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2024-07-02
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Established in 2009, the Gordon Ritchie Service Award acknowledges individuals or organizations demonstrating exceptional commitment to public...
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2024-06-25
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At 20,310 ft, Denali is the highest mountain north of 43 degrees. It is a challenge that has been taken on by many climbers, but the first...
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2024-06-25
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2024-06-20
Ski season in the Andes is off to a record start. This could be an epic year to head down and explore the Andes.
If you've been...
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2024-06-18
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Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and Teton Gravity Research present DEEPEST DARKEST, a film featuring incredible female riders—including pros...
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2024-06-18
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2024-06-17
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Ben.Davies
Across Western Canada, ski resorts and highway passes were blessed with snow this weekend. Temperatures dropped to winter levels, and resorts...
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2024-06-15
Ride of the Week:
Glacier Creek FSR
This summer, I am going to share one ride a week to show what incredible gravel riding we have here in...
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2024-06-11
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Jack Kuenzle has been on a Fastest Known Time (FKT) smashing spree having set new times on Denali in Alaska, Mount Rainer, and Mount Shasta. On...
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2024-06-11
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2024-06-10
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Ben.Davies
With the northern hemisphere winter almost drawing to a close, it's a time most start to look at options for next year's trips. There are...
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2024-06-03
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The ski season here in North America is winding down with only Arapahoe Basin, CO and Timberline Lodge, OR still open—but in the southern...
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2024-06-01
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Ben.Davies
How do you stay fit for skiing in the off season? So many options of things to do in the summer that help us all stay fit for skiing. Here...
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2024-06-01
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2024-05-31
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The Arc’teryx Summer of Climb is here and it's made up of a bunch of great events taking place all summer long. There are films,...
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2024-05-31
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2024-05-29
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A skiing and running film with the mission of shredding the stigma of mental health and suicide
Feel It All chronicles professional...
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2024-05-29
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2024-05-27
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“I think that climbing is absolutely pointless" is the first line in this film. But LETTING GO OF THE GRADE is a film about climbers,...
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2024-05-27
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2024-05-22
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On May 9th Americans Chantel Astorga, Jim Morrison and Canadian Christina Lusti skied the west face of one of the world's most iconic...
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2024-05-22
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2024-05-18
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Ben.Davies
Mont Blanc, at 15,776 feet, is the highest peak in Western Europe. Sitting within reach of Chamonix, in France, it is easy to imagine the...
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2024-05-18
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2024-05-16
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As we approach the middle of May, there are still a handful of ski resorts operating in North America if you are craving some lift-served turns....
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2024-05-16
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2024-05-07
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Founded in 1989 by fellow industry leaders Kelty, Patagonia, REI, and The North Face to increase outdoor industry support for conservation...
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2024-05-04
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Most of us will not be familiar with Biocrust, or "Fancy Dirt" as Dr Young likes to call it. The simplest way to explain it is a...
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2024-05-04
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2024-05-03
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In keeping with our last weeks theme of advertising and the climbing world here is another interesting one I came across. BCA is now...
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2024-05-02
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The Shitthropocene is a mock anthropological view of humanity's consumption habits, turning a satirical (yet brutally honest) eye on how...
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2024-05-02
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2024-04-30
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Arc’teryx is known by outdoor enthusiasts as a company that designs high-performance technical apparel and equipment. They just announced...
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2024-04-30
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2024-04-28
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It is funny how as I navigate the web I seem to see more and more ads with climbing as the backdrop. These ads are not for climbing gear...
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2024-04-28
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2024-04-26
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bootroom
As we roll into SPRING, the ski-touring crowd looks to those long days which usually mean long ski tours. With this in mind, it is good...
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2024-04-26
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2024-04-23
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A look behind the life of ski ambassador Travis Finlayson. From backcountry skiing to whitewater canoeing to mountain biking Travis balances his...
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2024-04-23
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2024-04-21
The cool temps and clear skies have made for excellent travel conditions lately. Here's an edit from a quick ski tour from...
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