Outside magazine, February 1999 Skiing Even the hard core need, well, a hard core And While You’re At It … Do the following exercise to keep your legs tuned up on the weekends you can’t ski: In a low tuck position, walk backward up a…

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Last winter, snowboarder Shaun White, 23, spent some time riding a clandestine halfpipe—”the best ever”—built just for him behind Colorado’s Silverton Mountain. Known as Project X and funded by Red Bull, the 22-foot-deep superpipe incorporated a foam pit for White to bail into as he concocted five new moves for…

Compact fluorescents are good for everybody, and the new models glow just as warmly as your cherished bulbs. So why aren't Americans seeing the light?

Outside magazine, December 1995 Transcendental Perspiration The road to the Little People starts with near-suffocation in a sweat lodge By Randy Wayne White Even though it implies a spiritual linkage that I’m reluctant to acknowledge, any explanation of why I attended a sweat lodge ceremony on…

How badly do professional cyclists want to compete in the fast and fabled pelotons of Europe? So badly that even riders without a prayer of winning big still roll with drugs, lies, and mortal danger. It's a life that can ruin more than a career. Just ask Joe Papp, an ex-pro who lives the doper's nightmare.

 Outside magazine, June 1997 Poser Can the It Boy from the world of extreme sports ever escape his nasty-as-I-can-be image? Considering what it’s gotten him, should he want to? By Rob Buchanan Shaun Palmer, always in your face The walls of the halfpipe…

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The Trip-Finder, January 1999 Tunisia Mountain-biking the South Outfitters Price Accommodations Bicycle Africa Tours 206-767-0848, www.ibike .org/bikeafrica $1,190 tourist hotels The Route: A self-supported 15-day, 540-mile bike trip from the fishing island of Djerba to the ancient capital of…

Bodywork, July 1998 Ready, Set, Summer Some essential advice to get you past the hot season’s pitfalls By Brenda DeKoker Goodman At last, that damn fine time of year when you can blow out the door in nothing more than a T-shirt and swimming trunks. When…