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Sean Moore, a 44 year-old British climber not only survived two frozen nights on Mulhacen Peak in the Sierra Nevada of Spain, but he also managed to hobble the 11,423 feet down with a broken leg.
After failing to return from his solo mission to master the highest peak in… Read the rest
In 2008 seventy-six-year-old Nepalese man Min Bahadur Sherchan reached the peak of Mount Everest, making him the oldest person to ever climb the 29,028 foot mountain all the way to the top. But when the 2009 Guinness Book of World Records came out he saw that the title had been… Read the rest
Spitzmeilen – Swiss winter mountains in time lapse from Michael Rissi on Vimeo.
Michael Rissi is a Medical physicist from Zürich, Switzerland with a… Read the rest knack for creating amazing time lapse videos. He captured the footage for the above video, titled Swiss Winter Mountains, during a two-day ski tour in eastern
In the new issue of Wend, … Read the restour Survival Kit section, where we showcase fresh gear for the upcoming season, is themed “pray for snow”. Well, Mother Nature has answered our call and it’s dumping snow in the Pacific Northwest. Needless to say, we’re all a little giddy to get
This article from The Ski Channel Television Network has been buzzing around the Tweetosphere today. What you think? Did Durango Mountain ski resort do the right thing here? Or should they apologize and still allow the woman to ski there?
Durango, Colorado resident Lauren Slaff wrote an article in the … Read the rest
Sometimes tensions can run a little high in the terrain park. These guys were probably arguing over whose rail jib to tamedog was sickest, which ultimately led to a full-fledged Star Wars… Read the rest showdown.
Between Mother’s Day and National Hugging Day, it can be hard to keep track of all of the “days” out there. That’s where we come in to help. September 26th marks “National Public Lands Day,” during which hundreds of thousands of volunteers across the country put their efforts towards improving… Read the rest
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The fourth film from telemark ski film production company Powderwhore, The Pact is devoted to highlighting the pure joy of some of the best tele skiers as they take on slopes around the world. Filmed in Utah, Oregon, British Columbia, Japan and Alaska, The Pact
Bergmönch from Thomas Kaiser on Vimeo.
A mountain bike that folds into a backpack is a pretty cool concept, but it looks like this “backpack bike” — which doesn’t appear to have pedals — is for downhilling only. It does look like a lot of fun though, and hell, if… Read the rest
Happy New Year!
Need another reason to stick with your resolution to wear your bike helmet more in 2009? This video should help you stick to your guns.
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Nineteenth-Century mountain climber Guido Lammer recognized that “a passionate involvement in the act of mountaineering, and the constant menace of danger disturbing the very depths of our being, are the source of powerful, moral or religious emotions which may be of the greatest spirituality.” It is the climber who braves… Read the rest
Feel like living vicariously through two bona fide badasses for a few minutes? Watch Melissa Andrzejewski and Chris McNamara fly wingsuits alongside 3,000-foot cliffs on Baffin Island.
This clip is from the bonus section of McNamara and Lincoln Else’s new 15-minute BASE jumping DVD: Learning to Fly… Read the rest.
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Hopefully the sixer of Full Throttle energy drinks he was saving for the hike down was in the bag too.
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