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Three months ago David Gimelfarb disappeared into the Costa Rican rainforest . He joins another U.S. ex-pat, an Australian backpacker, and a British journalist among those who have gone missing in the Guanacaste region of Costa Rica.
When I glanced at this NBC headline , I initially ...
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Lost
Three's
Utah’s Solitude Ski Resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon seeks to impinge on the solitude of backcountry users by expanding beyond their current boundaries and adding lift service to Silver Fork Canyon . The 695-acre parcel would turn some of the most popular backcountry powder terrain in ...
Ski
Solitude
Globetrotting playboy.
55-year-old Indian citizen Kashi Samaddar completed a trip that included a stop in every country in the world . He set a world record by finishing his journey in less than seven years. There are two interesting aspects to this story: 1. He decided to do it after ...
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National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen ( Canadian ) found himself at the receiving end of a little philanthropy from an Antarctica predator . A 12-foot leopard seal took pity on his helplessness as an ocean predator and tried to teach him how to catch penguins. When that ...
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The one-lift operation in southwestern Colorado has added a second, much more expensive lift. Silverton will be selling single rides on their leased helicopter for $160 per run or $320 for a shuttle run to drop you in the backcountry and retrieve you later. If your credit card ...
Ski
Silverton
Alice Mountain
An Arizona Republic columnist makes the case that rescue for hikers lost in the backcountry should continue to be provided for free , as it is in most states in the U.S. He points to a trail runner who hid from hikers so he wouldn’t have to pay a search-and-rescue surcharge, and ...
Snowboard
Will Lavigne
The production company that created Deadliest Catch is making a new reality program that will follow game wardens raiding poacher’s homes and tracking down illegal marijuana farms around Northern California . The show will be made for National Geographic TV and will only run with ...
Other
Each year about 23,000 people apply to be one of the 11,500 allowed to backpack overnight in the Grand Canyon. The only way to get a permit is by lining up at the Park office on the day they become available, or by mailing or faxing in a request. People lined up at dawn around the ...
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Two Swiss mountain guides who lost half of their clients in an avalanche on Jungfrau were acquitted of any fault . They were guiding a group of 12 Swiss soldiers up a 4,158-meter peak in the Bernese Alps when an avalanche they triggered pulled away 6 soldiers and deposited them 1,000 ...
Snowboard
Alice Mountain
Andrew Skurka, whose previous accomplishments include a 6,875 mile trip around the American West and a 7,778 mile jaunt across the continent, will be attempting a loop through Alaska and the Yukon Territories beginning next year. Besides the sheer distance (4,500 miles), the route is ...
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Spend a few nights at the spherical tree house hotel on Vancouver Island on your way to the Olympics. I heard a rumor that Bode Miller is renting one of these instead of staying with the ski team during competition. It costs $125 a night to feel the wind shake your house, and ...
Surf
The Island
An ad Grist pulled out of a mag that was published in the 60s. Our glacier melting has become much more efficient in the last 50 years; Humble would be proud. Or I guess they are, they consolidated with Standard Oil to become Exxon. If I was alive in the 60s I would have been an ad ...
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They invited everyone at my old gear shop to a screening of the movie Vertical Limit when it came out. I fell asleep on the couch and missed it even though the theater was only four blocks from my house, so my only knowledge of the film came from the graffiti everyone wrote on the ...
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Vertical Limit
Nitro
A ski resort in Utah that I’ve never heard of is up for sale in an internet auction today. The ultra exclusive Elk Meadows ski area in Beaver Canyon was so highend and remotely located that only 20,000 skiers annually visited. Asking people to drive past some of the best skiing in ...
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Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the launching of an extensive public service radio campaign urging Americans to connect with nature . There are eight 60-second spots that will bring the sounds of nature to Classic Rock WIXX listeners during a break in the Van Halen set ...
Surf
The Rock
The Bloc
"Dude, I can't believe I have to wear a polo to work this morning."
The New York Times takes a look at the measure Breckenridge recently passed that allows town residents to carry small amounts of marijuana. It should be stressed that possession is still illegal on federal and ...
Ski
Breckenridge
A group of Alaskans who worry their quality of life might be affected by a massive strip mine near their homes is asking investors in the mine to consider not ruining their lives. One of those investors is the owner of Snowbird , Dick Bass. They’ve written letters to the ski hill ...
Snowboard
Snowbird
Coal
Next year Adidas will launch a pilot program in Bangladesh aimed at producing €1 shoes for millions of people around the globe that can’t afford to buy Air Jordans. The program was inspired by Bangladesh’s Nobel prize winner Muhammad Yunus who pioneered micro-loans to help ...
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Adidas
Durango Mountain Resort does not take criticism well. A local skier complained to the newspaper about the ski area’s new operating schedule. The scorned mountain people yanked her season pass (after she’d held one for the prior three seasons) and sent her this letter, ...
Ski
Alice Mountain
Telluride
Backcountry.com Athlete Renan Ozturk was among a team of climbers asked to help researchers probe a remote area of the Himalayas previously off limits to outsiders. P BS shot a documentary of the expedition over the course of a couple years, and the show airs tonight. It looks ...
