Adventure Found, January 1998 Value Added? Just what are you getting for your trip fee? By Anne Goodwin Sides A dirham here. Twenty thousand centimes there. Pretty soon you’re talking real money. Ever wonder where your 50 percent deposit and “remainder due two weeks before departure”…

Lack of snow dooms freeski competition

Quotes from Stranded (now out on DVD; $30, zeitgeistfilms.com), a gripping new documentary about the survivors of the 1972 Andes plane crash depicted in the film Alive.

Warming, polluted waters and increasingly acidic ocean chemistry are landing a one-two punch on marine ecosystems and reef colonies. A new database brings dying corals to the surface.

Entirely waterproof and very durable, heavy duty TPU-coated nylon is making its way into your everyday carry

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At the expense of genetic modification

Flouting the law is in our blood, but for the time being, caution equals caring

Sure, you can buy a new carbon bike or lose 10 pounds of belly fat, but the easiest way to gain watts on a bike? Care for the most underrated, overlooked, essential piece of gear on it.

After the short prologue time trial and the chaos of the first week, the first long individual time trial of the 2006 Tour de France was supposed to sort out the leaderboard and clear up any questions about the identities of the real yellow jersey contenders. And while the leaderboard…