Friday Inspiration, Vol. 200
byA touching short film about three Navajo relatives who built a free golf course on their land on the reservation. (video) A QUICK…
11 Funny Cartoons Involving Wildlife
byA few years ago, my Instagram feed wasn’t quite doing it for me, for whatever reason—maybe I sort of OD’ed on photos of beautiful…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 199
byCourtney Dauwalter is a hero, and that’s all I have to say about that (video): What Ever Happened To Waterbeds? I Am “Why Do…
We Are Running Nowhere
byHere’s a strange thing I did a couple weeks ago: I left my house in running clothes, with a couple packages and envelopes in…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 198
byA well-shot video with no narration that shows what it feels like to go backpacking alone for four days. Also, Iceland. (video) Ellie Pell…
The Greatest Alpine Climbing Trip Of All Time
byIt was one of those weekends when everything went right. The weather was perfect—sunny, not a cloud in the sky, and just cool enough…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 197
byHere’s 3 1/2 minutes of pure BMX fun—lots of people say the last trick in the video is the best, but I kind of…
Fellow Hiker, I Am Currently Unable To Accurately Tell You How Much Farther It Is
byDear fellow trail user, In response to your question, “How much farther is it?” which you asked as I was walking towards the trailhead…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 196
by“I don’t think I got paid anything. You know, I don’t care, because sometimes, if you get paid, you gotta give all the pictures…
39 Supportive Things You Can Say To The Climber You’re Belaying
byBecause we all need a little encouragement sometimes: “You got this” “Breathe” “Relax, shake out, and go for it when you’re ready” “You are…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 195
byNot new, but damn this is a fun short film of a guy making emojis out of clay (video): Please excuse one moment of…
The Nine Circles Of Hiker Hell
by—Brendan More stories like this in my new book, Bears Don’t Care About Your Problems, out now.
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 194
byAs far as all-time bachelor/bachelorette parties go, this one has to be pretty high up on the list (video): “Boredom is highly underrated….
Stories I’ve Made Up About My Rescue Dog’s Past Life
byHere is a list of things we know for sure about our rescue dog, Rowlf: part Golden Retriever picked up as a stray, spent…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 193
byCheyne Lempe directed a great short film about Mike Libecki’s quest to climb around the world, occasionally on decent rock (video): “All these new…
How To Be An Elitist Prick
byHave you ever thought about becoming an elitist prick, but just weren’t sure how to get started or how to go about it? Do…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 192
byI’m just going to bet that this short documentary on Bob Ross will make you happy, just like Bob Ross may have done over…
Things In Yellowstone That Can F**king Kill You
by—Brendan More stuff like this in my new book, Bears Don’t Care About Your Problems, out now.
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 191
byI can’t make you watch this great film about the best slice of pizza in Colorado and the mountain bikers who created it, but…
To All The Women Who Think You’re Faster Than Me:
byDear Women Who Think You’re Faster Than Me: Look, I’m a man. I’ve been running for a while now. I know a few things….
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 190
byForest Woodward and the folks from Gnarly Bay made a film about human connections across cultures, but also about outrigger canoe racing, and you…
Bears Don’t Care About Your Problems, Live
byTo celebrate the publication of my new book, Bears Don’t Care About Your Problems, a collection of the best Semi-Rad.com posts since 2011, we…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 189
bySome fantastic editing and cinematography in this short film about storm-chasing photographer Nick Moir (video): “I became sort of obsessed with Lord Rod and…
It Could Be Worse
by“Well, it could be worse,” the first climber said to the second one, as the last of the evening light faded around them while…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 188
byA visually stunning video of icebreaker ships crossing the Barents Sea (video): Researchers dropped off more than 17,000 “lost” wallets in 40 countries over…
The Bighorn 100: A Race Report
byHere’s something you don’t really want to hear the week before you run a 100-mile race you’re not sure you can finish: The course…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 187
byBread, wheat, and why Tucson isn’t running out of water (video): How a janitor at Frito-Lay invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos (“I didn’t know…