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A guy calls, says he found some mysterious papers left behind by a dead relative who apparently shrunk human heads and bodies. Do we wanna come see? Uh, no. But we knew Mary Roach would.
Trip Jennings’ latest film takes on transporting coal across the country to be shipped over seas. For more information on fossil fuel transport, read Abe Streep’s profile of Tim DeChristopher.
A simple ode to Alta, what many skiers consider the resort in the world.
VIDEO PROFILE: BD athlete Conrad Anker ice climbing in Hyalite Canyon, Montana from Black Diamond Equipment on Vimeo. The Black Diamond film crew visited Conrad Anker in Montana and put together this quick short. It's a simple video with a relaxed pace: Anker making coffee, packing his…
JP Auclair throws backflips, rides stairs, and gaps trucks in the streets of B.C. for his segment in Sherpa Cinema‘s latest film, All.I.Can.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=7iUA4xJFxpA On Saturday, The New York Times ran an article detailing skier Bode Miller's plan to attack the Birds of Prey downhill course with an abandon beyond anything he had done before. “The level of intensity I had, the risk I…
Climbing 8 big mountains in 11 months required many things but proper gear was a must. In this post, I will review what I used, what worked, what didn’t; taking it a layer at a time. These climbs were to raise awareness and research money on behalf of Alzheimer’s disease.
Warning: Trailer features a violent scene Earlier this year, we watched the trailer to the surf documentary Splinters and couldn't wait to watch the full length movie. We're ashamed to admit we still haven't seen it. The trailer…
Watch Anson Fogel's award-winning documentary short about the first winter ascent of the 8,000-meter peak Gasherbrum II
Last night, I humped a test bike (Ellsworth Evolution) up the Atalaya Trail, a steep, loose, rocky path that climbs 2,000 feet in just over three miles. I don't much care for this trail—actually, I secretly hate it. But lately I've been riding it…
Courtesy of Chris Korbulic In late 2010, a team of kayakers including Chris Korbulic, Ben Stookesbury, and Hendrik Coetzee set off to notch first descents on the upper tributaries of the Congo River. On December 7, while paddling the Lukuga River in the Democratic Republic…
Last week we flew to northern California for Thanksgiving. We go to Sonoma periodically to visit family, and every few trips or so we make a point of driving out to the coast to eat oysters. We haven’t made the pilgrimage in a few years, since our three-year-old daughter…
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Antarctica, Courtesy of Keoki Flagg The bad news? This expedition—in which 23 of North America's best known skiers, mountaineers, and guides invited you to cruise to Antarctica with them on a search for virgin powder—is over. The good news? The crew has…
Red Bull's Crashed Ice is a physical mashup of hockey and snowboardcross held on a downhill ice rink. We talk to the one of the stars of the fledgling sport.
Tired of waiting in long lift lines at ski resorts? For a few thousand dollars, you could have the place to yourself.
If your favorite American ski resort added a single rail coaster would you ride it? Watch this video and then let us know in the comments section below. Ski resorts looking for an alternative way to bring in guests during the offseason, pay attention. This single-pipe coaster can…
Since the release of 127 Hours, a certain canyon in Utah has become a lot more popular—and dangerous
Tomorrow, November 30, is the last day of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season. To mark the occasion, NOAA released a video that condenses the entire six-month, seven-hurricane season into a 4 minute and 42 second video. A few notes on the…
You can watch the full version of Xavier De La Rue and TimeLine Production’s latest snowboarding epic, This Is My Winter, at TimelineMissions.com.
The swiss pilot and self-proclaimed Jetman flies above the Swiss Alps with a team of Breitling jets.
You can thank Taj Burrow's father for the video clip above. Burrow and crew shot a three part video series in Fiji after a family vacation he had planned fell apart. He describes the evolution of the trip at stabmag.com. Taj Burrow:…
https://www.mercedes-benz.tv/embed/1724/en The truth is, 38-year-old unicyclist Kris Holm has been around longer than video bike sensation Danny MacAskill. His videos piled up YouTube hits before the Scottish biker's first short went live. Holm pulls off some seriously impressive tricks in this latest video for, ahem,…
ext_script = "//player.ooyala.com/player.js?deepLinkEmbedCode=xuZXYyMzoqJXug2nw7YJ3bWfhe9wrBKp&height=357&video_pcode=1jZG06vQqWlGOe2jr1WK6VaYFHtK&embedCode=xuZXYyMzoqJXug2nw7YJ3bWfhe9wrBKp&width=566" This past weekend we posted Yve Rossy's TED talk online. This morning, his crew sent us video of his latest stunt. The swiss pilot donned his wing, jumped out of a helicopter, and flew above the Swiss Alps with two Breitling jets.
In our December issue, we feature Amy Purdy as one of the planet's most powerful innovators. Eleven years ago, Purdy lost her legs after getting…
A few months ago, National Geographic put a picture of swiss pilot and self-proclaimed jetman Yves Rossy on its cover. In the picture, Rossy is casually looking right while flying in a bright red suit under the cover of his carbon fiber wing—which…
Is working closely with killer whales in a marine park dangerous for trainers? Our reporter travels to a courtroom in Florida to cover the controversial OSHA-SeaWorld hearing, the outcome of which could redefine SeaWorld’s Shamu shows.
By Guest Blogger Emily Brendler Shoff There’s still time before winter really sets in to log a few more miles on your mountain bike. Here in Telluride, we recently snuck in a late-season family ride on our favorite three-mile loop linking the paved in-town bike path to…
The world is a playground of incredible places waiting to be experienced and cherished, places like the Coronado Islands, a small chain of deserted islands off the coast of Baja, Mexico. Recently some friends and I sailed to the islands for a few days of exploration and fun. We paddled…
Pro skiers Cody Townsend, Mark Amba, and the crew of Salomon Freeski TV hit up chest-deep powder at Washington’s Steven’s Pass.
Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker spent two months in Wyoming and Utah this fall climbing the United States's hardest offwidths—awkwardly sized, unpopular cracks that are too wide to fist jam but too narrow to chimney. In October, the pair established what is believed to be the world's most difficult offwidth…