Friday Inspiration, Vol. 263
byWow, this is a fun and thoughtful film about the nonprofit climbing gym Memphis Rox and photojournalist Malik Martin (video) I am in awe…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 262
byA super-fun, short film bringing together drumming and running/scrambling in Boulder’s Flatirons, two things that Kyle Richardson excels at (OK, I guess that’s actually…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 261
bySimply three minutes of colorful outdoor fun here: (video) Christoph Niemann, using drawings on beverage napkins, details his love affair with coffee, starting at…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 260(!)
byA quick note from me: One evening sometime in the past week, and it was either while listening to the Dolly Parton’s America podcast…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 259
byJust a guy, wearing a blindfold, dancing on a street corner, with a cardboard sign asking people to dance with him, and, you know,…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 258
byGreat short film about a very small and obscure niche of kayaking called “squirt boating,” which is weird, but not as weird as the…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 257
byGraham Zimmerman digs into what it’s like to be “An Imperfect Advocate” as a climber and climate activist (video) A non-partisan initiative to deliver…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 256
byI finally sat down to watch the film Transamericana with Rickey Gates and, well, add me to the list of people saying it’s poetry—here’s…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 255
byI can’t imagine how long this took to edit, but it’s a fun 59 seconds of bike tricks with the bikes removed (video) The…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 254
by“A friend of mine gave me really great advice last year—she said, ‘Start slow, and then fade.’” —Kevin Schmidt, Courtney Dauwalter’s husband, at the…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 253
byA couple of my friends made this short piece about Pacific Climate Warriors for Global Day of Climate Action, which is *checks calendar* today,…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 252
byNYC bike messenger John Shackleford is biking the Underground Railroad from Mobile, Alabama, to Washington, DC and is making a film about it (video)…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 251
byThis looks like a very fun and touching film about the life of The Endless Summer director Bruce Brown (video)(thanks, Will) “Mount Shasta is…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 250
byGreat 10-minute film of ultrarunner Coree Woltering’s attempt to break the Fastest Known Time on Wisconsin’s 1,200-mile Ice Age Trail (video) The only thing…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 249
byI cannot encourage you enough to watch this 31-minute climbing film that I would describe as both “heartwarming” and “an unlikely bromance.” (video) (H/T…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 248
byFantastic piece of filmmaking by The Ginger Runner in this film about the last mile of the Western States 100 (video) I don’t know…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 247
byA great short film about the Desolation Peak fire lookout and Jim Henterly, the artist and naturalist who staffs the lookout. (video) A very…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 246
byCourtney Dauwalter’s speedy attempt at the Colorado Trail + 7 other links
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 245
byNever camped before, never ridden a bike off pavement. Perfect time to try bikepacking? (video) Chang Wan-ji, 83, and Hsu Sho-er, 84, run a…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 244
byGreat short film about the Golden Hour, the final hour before the cutoff at the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run, and the people who…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 243
byJust an understated and wonderful two minutes of seeing Paris through the eyes of skateboarders (video) Slate’s Working podcast interviews Taffy Brodesser-Akner, who has…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 242
byI have been loving M. Ward’s new album, and I love his NPR Tiny Desk Concert just as much (video) “I miss going somewhere,…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 241
by“I thought I’d have a big house and do this and do that. And now I see it’s not about money. Now I like…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 240
byWhat a beautiful, hopeful, timely piece of art. (video) This is a story about a man inviting his cat to hang out with him…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 239
byLooks like a fun bikepacking trip, but also, the video editing is what really makes this (video) If this photo of a generational music…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 238
byThe story behind the set design of Parasite, including that crazy house. (video) Please allow me to recommend this 35-second video of a raccoon…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 237
by“When quarantine is over, I’ll be a different person. One who doesn’t take for granted the feeling of bumping up against a stranger in…