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2023-08-05Congratulations to Mickael Mawen on his win at the 2023 IFSC Worlds in the bouldering comp. At 33 Mawen is the oldest climber to...replies0views649
2023-08-05
2023-08-03Kristin Harila, a Norwegian adventurer and Lama (Tenjin Sherpa) have successfully summitted K2, which is the 14th and final 8000m peak on their...replies0views687
2023-08-03
2023-08-01Earlier this month, ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel summitted (and descended) Gasherbrum II, the 13th highest peak in the world. He successfully...replies0views732
2023-08-01
2023-07-27The Santo Domingo Gorge is said to be one of the steepest navigable river sections on the planet and that’s exactly why Dane Jackson decided...replies0views767
2023-07-27
2023-07-25HERE WE GOOOO. Mid-summer ski trailers are tagging into this heatwave. Here to keep us dreaming of colder days and better sliding sports as we...replies0views762
2023-07-25
2023-07-18Does anyone remember watching a video clip from a few years ago of hundreds of mountain bikers simultaneously crashing into each other on a snow...replies0views785
2023-07-18
2023-07-12Anthropologist and climber, Zofia Reych, has recently teamed up with Patagonia to share yet another fresh perspective on the world of competition...replies0views718
2023-07-12
2023-07-03Search and Rescue is a highly skilled process and when you add in the challenges of being down in a cave the magnitude of difficulty is...replies0views636
2023-07-03
2023-06-30Norwegian climber Kristin Harila is working hard to set the world 14 Peaks speed title in record time. This is an incredible feat all...replies0views634
2023-06-30
2023-06-26If you were anywhere on the internet this winter you likely saw that Utah had a record-breaking winter with snowfalls that surpassed anything...replies0views727
2023-06-26
2023-06-20A little Summer stoke from the archives for you that combines skiing and mountain biking. Back in 2017 Cam McCaul and Casey Brown completed the...replies0views653
2023-06-20
2023-06-18Kristin Harila and Tenjen Sherpa have already climbed 9 of the 14 tallest peaks in the world in only 45 days and their aim is to complete...replies0views715
2023-06-18
2023-06-15Jack Kuenzle has set a new fastest known time (FKT) by more than an hour on the highest peak in North America - Denali. Jack is an ultrarunner and...replies0views807
2023-06-15
2023-06-13It's that time of year again, unfortunately. As the wildfire season looms ahead and fires burn already across much of Canada and the US, its...replies0views696
2023-06-13
2023-06-08Teton Gravity Research (TGR), brings to life a multi-part, eye-opening digital series that shows the reality of climate change, highlighting the...replies0views583
2023-06-08
2023-06-06The 10th Mountain Division, a legendary mountain-based infantry unit was activated in 1941 Washington D.C., after Finnish troops on skis...replies0views679
2023-06-06
2023-06-05Some say that Candide Thovex is the greatest skier of all time and this is easily justified by the fact that the guy has basically won every ski...replies0views583
2023-06-05
2023-06-03I just read an article on how it has been the worst season ever for accidents on Mount Everest. This reminds me of how bad our season has...replies0views662
2023-06-03
2023-05-28Check out the most jaw-dropping crashes from the Freeride World Tour 2023. From gnarly cliff drops to icy chutes, these riders pushed the limits...replies0views621
2023-05-28
2023-05-26Sometimes climbers do have something to say :) Here is a little nugget of knowledge from the legendary ice climber and philosopher Will...replies0views697
2023-05-26
2023-05-25A spring phenomenon we don't often hear talked about amidst corn cycles and alpine starts is the dust-on-snow event. In places like Colorado...replies0views644
2023-05-25
2023-05-21Are you sick of the high cost of lift tickets but backcountry skiing just isn’t your thing and yet you still want to ski lots of vertical?...replies0views753
2023-05-21
2023-05-15By mid April, well before most resorts had closed many of them were smashing all time snowfall records in California, Utah and Colorado. A total...replies0views633
2023-05-15
2023-05-12Just recently on our local hiking trail, we had a rock slide. No one was hurt but it closed the trail and gave me pause for thought. ...replies0views593
2023-05-12
2023-05-11We all know that the ski industry is changing given the effects of climate change and the rise of multi-resort ski passes like the IKON Epic and...replies0views697
2023-05-11