Friday Inspiration, Vol. 59
by“A lot of other professional ultrarunners are a little more scientific with what they put in their bodies, but if you know your body…
FRIDAY INSPIRATION
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 58
byRad short video about a first ascent in the Indian Himalaya: I’m not going to act like I can come up with a better…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 57
byI went to eight film festivals this year and I think this was my favorite film I saw in all of them. “Simplicity of…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 56
byAt the top of a 50-foot-tall human tower comprised of nearly 100 people is a brave four- or five-year-old. Your new favorite Twitter account…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 55
byAlex Honnold has fun re-creating Dan Osman’s legendary solo of Bear’s Reach on Lover’s Leap. This story about the early 20th-century Afghan Muslim tamale…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 54
byHappy Friday from the Avalanches: I believe these light paintings of dinosaurs could make you happy. An ode to zip-off hiking pants. Which Drew…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 53
byA good time to listen to John Muir (featuring Alastair Humphreys): A German coffee shop has an interesting idea to replace all those coffee…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 52
byThis would be so calming if it didn’t look so cold: An essay on why Die Hard is the perfect action movie (and, I…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 51
by2 1/2 wonderful minutes of Arctic scenery: Kelly Cordes continues to be one of the most inspiring adventure writers of our time in this…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 50
byMaybe you can imagine what Andrew Bird + Matt Berninger + Lou Reed equals, but now you don’t have to: If you are the…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 49
byErik Gordon is a good dude who understands the importance of coffee: This guy says a pool noodle, although not stylish, is the key…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 48
byPaul’s Boots is live! “While antisocial personality traits do play a role, what really influences trolling behaviour is the social pleasure derived from knowing…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 47
byKnow your history: If you’ve always wondered what doing Nolan’s 14 feels like but never wanted to actually try it yourself, Meghan’s essay will…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 46
bySo this is what our friends at Duct Tape Then Beer have been up to all summer: I kind of feel this way about…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 45
byWally Hesseltine is just your average 72-year-old trying to run the Western States 100 in 30 hours (thanks, Al). “Just look around you —…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 44
byI caught this film at the DC Adventure Film Festival last weekend and loved it. Tom, 11, has some wisdom for us. Slow,…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 43
by600 miles of running, from Missoula to Banff: https://vimeo.com/181667982 A great piece of Kyle Dempster’s writing from a climb that ended 150 meters from…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 42
byMy girlfriend said this is every woman ever, and I said it was Christopher Walken in “Weapon of Choice” times 10. Either way, it’s…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 41
by“How’s your day?” “Pretty good, yours?” “Eh, up and down.” My friend Sarah Uhl designed these kick-ass U.S. maps, and she started selling them…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 40
byThis isn’t a new video, or a new song, but the energy is still amazing after almost three decades (and I swear a couple…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 39
by“When it’s windy and too rough out there, I lay on the couch and fish out of the house” New Bon Iver album premiering…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 38
byGive this some thought before you walk away from your next campfire: Here is a collection of photos of politicians eating awkwardly in public….
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 37
byI would say you don’t even have to be interested in fishing to love this film: https://vimeo.com/173908956 Here’s a great case for getting more…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 36
by“Dogs don’t need that much to be happy. They need food and love, right? That’s something I’ve always aspired to do is to take…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 35
byCongratulations to Tyrone “Baybe Champ” Stevenson, who just opened Oakland’s only youth-run bike shop—after almost 10 years after founding the Original Scraper Bike Team….
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 34
byA tribute to the late Doug Tompkins: There’s something, I don’t know, calming about these photos of highway rest stops in the American West….
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 33
byI’m just saying that award-winning filmmaker Jen Randall’s film based on Andy Kirkpatrick’s award-winning book will probably be pretty goddamn wonderful and you should…