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                         2013-07-13 
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                        There are a few articles floating around the internet these days about navigation and the dangers of your compass suffering from reverse polarity.... 
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                         2013-07-12 
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                        So this guy Nathan Wallace lives over in Chamonix for half the year and he has been shooting videos for a while. They are different than many... 
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                         2013-07-10 
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                        Care about the environment? Want to know how to best reduce your carbon output to preserve those precious fresh powder days? Heat: how to stop the... 
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                         2013-07-09 
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                        I watched this on Pinkbike a few weeks ago and it inspired us to go explore the Bendor Range, which is a group of mountains near Bralorne... 
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                         In summer 2011, Outdoor Research athlete Kyle Dempster took off on his bike across Kyrgyzstan with a couple mostly-accurate maps, a trailer full... 
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                         2013-07-06 
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Snow to low levels earlier this week eased the anxiety in the last week of June, things are better but we could do with more Image::... 
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                         2013-07-04 
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                        Happy Fourth of July to all our friends and family in the U.S. We're sure you'll have as much fun as we did on Canada Day.
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                         2013-07-01 
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                        PRIZE #3 – A MEN'S RAB ZEPHYR OR WOMEN'S SOLAR JACKET
Starting today, until the end of July you can win a Rab Men’s... 
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                         2013-07-01 
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                        If you're user "lindmalone" you have just been chosen as the winner of the second prize in our summer long "Summer Stoke Comp" sponsored by... 
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                         This 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... 
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                         2013-06-28 
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                        Ok, 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... 
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                         Before 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... 
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                         2013-06-25 
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                        We 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... 
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                         2013-06-24 
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                        Some 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... 
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                         Last 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... 
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                         2013-06-23 
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                        Just 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... 
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                         2013-06-18 
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                        Since 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... 
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                         2013-06-14 
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                        Just 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... 
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                         Everest may have ladder installed to ease congestion on Hillary Step, the move is welcomed by Nepalis hoping to expand climbing industry but... 
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                         Spring 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... 
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                         2013-06-06 
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                        Nothing 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... 
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                         2013-06-04 
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                        "Off Your Device / Into Your Life" is one of the taglines on the wonderful Artifact Uprising website. Artifact Uprising produces beautifully bound... 
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                         2013-06-02 
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                        At 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.... 
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                         2013-06-01 
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                        JUNE: PRIZE #2 – A MEN'S OR WOMEN'S VAPOUR RISE JAKCET
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                         2013-05-31 
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                        User "markfinn" has been chosen as the winner of the first prize in our summer long "Summer Stoke Comp" sponsored by Rab. Markfinn has won... 
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