Friday Inspiration, Vol. 145
byIf you’re a geek for libraries, this place will probably look like heaven to you. (video) I feel confident in saying this is probably…
Friday Inspiration
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 144
byHere’s 3 minutes of incredible scenery in Scotland to brighten your day (video) Do you have “slowness rage”? Prepare your Holy-Shit-o-Meter for this Twitter…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 143
byYay, I’ve got some time to work on a personal project. Now what should I do? (Video) Joe Rogan interviewing Henry Rollins is now…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 142
by“The rules of our running group is that if I collapse, you make sure I’m dead before you call 911.” (video) A fascinating use…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 141
byYou don’t have to love cats or off-key singing to love this film (video): Yes, animals do use wildlife crossings (includes a photo of…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 140
byYou might have a suspicion that this film is not exactly what it seems, and you might be able to confirm that around the…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 139
byI had the pleasure of watching this film last fall and being on the jury at the Kendal Mountain Festival China to give it…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 138
byWhere do hallucinations come from? (video) A collection of classic New York Times essays about surfing. “Unlikely Hikers is an antidote: a climber perched…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 137
byExactly two minutes of sights and sounds of New York, brilliantly edited (video) If this set of Daniel Kibblesmith’s Twitter jokes doesn’t make you…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 136
byI’m not saying you don’t love mountain biking—but do you love it enough to weld your own bike out of scrap metal? (video) “The…
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…
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…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 120
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…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 119
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…