If you’re familiar with the Barkley Marathons at all (perhaps via one of the great…
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My 2020 Social Distancing vs. The Winter 1967 Denali Expedition Snow Cave Bivy
Over the past few weeks of adjusting to the gradually shrinking new realities of not…
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A Bicycle Crash
In my memory of the house, which is from when I was much smaller, the…
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A New, Almost Completely Unrealistic Multi-tool Design
With all due respect to the makers of real and useful multi-tools, and with no…
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Should You Do It In Jeans?
The bumper stickers about politicians skiing in jeans were first created more than a decade…
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“No Friends On A Powder Day,” But For Other Times In Your Life
You’ve heard the saying “No friends on a powder day,” so you know that it…
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6 Charts About Weather
More charts like this on my Instagram and in my book, Chart Imitates Life. …
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Winter Running Tips For Masochists
Winter is the prime season for lots of fun activities: skiing, snowboarding, ice climbing, ice…
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7 Techniques To Make Sure You Never Have Lip Balm While Skiing
Sure, lip balm is great for keeping your lips moisturized during the winter, especially when…
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Stock Photos Of People Using Laptops In Nature
My friend Justin Simoni tweeted this screenshot of a guy in full mountaineering gear working…
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18 Things Much Easier Than ‘New Year, New You’
New year, new shampoo New year, new shoes New year, new tattoo New year,…
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The Best Semi-Rad Charts + Drawings Of 2019
For the past few years, I’ve drawn non-scientific charts and other doodles and posted them…
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My Dog’s Perfect Day
(inspired by true, but much less glorious, events in my dog’s life) —Brendan More goofy…
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Unsolicited Beta For Snow Shoveling
Hey, how’s it going? Some storm we got last night, huh? You know, I used…
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Some Adventure Thank You Cards
There are a number of ways to express gratitude to your friends: buying them a…
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How To Go For A Run In 22 Simple Steps
1. Congratulations, you’ve decided to go for a run. Today. As you probably know, that’s…
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Chart: Are You A Real Man?
—Brendan More charts like this in my book, Chart Imitates Life, available here.
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Procrastinate Writing Your Novel At Our Fully-Connected Writer’s Retreat
Have you always fantasized about leaving it all behind for a few days or weeks…
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6 Things I Did Last Weekend That Took Longer Than Someone Running 26.2 Miles
1. Stayed in bed after my alarm went off. Hey, come on. I work hard…
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8 Sexy Outdoor-Themed Halloween Costumes
—Brendan More stuff like this in…
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Welcome To Our Grand Canyon Raft Trip-Themed Bar
Welcome to Tequila Beach, our Grand Canyon raft trip-themed bar, where we’ve gone to great…
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One-Star Amazon.com Reviews Of Moby Dick, As Free Verse Poetry
Lots of people love Moby Dick, which has long been considered a classic of American…
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11 Funny Cartoons Involving Wildlife
A few years ago, my Instagram feed wasn’t quite doing it for me, for whatever…
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We Are Running Nowhere
Here’s a strange thing I did a couple weeks ago: I left my house in…
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The Greatest Alpine Climbing Trip Of All Time
It was one of those weekends when everything went right. The weather was perfect—sunny, not…
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Fellow Hiker, I Am Currently Unable To Accurately Tell You How Much Farther It Is
Dear fellow trail user, In response to your question, “How much farther is it?” which…
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