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Manaslu is the eighth highest peak in the world.
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Group of 15 Summits Manaslu

Only 8,000-meter Nepal peak climbed this season

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Zion Reevaluates Permit Process

Following canyoneer deaths

The fund is used to support outdoor recreational activities, outdoor industries on public lands, and state and local conservation efforts.
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Land and Water Conservation Fund to Expire

Major resource for preserving public lands

About 1.5 million bikes from 17 brands are being recalled for a quick-release malfunction.
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1.5 Million Bikes Recalled for Quick-Release Flaw

Can intersect disc brake rotor

Author Jon Krakauer said he hated the movie 'Everest.'
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Krakauer Hates ‘Everest’ Movie

Questions its accuracy

Kuriki will attempt to summit later this week.
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Kuriki to Attempt Another Summit Push

Japanese mountaineer is still on Everest

“These are wild animals and people need to not try and take photographs or videos with their phones by chasing animals around. That’s totally inappropriate and unsafe.”
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Man Gored by Elk in Colorado

Attacked while filming video

Kuriki will be the first climber to attempt to summit Everest since the earthquake that killed almost 9,000 in April.
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Mountaineer Abandons Everest Summit Attempt

Weather forced Japanese alpinist to descend

The 34th annual Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon will take place on Sunday, October 4.
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Black Lives Matter to Protest at Twin Cities Marathon

Organizers cite allegations of police brutality

Erik Roner of Nitro Circus talks to the media after base jumping off The Signature at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino on Wednesday June 1, 2011 in Las Vegas to promote the North American debut of Nitro Circus Live at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday June 4, 2011. (Jeff Bottari/AP Images for Nitro Circus Live)
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Erik Roner Dies Parachuting

Accident happened in Squaw Valley

The bans would mean that only those with experience climbing above 21,000 feet would receive permits to climb Everest.
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Nepal May Ban Inexperienced Climbers from Everest

In an effort to make mountain safer, less crowded

A list of 26 sports under consideration for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo has been narrowed down to eight candidates, including surfing.
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Surfing, Climbing Among 2020 Olympic Finalists

Shortlisted from 26 proposed sports

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Armstrong and SCA Promotions Reach Settlement

Decade-long legal battle over Tour de France bonuses

Peter Sagan won the UCI World Road Cycling Championships on Sunday.
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Sagan Wins UCI World Road Cycling Championships

Aggressive descent gives him the lead

NPLD is the largest one-day volunteer event for public lands in the U.S., meant to encourage clean-up and care for public parks and trails.
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Parks Offer Free Access on Public Lands Day

Plus 4 more of today’s top stories

“If something were to happen to one of those collections around the world, they can always come back to the seed vault and retrieve what might have been lost.”
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Syrian Civil War Prompts First Seed Bank Withdrawal

Seeds from Arctic vault to go to Middle East researchers

The show follows concierges from Whistler's Gibbons Life as they take jet-setting clients on luxury adventures.
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WATCH: Whistler TV Show Featuring Lynsey Dyer to Air

Bravo show follows a luxury travel company

Mark McCracken hit the shark more than 20 times with his paddle before he was able to paddle back to shore.
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Watch: Hammerhead Rams Kayaker

Shark hit with paddle more than 20 times

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Partners Shed Light on Nose Climber's Fall

Fell 200 feet to his death last May

Potterf is seeking both correction and monetary compensation for the alleged defamation of his business.
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CrossFit Injury Study Corrected

Article led to multiple lawsuits

Dave and Amy Freeman will spend a year in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to protest sulfide mining operations in the area.
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Couple to Spend a Year in the Wilderness

Protesting sulfide mines in Minnesota

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Police Stop Moscow Marathon 10K Winner

Runner intercepted 1,600 feet before the finish line

Hunter allegedly fought off a black bear with a hunting knife in Michigan.
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Hunter Fights Off Black Bear

Authorities looking for animal

Ostrander ran the 2.92-mile World Mountain Running course, which featured 820 feet of elevation gain and descent, in 19:44.
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Alaskans Win at World Mountain Running Championships

Allie Ostrander gets first, Levi Thomet second

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Man Convicted of Murder for Pushing Wife Off Cliff

While hiking at Rocky Mountain National Park

Hawaiian Albee Layer took first at Red Bull Unleashed.
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Red Bull Unleashed Held in Surf Snowdonia

An international surf competition on man-made waves

Kuriki will be the first climber to attempt to summit Everest since the earthquake that killed almost 9,000 in April.
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Lone Mountaineer to Push for Everest Summit

Plans to attempt ascent this week

Two runners suffered heart attacks at Sunday's race in Montreal.
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Runner Dies at Montreal Marathon

16 hospitalized on Sunday

“He always brought a lot of energy to our group. We’re most saddened by what could have been.”
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Former Pro Runner Killed by Car

Cameron Bean hit by vehicle while running

White House staffer Jake Brewer died on September 19 after colliding with a car on his bike.
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White House Staffer Killed in Bike Collision

Participating in Ride to Conquer Cancer

The bill would give the NPS up to $1.5 billion in funding for park repairs and upgrades nationwide, rolling out the funds over three fiscal years.
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$1.5 Billion NPS Bill Introduced

Plus 4 more of the day’s top stories

Kenny Belaey rides across a slackline 367 feet up.
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WATCH: Mountain Biker Rides Across Slackline

Suspended over a 367-foot gorge

“It is very important for FINA that all athletes competing in the marathon swimming event in Rio 2016 Games can compete in an environment free from any bacterial or viral contamination.
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FINA Calls for Virus Testing in Rio

Concerned about water contamination in 2016 Olympics

Helene Neville started the last leg of her journey in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada and finished 3,680 miles later in Ocean Shores, Washington.
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Woman Runs Around the U.S. Perimeter

Logged 9,715 miles on her journey

In a news conference, Toronto mayor John Tory said
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Bidding Closes for 2024 Olympics

Los Angeles is the only North American contender

Colorado will spend $100M to become the
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Colorado Investing $100M in Bike Infrastructure

To become the “best state for biking”

DMM issued a recall of these carabiner models, pending user inspection.
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DMM Issues Recall of Carabiners

Malfunction may prevent gate from closing

Strava is giving $1,500 stipends to 10 U.S. women who qualify for the 2016 Olympic Marathon Trials.
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Strava to Award Grants to U.S. Women Marathoners

In buildup to 2016 U.S. Olympic team trials marathon

Approximately 335,000 of Target's U.S. employees now have a Fitbit, as part of the retailer’s efforts to promote their company’s focus on wellness.
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Target to Give Employees Fitbit Trackers

335,000 employees will receive one

“So all I got to do is press the red button?”
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WATCH: Centro Paces Kevin Hart Through 5K

When comedian’s tour stops in Portland

Two whale watchers in Moss Landing Harbor were swamped by a breaching humpback that landed on their kayak.
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WATCH: Humpback Whale Slams Kayakers

Breaches, nearly crushes 2 people

Expanded bike access on the Capitol Limited line means cyclists are now able to visit parts of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Ohio, in addition to Chicago and Washington, D.C., without dissembling their bikes.
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Amtrak Expands Bike Access

Applies to line between Chicago and D.C.

Sierra Nevada snowpack typically accounts for about 30 percent of California's water supply.
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Sierra Nevada Snowpack Hits 500-Year Low

“Unprecedented” level due to California’s historic drought

An avalanche in the French Alps killed seven climbers and severely injured one.
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7 Killed in French Alps Avalanche

Area’s deadliest this year

Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell on the Fitz Traverse.
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WATCH: Reel Rock 10 Trailer

Features Dawn Wall, Honnold in Patagonia, Potter tribute

The relationship between Nike and the University of Oregon spans four decades, and Nike designer Tinker Hatfield also appears in the film.
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Nike and UO Make ‘Animal House’ Parody

Stars Ashton Eaton, Galen Rupp, Marcus Mariota

'The Program' does not currently have a U.S. release date, but will premier in the U.K. on October 16.
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WATCH: New Lance Armstrong Trailer Released

Film tracks the rise and fall of the Tour de France icon

The Bisons were scheduled to compete at Penn State’s Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational on Friday. In light of the accident, Donner told Outside he decided to withdraw both the men's and women’s teams from the event.
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4 Bucknell Cross-Country Runners Hit by Car

The students were hit during a group run

Molly Shaffer Van Houweling set a new UCI hour record of 28.6 miles.
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American Woman Sets New Hour Record

Cyclist rode 28.6 miles

“We’re really in a battle with nature,” Brown told the Los Angeles Times, “and nature is more powerful than we are.”
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State of Emergency Declared in California

Wildfires injure four firefighters, thousands evacuate

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Florine Climbs El Cap’s Nose for 100th Time

Plus 3 more of the day’s top stories

“Bringing our World Championship to one of the nation’s most spectacular and rugged backdrops will make for the most challenging event the obstacle racing community has ever experienced, and an unforgettable test of mental and physical strength.”
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Spartan Race Announces World Championships

Obstacle course set for Squaw Valley

Biscayne National Park contains the continental US’s only tropical coral reef system.
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New Biscayne National Park Plan Approved

To restore continental United States’ only tropical coral reef system

Scientists have discovered an ancient giant virus in the permafrost of Siberia.
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Ancient Virus Recovered from Permafrost

Found in Siberia

“I knew this day was going to come where I was going to have to walk away from surfing, and I never thought it would end like this. This is just the perfect scenario.”
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Surfer Retires Immediately After Scoring Perfect 10

Beat defending WSL champ Medina

President Obama’s episode of
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WATCH: Obama Eats Bear Leftovers

Salmon prepared in 'Running Wild with Bear Grylls'

Waste water continues to stream out of the Gold King Mine on August 11, five days after the initial spill.
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House Committee Begins Gold King Hearings

To examine EPA’s role in mine spill

We will run out of anti-venom for Africa's deadliest snakes in 2016, warns Doctors Without Borders.
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Snake Anti-Venom Supply is Dwindling

Will expire by June 2016

Oaktree, along with Bank of America, included $1.75 million in the bankruptcy financing plan, which will allow Quiksilver to continue operating during the reconstruction.
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Quiksilver Files for Bankruptcy

Stock decreased by almost 80 percent this year

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Scott Jurek Accepts Plea Deal

Fined $500 for public drinking, but other charges dropped

“Every day is a gift. Tell the people around you how much you love them because it's all that matters.”
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World Record Big-Wave Surfer Hospitalized

Broke neck in Big Sur

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Christie Denounces Rock Climbing Wall ‘Epidemic’

Sees gyms as unnecessary expenses for colleges

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Radcliffe Responds to Parliamentary Doping Hearing

London Marathon winner decries innuendo

During the fifth stage of the Tour of Alberta, the field went off course.
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Riders Go Off Course in Tour of Alberta

Stage 5 neutralized after wrong turn

Polar bears could survive Arctic ice melt by finding land-based food sources.
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Polar Bears Could Survive Arctic Ice Melt

By eating caribou, snow geese, eggs

Sleep data from over 6,000 healthy adults indicated that the common idea that there's a modern widespread sleep deficit just isn't right.
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New Study Says We Get Plenty of Sleep

And 4 more of today's top stories

A Nepalese man sits near the debris after the earthquake in Bhaktapur near Kathmandu, Nepal on April 26.
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Nepal Has Yet to Spend $4 Billion in Relief Funds

After earthquakes, 2.5 million are still in need of food, shelter, medical care

A California firm has been ordered to stop tapping local springs for bottled water.
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California Orders Firm to Stop Drawing from Sierra Springs

Tanker trucks caught on video

The DEA said they discovered 16 underground steroid labs, 134,000 steroid dosage units, 636 kilograms of raw steroid powder, 8,200 liters of raw steroid injectable liquid, and over $2 million in U.S. currency and assets in the course of their investigations.
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DEA Announces Crackdown on Anabolic Steroids

90 people arrested

“No place draws more public attention to its exact elevation than the highest peak of a continent,
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USGS Announces New Height for Denali

10 feet shorter than previously thought

Three men BASE jumped from the One World Trade Center in September 2013. Six months later they were arrested.
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World Trade Center BASE Jumper Sentenced

Receives 300 hours community service

Farmer Derek Klingenberg snags a bluegill with his DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter.
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WATCH: Drone Catches Fish

Via farmer in Kansas

This year, the U.S. is on track to have the most acres burned in wildfires ever.
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U.S. Is Slated for Worst-Ever Fire Season

More than 8 million acres burned

In a 15-0 vote, the council granted negotiation rights to Mayor Eric Garcetti to formally begin the negotiations process with the United States Olympic Committee.
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L.A. City Council Backs Olympic Bid

For U.S. selection for 2024

The U.S. Ski Team holds their first on-snow camp for 2016 season.
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WATCH: U.S. Ski Team Trains in New Zealand

First on-snow camp of 2016 season

The climbers fell while rappelling down 11,884-foot Pingora Peak in the Cirque of Towers area of the Wind River Range.
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Climbing Accident Leaves 2 Dead in Wind River Range

Second double fatality in Wyoming in 1 week

While Penitentes is a three-hour drive from Mendoza, Argentina, the location is somewhat isolated.
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Freeride World Qualifier Will Take Place in Argentina

Big mountain competition at Penitentes

The U.S. Coast Guard currently has a fleet of three active vessels, only one of which is a heavy-duty vessel.
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Obama Calls for Accelerated Timeline for Icebreakers

For year-round access to the Arctic

“I've never tried harder on anything in my life. I am wrecked and can't believe it's real,” DiGiulian wrote on her Facebook page.
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DiGiulian Is First Woman to Free Climb Magic Mushroom

She and Traversi send route on the North Face of the Eiger

Founded in 1983, the World Championships are held on the odd years between Olympics. In the 15 championships (not contested in ’85 and ’89), the U.S. averaged 21 medals, including 10 golds, per year.
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U.S. Takes Fewest World Championship Medals in 12 Years

Finished below Kenya and Jamaica in golds

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