Ski Boots Are Ridiculous, Long Live Ski Boots
byYou know what this ritual feels like: You loosen every buckle on your ski boots, pull your sock up, and mentally armor yourself for…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 173
bySuper cool, honest climbing film from Henna Taylor and Jenny Abegg (video) The Dalai Lama and Arthur C. Brooks on how to break the…
Yes, A Friend Can Make Miserable Things Less Miserable
byI trudge forward, the muddy road tugging at my running shoes, splattering my ankles and shins, as I finish the uphill part of my…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 172
by“This is your social security dollars at work, basically.”—Carl “The Omelette Guy” Spring, who feeds more than 1400 Appalachian Trail hikers each year (video)…
How Catching The Wave Of Her Life Got Shelby Stanger Into Podcasting
byShelby Stanger always knew she’d be a journalist—and she finally found the perfect medium in 2016, with her podcast, Wild Ideas Worth Living.
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 171
byThe golfer who plays on the streets of New York City + 7 other links
Frequent Flier Rewards We’d Actually Like
byWhat if airlines really had to try hard to impress us? And had to get creative about it?
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 170
byAlex Honnold breaks down iconic rock climbing movie scenes (video)(Thanks, Torrey) Rose Torphy just became a junior ranger at Grand Canyon National Park, at…
The Ten Commandments Of Ski Rentals
byThese are thy skis. Thou shall see that they are your skis by the small decal on the skis in which we have written…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 169
byI love the music choice in this short film, about a couple of Muslim skateboarding brothers from Alabama—one of whom happens to work for…
Lessons From Eight Years Of Writing An Adventure Blog
byOne afternoon last August, a delivery truck rolled up outside my house in Denver. Two men got out, dollied a large box through the…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 168
byI’m a sucker for short films about kids on bikes doing wheelies (video) I just want to say that I hit up Kettle Chips…
Interview: Steve Casimiro On Telling Adventure Stories His Way For 30+ Years
byNOTE: In 2018, I started recording interviews with creatives (writers, filmmakers, podcasters, photographers, editors, etc.) in the adventure world. I’m publishing the highlights of…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 167
by“The grizzly bear on this continent is the one animal capable of reminding the most arrogant species on earth its true place in the…
We Salute You, Guy Wearing Shorts All Winter
byEvery year when temperatures drop and snow blankets our cities, North American cultures observe the appearance of a kind-of rare creature, marking the true…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 166
byI caught this film at the Banff Mountain Film Festival last fall and am excited it’s finally online—if you’ve at all lost sight of…
Experience The Joy of Not Bringing The Noise
byHere’s a crazy story: I spent four and a half hours outdoors alone the other day and didn’t listen to music, or a podcast,…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 165
byI am almost 100 percent sure that this quote is not actually from Winston Churchill, but this short film is great. (video) How a…
Air Fresheners Based On Real Outdoor Odors
byBecause you know you want your car to smell like your weekend. —Brendan
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 164
byA fascinating two-minute time-lapse flow motion portrait of Singapore (video): The most popular condiment in every U.S. state, mapped. In the time you spend…
Interview: Writer, Cyclist, Producer, and Artist Anna Brones
byNOTE: In 2018, I started recording interviews with creatives (writers, filmmakers, podcasters, photographers, editors, etc.) in the adventure world. I’m publishing the highlights of…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 163
byPlease appreciate this math-based animated short film about Pi (video) If People Talked To Other Professionals The Way They Talk To Teachers The Humble…
21 Things Nobody Ever Says While Skiing
by“Yeah, today I’m skiing, but snowblades are my real passion” “You know what would make this even better? Rain.” “Oh, do you need to…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 162
byYou have probably never thought to yourself that Jaromir Jagr should travel to Ladakh to teach kids to play hockey, but this two-minute film…
Make 2019 The Year Of Maximum Enthusiasm
byNote: I first wrote and published this post on December 29, 2011, calling it “Make 2012 The Year Of Maximum Enthusiasm.” Every year around…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 161
byI spent 11 minutes watching Mark Rober design a glitter bomb/fart spray package to ruin the day of a person who was stealing packages…
The Best Semi-Rad Adventure Charts of 2018
byFor the past couple years, I’ve drawn non-scientific charts and other doodles and posted them regularly on my Instagram feed. They’re not always about…