ROCK Tour starts this October, bringing some of the most beautiful, intense, and amazing climbing films to you. The Tour starts in Alaska, and will weave its way through the country to a variety of venues from Hawaii to New York. The films this year range… Read the rest
“Fancy rafting across the Atlantic? Famous traveller requires 3 crew. Must be OAP. Serious adventurers only.”
…So read the ad 84-year-old British adventurer and author Anthony Smith placed in the U.K paper the Telegraph… Read the rest in the hopes of finding a sufficient crew to help him row the Atlantic–a dream he’s
