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2013-06-29This ain't your average ski clip, pretty creative and imaginative really. It's worth a watch just to see the beauty in snow from a...replies0views1742
2013-06-29
2013-06-28Ok, ok. I know it's a thinly veiled advert. It still makes makes me want to go. Skiing to the water, big alpine and good looking snow. And...replies0views1918
2013-06-28
2013-06-27Before you compost your ABS bag and up-cycle your AT boots you should know that this comes under the category of Ketchup Soup from the boys at...replies0views1904
2013-06-27
2013-06-25We pick a winner at the end of June so you only have a few days left to enter to win a Rab Vapour Rise Lite Alpine Jacket (for him or...replies0views1571
2013-06-25
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...replies0views2396
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...replies1views4991
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...replies0views2045
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...replies2views3793
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...replies1views1599
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...replies0views2318
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...replies2views4203
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...replies0views1642
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...replies0views1874
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....replies0views1714
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...replies28views9345
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...replies0views1554
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...replies0views1462
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...replies0views2531
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...replies2views2625
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...replies0views2703
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...replies0views1451
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...replies0views1758
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...replies0views1665
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,...replies0views2196
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...replies0views2238
2013-05-18