Friday Inspiration, Vol. 135
by“Dogs, in general, are so resilient. They’re so much braver than we are. They take hell with such class.” —Lya Battle, whose sanctuary is…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 134
byBilly Yang takes a look at the Born To Run Ultra Marathons (video): My friend Jeff Thrope writes about his move from L.A. to…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 133
byIf you need more evidence that northern Norway does not suck (video): “The Posh Club, it has been joked, puts the disjointed hip in…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 132
byMeet Maxine the Fluffy Corgi (warning, this has an f-word in it):(video) Al Humphreys gives us a look behind the scenes of self-shot adventure…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 131
by“I’ve never done anything that has that kind of resonance or effect. Things become iconic for reasons you don’t know. It’s not intellectual or…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 130
byYou’ll probably never see a more inspiring trip report from a toddler than this one, thanks to our talented friends at Gnarly Bay (video):…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 129
byHoly shit, that’s how you work a video camera—and chase thunderstorms for a whole month of your summer (video): “There really is only one…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 128
by“To me, it’s like hitting the lotto. I wake up happy in the morning. I really love what I do. I love garbage.” —Nick…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 127
byYes, we’d all be better off if we climbed—or at least looked up at—trees more often (video): This is a lovely chillhop live stream…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 126
byBrad Gobright and Jim Reynolds climbed The Nose in a little over two hours last fall. You can watch them do it in a…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 125
byThe Hanging won the Charlie Fowler Award for best climbing film at Mountainfilm last year, and it’s finally online (video): Chris Kalman pens a…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 124
byBlue Ridge Outdoors profiles Forest and Canyon Woodward as they run their first 50-mile race (video): Do yourself a favor and listen to this…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 123
byIf you’re not familiar with Chip Thomas’s work, here’s your chance (video): (Thanks, Chris) Does Having A Day Job Mean Making Better Art? “I…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 122
byShit yeah, solar system: (video) “Last year, a Miami newspaperman asked what he planned on doing after baseball. ‘I think I’ll just die,’ Ichiro…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 121
byWell, here’s a nifty-as-hell three minutes of Grand Canyon timelapses (video) “The Big Lebowski came out in the days before smartphones and Twitter and…
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by“If you’re lucky, the mountains are a forgiving teacher and you learn from your experiences. Art’s the same way—I only got better by doing…
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byA super-fun cycling film from Brian Vernor about a 192-mile ride through the California desert (video): Chris Read created a mixtape to celebrate the…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 118
byMaybe you wouldn’t call Ben Page’s bike trip “fun,” but you might agree with some of the people who thought this was a pretty…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 117
byGo to this powder happy place for three minutes: (video) “When you have more information, requests and emails than you can possibly deal with,…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 116
byNas + the National Symphony Orchestra performing Illmatic (video): “We see creation as magic when, in fact, it’s about work.” —The Creativity Delusion: There…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 115
by“Symbols don’t make it clear what you do—it just makes it clear who they are. The less they say, the better.” (video) “‘I am…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 114
byDon’t let people think you’re bored with them. Use these five ways to hide a yawn: (video) “Life is about decisions. Either you write…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 113
byClean your computer screen and watch these amazing overhead visuals of earth (including some mine tailings ponds and neighborhoods) shot from the bottom of…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 112
byThis might be a little bit of my nostalgia for this old Avalanches track, but I dig this skate short (video): How a small…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 111
bySteve Ramras’s New Year’s tradition is more fun than yours (video): “Whereas some cyclists are in a constant state of coveting just one more…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 110
byI was recently on the jury for the Nanshan International Mountain Film Festival, and we awarded the grand prize to this film (warning, it’s…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 109
byOh, the joy of being right. Kind of. (video) A very different, well-told, story about Mt. Everest: bringing two bodies down from high on…