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2013-06-24Some bizarre news out of Pakistan yesterday: 9 mountain climbers were shot to death on Sunday at 1am while at a 15,000-foot base camp en route to...replies0views2361
2013-06-24
2013-06-24Last week’s powerful winter storm in New Zealand left over 9 feet of new snow at Mt. Hutt ski resort. The resort has been closed since...replies1views4941
2013-06-24
2013-06-23Just under a month ago a new speed record was set on 14,411' Mt. Rainer by Skimo racers Nick Elson and Eric Carter. They bested the old record...replies0views2001
2013-06-23
2013-06-18Since the first prize was not claimed this makes user "Uptrack" the new winner of the first prize in our summer long "Summer Stoke Comp" sponsored...replies2views3750
2013-08-05
2013-06-14Just came across this trailer. Is it that time already? Also, I wasn't 100% sure if it was for real. It looked a little like The Onion had...replies1views1560
2013-06-14
2013-06-09Everest may have ladder installed to ease congestion on Hillary Step, the move is welcomed by Nepalis hoping to expand climbing industry but...replies0views2265
2013-06-09
2013-06-08Spring is always a wet time of year here in Nelson BC, almost comparable to the monsoon season of the far East. May is always continuous...replies2views4153
2013-06-09
2013-06-06Nothing much to say about this other than "wow." This was filmed last month (May) in Austria. It just keeps coming and coming. We often think that...replies0views1613
2013-06-06
2013-06-04"Off Your Device / Into Your Life" is one of the taglines on the wonderful Artifact Uprising website. Artifact Uprising produces beautifully bound...replies0views1850
2013-06-04
2013-06-02At 5:30 a.m. on an early-April morning, the wind avalanching off the Grand Canyon’s South Rim slices through my thin layers of clothing....replies0views1673
2013-06-02
2013-06-01JUNE: PRIZE #2 – A MEN'S OR WOMEN'S VAPOUR RISE JAKCET Starting today, until the end of the month you have a chance to win a...replies28views9180
2013-07-01
2013-05-31User "markfinn" has been chosen as the winner of the first prize in our summer long "Summer Stoke Comp" sponsored by Rab. Markfinn has won...replies0views1524
2013-05-31
2013-05-31All it takes is a quick answer to this question... and you could win May's prize: A MEN'S OR WOMEN'S KINETIC JACKET The Rab Kinetic...replies0views1431
2013-05-31
2013-05-30Gaper Day at Whistler/Blackcomb has come and gone for another year. The 'net is full of images and videos. Here are a couple to give you the...replies0views2501
2013-05-30
2013-05-26Yuichiro Miura first climbed Mount Everest when he was 70 and then again when he was 75 and vowed to climb it a third time when he was 80 even...replies2views2579
2013-05-31
2013-05-25Mt. Rainer is a 14,411 ft volcano on the coast of Washington state that is the most glaciated mountain in the lower 48 states. It's an...replies0views2668
2013-05-25
2013-05-24I came across something that I thought was pretty cool yesterday. It's the "pause" series of short videos put out by Backbone Media and the...replies0views1413
2013-05-24
2013-05-23Only one week left to enter your guess, we'll pick a winner May 31st so click here to enter. The Rab Kinetic Jacket is an ultra...replies0views1720
2013-05-23
2013-05-22NASA could soon help backcountry skiers and snowboarders plan their next tour. Aerial snow surveys of the Tuolumne River Basin began a month...replies0views1627
2013-05-22
2013-05-20If you are heading out into the woods this summer here'e a handy little chart to take along to help you poop in the woods. Helpful tips,...replies0views2172
2013-05-20
2013-05-18Although the snowy mountains in Australia are not as high nor as long a vertical as we have here in western North America they still provide some...replies0views2206
2013-05-18
2013-05-16We will pick a winner on May 31st so enter a guess today! Click here to enter. The Rab Kinetic Jacket is an ultra light waterproof jacket...replies0views1489
2013-05-16
2013-05-15May is typically Mount Everest climbing season and this year is no exception, a few climbers have already summited and hundreds more are making...replies0views2927
2013-05-15
2013-05-12Chris Devenport is a pretty well know skier these days and he has some unique thoughts on what the future of skiing holds for us mere mortals. If...replies0views2448
2013-05-12
2013-05-07'tis the season for AK footie. Here we see Cody Townsend (who is a very nice man we had the pleasure of meeting here) making some good...replies0views1484
2013-05-07