Here’s 3 1/2 minutes of pure BMX fun—lots of people say the last trick in…
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Fellow Hiker, I Am Currently Unable To Accurately Tell You How Much Farther It Is
Dear fellow trail user, In response to your question, “How much farther is it?” which…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 196
“I don’t think I got paid anything. You know, I don’t care, because sometimes, if…
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39 Supportive Things You Can Say To The Climber You’re Belaying
Because we all need a little encouragement sometimes: “You got this” “Breathe” “Relax, shake out,…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 195
Not new, but damn this is a fun short film of a guy making emojis…
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The Nine Circles Of Hiker Hell
—Brendan More stories like this in my new book, Bears Don’t Care About Your Problems,…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 194
As far as all-time bachelor/bachelorette parties go, this one has to be pretty high up…
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Stories I’ve Made Up About My Rescue Dog’s Past Life
Here is a list of things we know for sure about our rescue dog, Rowlf:…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 193
Cheyne Lempe directed a great short film about Mike Libecki’s quest to climb around the…
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How To Be An Elitist Prick
Have you ever thought about becoming an elitist prick, but just weren’t sure how to…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 192
I’m just going to bet that this short documentary on Bob Ross will make you…
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Things In Yellowstone That Can F**king Kill You
—Brendan More stuff like this in my new book, Bears Don’t Care About Your Problems,…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 191
I can’t make you watch this great film about the best slice of pizza in…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 190
Forest Woodward and the folks from Gnarly Bay made a film about human connections across…
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Bears Don’t Care About Your Problems, Live
To celebrate the publication of my new book, Bears Don’t Care About Your Problems, a…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 189
Some fantastic editing and cinematography in this short film about storm-chasing photographer Nick Moir (video):…
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It Could Be Worse
“Well, it could be worse,” the first climber said to the second one, as the…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 188
A visually stunning video of icebreaker ships crossing the Barents Sea (video): Researchers dropped off…
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The Bighorn 100: A Race Report
Here’s something you don’t really want to hear the week before you run a 100-mile…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 187
Bread, wheat, and why Tucson isn’t running out of water (video): How a janitor…
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Video: Rafting: It’s Really Nice
In June 1869, the Powell Expedition made the courageous first descent of the Green River…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 186
I was happy to take a little crappy cell phone video of the eclipse in…
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Alastair Humphreys On Traveling The World At 10 mph, Microadventures, And Not Quitting
NOTE: In 2018, I started recording interviews with creatives (writers, filmmakers, podcasters, photographers, editors, etc.)…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 185
“I do like to go in the mountains when it is very rough. To feel…
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The Hill That You Love To Hate
“I hate this hill,” I said to the man pushing his mountain bike up the…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 184
Here’s a part-fun, part-white-knuckle, not new but new-to-me short film about a bike commuter in…
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Epic Lines You Can Wait In (That Aren’t On Mt. Everest)
You may have seen Nirmal Purja’s photo of the huge line of climbers queued up…
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