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It's a lot easier to imagine you're a colonial settler when you're not 25, Katie Heaney learns
Combine guerilla filmmaking with rails, concrete, and skis and you have Stept Productions new movie The Eighty Six. It's not all about pushing boundaries in the city. The crew visits pipes and mountains too. Still, the trailer makes it clear that the thrill comes from notching new, restricted ski spots…
https://youtube.com/watch?v=nV4XcnNBPm8 Once again, Russian President Vladimir Putin has thrown himself into an obscure outdoor adventure. This time he donned a white suit and goggles before taking off in an ultralight to guide six endangered Siberian Cranes through the air. Andrew E. Kramer's…
Finishing 12th overall, Damiano Caruso was Liquigas-Cannondale's top finisher. Photo: Liquigas A quick look at the final standings of the 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge reveal a race that was largely dominated by American racers. Though half of the 16 teams in the race were…
The story behind the otter-exclusion zone, a stretch of water on the California coast from Point Conception to the Mexican border where otters are barred by Congress from swimming
Climber Alex Honnold and filmmaker Peter Mortimer talk about their new collaboration and the pressures of fame
With stand-up paddleboarding more popular than ever, surfers—legendary for their sectarianism—have new fuel for their ire
The last profile in the Of Souls + Water series is of Colorado River guide Rob Elliott, who has led more than 200 trips down the Grand Canyon. If nothing else, it will leave you wanting to join one of his expeditions. That's probably enough. For more Of Souls +…
A group of six surfers sponsored by Patagonia set off on August 31 for an exploratory surf and fly-fishing trip to the volcano-dotted coast and salmon-stocked rivers of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia. The crew includes photographer Chris Burkard, surf ambassador Keith Malloy, and Foster Huntington, who will be posting…
With the release of his new tell-all about the doping culture of professional cycling, The Secret Race, Tyler Hamilton has been blamed for cashing in on the celebrity of one-time teammate and brother-like figure Lance Armstrong. But what he's really saying—to Armstrong and everyone else—is this: Come clean with me. You'll feel better, and it's not too la
The final episode of Forge Motion Pictures and NRS’s summer series on icons of the water is about 68-year-old Grand Canyon guide Rob Elliott.
These days, top kitesurfers blow away the fastest sailboats, maxing out at more than 60 miles per hour. Dangerous? Yep. Especially when the world's best converge on storm-raked Martha's Vineyard to duke it out.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/D7TB8b2t3QEJ.T. Holmes delivers Google's Glass to Sergey Brin. In case you missed it, J.T. Holmes is having kind of a big year. He ski-BASE jumped off a 260-foot cliff with…
“Every night we went to bed patching all the holes, doublechecking all the lines, and every morning we woke reminded of the Schwarzenegger strength of Murphy’s Law in these parts. For nearly two weeks, anything and everything was just going to shit.” —On the Road: Termas There's…
Tejay Van Garderen takes time out for the next generation of youth cyclists. Photo: Jen Charrette By Jennifer Charrette When the USA Pro Cycling Challenge wrapped up in Colorado, one million spectators had lined the streets from Durango to Denver. It went down…
As more blazes rage across the West this summer and government policy shifts toward aggressive wildfire suppression, firefighters’ lives are increasingly placed at risk
In this weekly roundup, we scour the Web for our favorite long-form magazine and newspaper articles, collecting them here and on Longreads and Twitter. This installment focuses on arctic endeavors, the money behind sports, and recess.
Lance Armstrong has always denied Mike Anderson’s claim that he broke his word on a business deal, and that Anderson saw and heard evidence indicating that Armstrong was using performance-enhancing drugs. His lawyer, Mark Fabiani, sent this response to Anderson's allegations.
I was Lance’s personal assistant for two years, during the height of his racing career. Do I think he cheated? Yep. But my real problem is something that diehard fans seem unable to grasp: the vengeful tactics he uses against people who tell the truth about him, on and off the bike.
When Jimmy Chin calls out a new adventure film, it's worth paying attention. “This is gonna be epic … RT @Outside_TV: New trailer @absinthefilms #Resonance is up on our FB page! Looks Unreal! #snowboarding…
Our best writing on doping in sports, USADA, and Lance Armstrong's battle against his accusers
Photo: Peter Morning/Mammoth Mountain Before Southern California downhiller Aaron Gwin won the World Cup Overall last year, no American mountain biker had ever earned that title. Then 23 and racing in only his third season…
Fly-by drinking. Photo: Ofer Levy/Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012 With a wing span of up to five feet, the grey-headed flying fox is the largest bat…
In early March of 2012, 50-foot slabs of water rose up at Mullaghmore Head, a break off the northwestern coast of Ireland in County Sligo. Some of the biggest waves at that location in 15 years had been pushed east by the…
Kayaking Norway. Photo: Ale Socci “There are some places with mysterious associations and almost mythical character; Norway is one of those places to me. Endless sunlight, cliff-lined fjords, lightning blue rivers flowing from glaciers into the sea, it’s…
Sunday's downtown Denver time trial saw George Hincapie race his bike for the final time as a professional cyclist. And judging by the warm reception he received throughout the Colorado tour, with his name scrawled on the pavement all across the state and some of the biggest…
80 people feared killed by illegal prospectors
https://youtube.com/watch?v=_oy0GFjC5v4 On Tuesday, Lance Armstrong sent out a tweet inviting anyone to join him for a Wednesday morning run in Montreal. “Hey Montreal – anyone want to run tomorrow? Meet me at the Monument to Sir George – Etiene Cartier. 6pm! 7.5km loop. http://www.runningmap.com/?id=219916.” Hundreds…
Vande Velde soaks up victory. Photo: Team Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda The second annual USA Pro Challenge, which I'll forever call the Tour of Colorado, wrapped up on Sunday, and I defy you to find anyone who said it wasn't better than the first edition. Not only was…
Delicate Arch, Arches National Park. Photo: Ryan Dearth Last year, as part of his Call to Action plan to revise and improve the way our national parks are managed, National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis asked a committee of…
Soon after a century-old mill dam was destroyed by flooding, the small creek behind Jeff Opperman's house played host to dozens of steelhead making their way up the Chagrin River. The freshwater scientist with The Nature Conservancy used their arrival as an opportunity to reflect on nature in the age of human domination.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=WEe1bVjORN4 The lines, curves, and whorls made by ocean currents in NASA's Perpetual Ocean video look like they were taken straight out of Vincent van Gogh's A Starry Night. All the pretty strokes came courtesy of the space agency's Scientific Visualization Studio, which…
Tropical Storm Isaac, August 28. Photo: NASA The city lights all appear on as Tropical Storm Isaac nears the Gulf Coast in this satellite image taken just after midnight on August 28.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=F7VghMbLiMA Last week, the West Yellowstone Chamber of Commerce posted a video of a bison charging children on its Facebook page—accompanied by a scolding: “This video is one that makes us angry, expecially at the irresponsible person behind the…
She sold her SUV for a six-kid cargo bike. Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland It’s that time of the year again. Time to buy the kids new shoes, despair over what to pack in the lunch box, and fantasize about a different kind of future, one in which…
Mick Fanning. Photo: ASP/Kirstin Surfer Mick Fanning, 31, came from behind in the final round of the Billabong Pro Tahiti to snatch the title from countryman Joel Parkinson. “I held the lead in a…
Tejay Van Garderen retains the yellow jersey on the relatively flat Stage 5.
Last year’s overall winner Levi Leipheimer claims the yellow jersey from Tejay Van Garderen on a blistering climb outside of Boulder, Colorado.
In the final stage of this year’s tour, Christian Vande Velde edges out Tejay Van Garderen and Levi Leipheimer to take home the yellow jersey.
Today, there is a $30 million Lunar X-Prize for the first team to land a robot on the moon, a $10 million Genomics X-Prize for the first team to accurately sequence 100 human genomes, and a $10 million Tricorder X-Prize for a mobile device that can offer an electronic health…
David du Plessis Photo: WorldWonderer.com If anyone still thinks an argument needs to be made for the value of Facebook, consider the story of adventurer David du Plessis and his mother,…
Marr's line through Site Zed (above) and Marr navigating the rapids. Photo: Double White Diamond/Facebook Kayaker Ben Marr became the first person to run the full Grand Canyon of the Stikine…
Garmin's Christian Vande Velde prepares for the fight. Photo: Rcrhee/Flickr. They may not be fully in the pole position going into the sixth of seven stages in the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, but Team…
Says he'll stop contesting doping charges
Lance Armstrong released the following statement on his website on Thursday, August 23. In it, he explains his decision not to go to arbitration and fight charges brought by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. Austin, Texas—There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say, “Enough is…
In this weekly roundup, we scour the Web for our favorite long-form magazine and newspaper articles, collecting them here and on Longreads and Twitter. This installment focuses on American athletes, crazy weather, the Amish, and guns.
Lance Armstrong. Photo: Oddne Rasmussen/Flickr On Thursday night, Lance Armstrong chose not to enter into an arbitration process that would pit him against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, saying he's grown…
Destroyed in ill-fated quest for Northwest Passage
Jens Voigt wins a rainy Stage 4 while the yellow jersey trades hands yet again.
Tsunami debris. Photo: Stiv Wilson By Stiv Wilson, 5 Gyres Institute Out across a plastic stratified strand, two surfers, silhouetted in the failing light, are finishing a session. A year and half ago, this wasn’t a surf spot. A tsunami destroyed everything…
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