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A group of skiers fly into British Columbia’s Selkirk Mountains for a week of backcountry skiing.

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As she spins 360s and grinds rails, keep in mind that Kelly Sildaru is nine.

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Wingsuit pilot could be fined after crash

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Testing to take effect for 2012 title series

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66-year-old went missing Saturday

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Roberts broke hip, suffered heart attack

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2,300 tons of gas on board could leak

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In July, 2012, California will close 70 of their State Parks. Heath Hen Films goes from park to park to see what the closures mean for the state. Read more in Joe Spring’s article here.

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Six confirmed dead in Italy, 16 still missing

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In Italy, Vonn takes first win in five weeks

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Driver accuses cyclist of throwing glass

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34 pads used in new testpiece

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Veterans win Olympic qualifier in fast times

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Along with my annual coverage of Everest, I always update information on the climbing routes on Everest. I am surprised that there is always something new. For Everest 2012 season, I want to discuss an acclimatization technique that is becoming more common on Nepal expeditions, the climb of nearby Lobuche…

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On the afternoon of December 26, 2011, surf forecasting guru and media mogul Sean Collins died of a heart attack. What will the loss of the sport’s oracle mean for the surfing industry and for the sport?

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In the hunt for powder with snowboarders Xavier de le Rue, Anne Flore Marxer and Victor de Le Rue. The first video in a series from www.timelinemissions.comwww.timelinemissions.com.

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How did a case about filming the world's most notorious recluse go all the way to New Hampshire's Supreme Court?

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I'm constantly impressed by Iker Pou. It's not just that the Basque climber, who's sport climbed up to 5.15a and established big wall routes in Europe and Antarctica, is one of the world's greatest all-rounders at a time when climbers…

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Eight capuchin monkeys go free in Brazil

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Resorts file suit, counter fraud charges

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Fees waived for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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Photographer Tristan Gresko experiments (very successfully) with tilt-shift photography in his short ode to the world’s smallest ski resort.

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This interview with Bill Burke is part of an ongoing series of interviews I do each season with Everest climbers. Not the famous, sponsored ones who get plenty of publicity but the regular people, who have full time jobs, full time families in many cases and climb for the love…

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Agency delivers fines to surf film

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On December 20, actor Gerard Butler was held down by a set of 10-12 foot waves at Maverick's. He was out surfing the break with Greg Long, Peter Mel, and Zach Wormhoudt…

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In an interview from Sarah Burke's bedside, friend & fellow ski star Kristi Leskinen gives Grayson Schaffer the prognosis.

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Watch Chris Bryan‘s incredible video of surfers riding Fiji’s infamous break Teahupoo. Many are calling it the biggest the wave has ever been surfed. Read more about it here.

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Elite athletes at risk for respiratory illness

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Army, Air Force, NPS respond

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Probst says candidate would boost Oly bid

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Forest Service investigating allegations

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Australian Pat Farmer is on track to finish a ten-month pole-to-pole jog—without taking a single day off

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Ski filmmaker Nick Waggoner talks to Caty Enders about losing two friends while producing Solitaire, the story of a ski pilgrimage through South America

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The pro skier talks avalanche safety

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2012 Editors' Choice

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Bad weather scuttles solo winter climb

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Nobody doubts that Garrett McNamara surfed a massive wave last fall. But was it really the biggest ever ridden?

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Skier injured in "whiplash" fall

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A new body surfing doc goes to Tahiti, New Zealand, and Hawaii to tell the story of wave riding's most basic discipline

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Mountainous course may benefit climbers

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Team nearly walked out of CAS

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Freestyle BMX from some of BSD’s top pros.

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Highlights from this year’s ski mountaineering championships in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

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Canadian freestyle skier airlifted to ER

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Report says decision could take weeks

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Law protects watershed from contamination

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By July 1, 2012, California plans to close 70 state parks. Gray Whale Cove State Park, Portola Redwoods State Park, Castle Rock State Park, and 67 other of the state's 278 parks will close. Twenty…

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Russian oil tanker stuck in Arctic ice

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French trimaran goes faster by 3 days

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Rider caps dominant season with victory

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Watch Nick Waggoner's ground-breaking backcountry ski film Solitaire

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Don’t scoff. The fuzzy notion of socially responsible investing is being replaced by a truly green—and profitable—model.

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Whitewater paddler Aniol Serrasolses chases big waterfalls in Mexico. Read this story and learn how much higher waterfall-plunging kayakers can go.  …

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Skier misses first downhill podium since '09

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Project called "environmentally disruptive"

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When thieves stole his beloved ­commuter bike on a busy street in broad daylight, PATRICK SYMMES snapped—and set out on a cross-­country plunge into the heart of ­America’s bike-crime underbelly. What he saw will ­rattle your frame.

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https://youtube.com/watch?v=q72uhQeTCmM Here's a survival story to wake you up on a Monday morning. On December 31, 22-year-old Australian tourist Erin Langworthy jumped from a bridge over the Zambezi River attached to a bungee cord. The cord broke and Langworthy briefly blacked out…

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Most climbers have had fantasies about buying an old van or camper, ditching their jobs, and living the life of a full-time dirtbag. Alf Randell is one of the few who's followed through with them. Randell, 53, has spent the past ten years climbing the splitter cracks of Indian Creek,…

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Buy Nick Waggoner’s award winning backcountry ski film here. …

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Mexico's Baluarte Bridge will link coasts

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Failure could be catastrophic

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al-Qaeda-linked militia group responsible

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French mountain biker Romain Paulhan won the 2010 Downhill Mountain Biking Championships. Watch Paulhan rip up the trails in Gautier Grollemund’s short film.

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Bauge violated Whereabouts rule

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Dog thought to have died with owner

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I'm not a dog person. And having been nearly taken out by overexcited pups more than once and scolded by overprotective owners thereafter, I'm definitely no proponent of dogs on the trails with bikers. (I generally think even less of overindulgent animal videos.) But then there's the Jack Russel terrier, the…

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Planes could be banned under new rules

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New law lets company pursue social goals

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Film giant's move to printers has stalled

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Rules arrive after three years of deliberation

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An early season reminder that avalanche conditions are high across much of the West. Here are some tips from snowboarder Jeremy Jones on how to stay safe in the backcountry.  …

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If Lance Armstrong went to jail and Livestrong went away, that would be a huge setback in our war against cancer, right? Not exactly, because the ­famous nonprofit donates almost ­nothing to scientific research. BILL GIFFORD looks at where the money goes and finds a mix of fine ideas, millions of dollars aimed at “awareness,” and a few very blurry lines.

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Alone in a vast Alaskan wilderness, seven teens fend off a grizzly bear—then try to stay alive

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Hosking says McQuaid wrong on salary

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Animal is first in state since 1924

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Three already dead race accidents

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Austrian nears all-time slalom win record

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Afraid to open a bottle with your teeth or the flesh of your forearm? You can still impress your friends by using the outdoor gear/bottle openers below. We definitely don't recommend using the sandles on a first date if you've worn them around town. Opena iPhone 4 Case: This…

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Kayaker hopes to circumnavigate S. America

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